Arizona men’s basketball held steady at No. 2 in this week’s Associated Press rankings. Arizona received four first-place votes, behind No. 1 Duke’s 56 top votes. No. 3 Michigan also received one first-place vote. Arizona is ranked in the top five for the 17th straight week, the third-longest streak in program history. The Wildcats have […]
In starting the season 1-8, Arizona scored a mere 30 runs with more than two crossing the plate in a frame just three times. This weekend the Wildcats basically matched that offensive output, and in doing so pulled off their first sweep. The UA put up season highs in runs and hits in a 14-4 […]
Former Arizona Wildcats great Damon Stoudamire is out as head coach of Georgia Tech after three seasons at school. Georgia Tech made the decision Sunday to fire Stoudamire, one day after the Yellow Jackets finished the regular season with an 11-20 record and a 2-16 mark in the ACC. Greg Gary will serve as interim […]
Lute Olson hated conference tournaments, and was not shy about voicing that opinion. Even though he won four Pac-10 Tournament titles, more than any other coach, he was quite happy to see the league do away with the event in 1991 despite winning the previous three editions. When the conference resurrected its tourney in 2002 […]
The first offseason was an abbreviated one, the second a do over. Neither allowed much opportunity for Brent Brennan to take a breath, let alone a day off. Midway through his third offseason at Arizona, Brennan still isn’t slowing down, but that’s by choice rather than necessity. And it helps that there isn’t nearly as […]
After clinching the Big 12 Conference regular season title outright with a win over Iowa State on Monday night, Tommy Lloyd gave his team a few days off from practice. The break was well earned, but when the team returned they didn’t look like the group that had just romped through the Big 12. “It’s […]
Will this be the team that gets Arizona back to the Final Four for the first time in 25 years, and maybe go further? Who knows. But one thing is for certain, no Wildcats squad has had a better regular season than this one. Second-ranked Arizona rallied from down 11 late in the first half […]
It took until the fourth week of the season, but Arizona will head into a Sunday for the first time knowing it has won the weekend. Smith Bailey threw seven shutout innings, striking out a career-high nine, and the Wildcats’ bats put together a couple of big frames late in a 9-5 win over Fresno […]
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats wrap up the regular by visiting the Colorado Buffaloes, making their first trip to the Rocky Mountains since 2026. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Colorado game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Colorado? Arizona-Colorado will […]
The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats may not talk about beating teams by the run rule, but that doesn’t mean their streak coming into Saturday’s game against BYU wasn’t impressive. The Wildcats had won seven straight by the run rule, just one shy of the program record set in 2014. They have now tied that record […]
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats wrap up the regular by visiting the Colorado Buffaloes, making their first trip to the Rocky Mountains since 2026. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Colorado game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Colorado? Arizona-Colorado will be shown on ESPN2. […]
It wasn’t a great week for the Arizona Wildcats in their matchups against their in-state rivals from Arizona State. The Sun Devils women’s basketball team beat UA for the third time to start the week. Then, the Wildcats’ beach volleyball team lost to ASU 3-2 earlier on Friday afternoon. The week wasn’t over, though. The […]
For the first time this season, Arizona baseball is entering the weekend with a win. Owen Kramkowski threw six scoreless innings, tossing a career-high 12 strikeouts to lead the Wildcats to a 6-0 victory over Fresno State on Friday evening at Hi Corbett Field. Kramkowski, who was winless in his previous three starts, provided the […]
Following a 13-1 run-rule win on Thursday, Arizona softball was looking for back-to-back wins against BYU on Friday. UA was also looking for its seventh straight run-rule victory The Wildcats used a 6-run third inning to propel themselves to an 8-0 win in five innings, securing the series over BYU. “I’m proud of them for […]
Arizona women’s basketball posted a job listing for three assistant coaches on Mar. 5. One of those coaches will take the place of former UA general manager Michelle Marciniak. Marciniak announced her departure from the program on Facebook Friday afternoon. She wrote: After much reflection, I’ve made the difficult decision to step down from my […]
It was a big celebration on the court at McKale Center on Monday night when Arizona locked up its first Big 12 title. Tommy Lloyd spoke to the sellout crowd, then said a little about each of his seniors before they also said some words to the fans. Then UA players and coaches hoisted the […]
First-year head coach Becky Burke had to put together an entire roster when she was hired at Arizona last April. She also had to assemble an entire coaching staff. She has indicated that some of the players she brought in will be leaving after this year. There will also be some changes on the coaching […]
Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition. It was only a matter of time until Arizona men’s tennis found its footing. After a shaky […]
On its way to running away with the Big 12 regular season title, Arizona has had eight different players lead the team in scoring. Seven Wildcats have reached the 20-point mark in a game, five getting there multiple times, and and seven UA players are averaging at least nine points a game. It’s that kind […]
Arizona head coach Caitlin Lowe did not want the 2026 Big 12 softball season to start the way the 2025 one did. Last year, the Wildcats were upset by UCF in the opening series of conference play. There was no such letdown this year as No. 13 Arizona defeated the BYU Cougars 13-1 in five […]
When Brendan Summerhill suffered a broken bone in his hand in late March last season, Arizona decided to burn the redshirt of freshman Gunner Geile. Geile would go on to play in 27 games, making 16 starts in the outfield and logging 71 plate appearances in his first season of college baseball. He was the […]
NBA front offices have long pegged Arizona freshmen Brayden Burries and Koa Peat as first round picks in this year’s NBA Draft. It now appears that a third Wildcat could join them in being selected in the first round. NBA Mock Drafts published this week by The Athletic and Bleacher Report have Arizona big man […]
Arizona Wildcats head coach Caitlin Lowe remembers the beginning of last year’s Big 12 softball season. A heavily favored Arizona wasn’t sharp and a hungry UCF Knights team took two of three games in Tucson. It set the Wildcats back immediately and they had little chance of challenging Texas Tech for the Big 12 crown. […]
The Arizona Wildcats lost to ASU for the third time this year with a 54-51 defeat in the first round of the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament. They end the season 12-18 overall and 3-15 in the Big 12. Our game recap is here. Below are replies from UA head coach Becky Burke to questions […]
Anyone who watched the first two games between the Arizona Wildcats and the ASU Sun Devils should have expected a close contest in the opening round of the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament. The question was whether the end result would be different. It wasn’t. ASU took the win for the third time this season […]