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Arizona men’s basketball: What Tommy Lloyd, Ugnius Jarusevicius said after win over Lithuania
While there’s plenty that the NCAA does that seems counterintuitive, the decision to allow college basketball teams to take an international tour every year was among its best of late. For Arizona, that meant getting a chance to have its restructured team bond over a 10-day European trip while also allowing a pair of players […]
Arizona men’s basketball avenges loss to Lithuania in international finale
Doesn’t matter the continent, Tommy Lloyd always gets his revenge. Three days after a humbling loss to Lithuania’s second-tier national team, Arizona led nearly wire-to-wire in an 88-74 over another Lithuanian squad on Saturday evening in Alytus. The Wildcats finished their international exhibition tour 2-1, including a win Thursday over Ukraine. Ivan Kharchenkov scored 30 […]
Arizona football: Battle for No. 2 cornerback spot ongoing as training camp nears end
Arizona has a clearcut choice for the top cornerback job in Jay’Vion Cole, and the slot/nickel spot has been claimed by Nebraska transfer Malcolm Hartzog. But with just two weeks until the season opener, who will win the open job at No. 2 CB is anyone’s guess. “I think it’s too early to tell,” UA […]
SB Nation Reacts: Arizona football fans hopeful for successful 2026 season
Arizona had one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in college football in 2025, its nine victories more than double that of the year before. It was only the eighth time in program history the Wildcats had won at least nine games in a season. Traditionally, such big years have been followed by notable regression, most […]
Arizona softball releases 2027 Big 12 conference schedule
School hasn’t started and the 2027 season is six months away, but Big 12 softball teams already know who they will face in conference play and where the games will be played this year. The league and its teams released the 2027 Big 12 slate on Thursday. Arizona has reached its third year in the […]
Mireya Stephenson, Laurynn Ziller come up big in Arizona soccer’s comeback win at Gonzaga
Arizona soccer head coach Becca Moros says that one thing that stands out about goalkeeper Laurynn Ziller is that she “keeps everything that she should keep out of the net out of the net.” Ziller helped secure a 2-1 win over Gonzaga on Thursday afternoon by keeping a shot that keepers aren’t expected to keep […]
Arizona men’s basketball: Transfer RJ Godfrey facing 4-game suspension
RJ Godfrey is with Arizona on its trip to Lithuania, but through two of three scheduled games he has not played as his eligibility still gets sorted out with the NCAA. And while a Georgia court has ruled him eligible for the 2026-27 season, it may not be for every game. A post from Scarlet […]
Arizona baseball unveils 2027 schedule
The 2026 season did not go as planned for Arizona, which instead of building off another College World Series appearance had one of the worst records in program history. Now the slate the Wildcats will use to try and return to form has been revealed. The UA’s 55-game schedule for 2027 includes 30 games at […]
Arizona men’s basketball bounces back with dominant win over Ukraine national team
Anyone who panicked after Arizona men’s basketball dropped its opening game of the Lithuania tour in blowout fashion can take a deep breath. This team is going to be good. Arizona defeated the Ukrainian national team 107-85 on Thursday, a day after putting up an uncompetitive performance against the Lithuania ‘B’ team. Sophomore forward Ivan […]
Arizona football ramps up Noah Fifita Heisman campaign with billboards
Arizona is going all in on pushing for its favorite son to get to New York City. The UA has purchased three billboards, one in Tucson and two in the Phoenix area, to further its campaign to make quarterback Noah Fifita a candidate for the Heisman Trophy. The first of those billboards is up at […]
Lights-out performance for Arizona and GCU in volleyball exhibition
Arizona volleyball won the first two sets against GCU in their exhibition Wednesday evening by scores of 25-17 and 25-22. They were on the way to winning the third when both the Lopes and the weather interfered. GCU saved seven match points before a power outage brought on by the monsoon ended the match with […]
Arizona men’s basketball: Wildcats show their youth in loss to Lithuania ‘B’ Team
In the first leg of its Lithuania tour, Arizona’s youth, inexperience and lack of cohesion showed itself in a 99-88 loss to the Lithuania ‘B’ Team on Wednesday morning. A slow first half proved to be the difference with the Wildcats only scoring 37 points by halftime. Arizona turned its performance around in the second […]
Arizona volleyball features new offense, personnel as exhibition season starts
As recently as last Saturday’s Red-Blue game, Arizona head volleyball coach Rita Stubbs seemed to be leaning towards the Wildcats continuing with the traditional 5-1 offensive system that the program has run for most of its existence. That has changed. The Wildcats held their annual local media day on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Wednesday’s […]
Arizona football training camp: Reps at a premium for deep running back corps
During the 2025 season, only 27 running backs in FBS ran the ball more than 200 times; a decade earlier that number was 51. Ole Miss’ Kewan Lacy was the only back to run it 300-plus times last fall, and that took 15 games, while in 2002 a whopping 13 hit the 300-carry mark. Long […]
Arizona football training camp: Offensive line healthy as Wildcats pass camp halfway point
Last season, assistant coach coach Josh Oglesby did one of the more impressive jobs of putting together an offensive line that featured three transfers—including a center that was new to the position—and a former defensive lineman. This season will not be as difficult but it is still crucial to find a combination of guys that […]
SB Nation Reacts: How many games will Arizona football win in 2026 regular season?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys:
Arizona football unranked in AP preseason poll
The Arizona football team will head into the 2026 season with an extra chip on their shoulder. Arizona is unranked in the Associated Press preseason top 25 poll, though the Wildcats did receive 32 votes, the fourth-most in the receiving votes category. Brent Brennan’s squad cracked the top 25 at the tail end of last […]
Arizona football: Trio of veterans back at full strength following long injury rehabs
When Arizona opened the 2025 season against Hawaii last August, its starting lineup on offense and defense was dictated by how well those players performed during training camp. Of the 22 starters in that opener, seven would go on to start every game and three more would appear in all 13 contests, while most of […]
Arizona men’s basketball begins upcoming season’s journey in Lithuania
Tommy Lloyd is big on culture. For two decades at Gonzaga he was part of a program that became—and still is—the best in the country outside of the power conferences. And while the talent on the roster and coaching acumen of Hall of Famer Mark Few had a lot to do with that so did […]
Arizona soccer breaks winless streak with victory over New Mexico State
It was an all-around great night for Arizona soccer. An overflowing crowd of 1,124 fans saw the Wildcats break a winless streak that stretched back to Sept. 28, 2025 and a scoreless streak stretching back to Oct. 16, 2025 in a 2-0 win over New Mexico State. “We’ve talked about it’s a young team,” said […]
Red team wins Arizona volleyball Red-Blue scrimmage
Saturday’s Red-Blue intrasquad scrimmage showed some of the promise of the 2026 Arizona Wildcats and answered some of the questions, but there were still some left open when the Red team emerged victorious in four sets (20-25, 27-25, 25-18, 15-10). Red was superior in kills (56-35), hitting percentage (.181 to .109), and blocking (10.0 to […]
Arizona football training camp: A fresh crop of safeties take shape
Arizona safeties coach Brett Arce took time from a busy Thursday evening to catch some NFL preseason action, where several of his former pupils were notching their first reps as professionals. The debuts of Dalton Johnson and Treydan Stukes of the Las Vegas Raiders and Genesis Smith of the Los Angeles Chargers brought Arce much […]
Arizona football training camp: Tight ends embracing the push for physicality
Outside of the offensive line, tight ends are often the biggest guys on the field. However, they are tasked with doing a bit of everything. They need to be physical, agile and dominant. Up to this point in training camp, position coach Josh Miller is pleased with where his room is, and appreciates the fearless […]
Arizona volleyball announces Red-Blue Scrimmage rosters, gives season preview
Arizona volleyball will be on the court in front of fans in just two days. The players have already had the opportunity to meet the fans and set the tone for the season. The Wildcats had their first Bump, Set, Spike event on Tuesday evening in preparation for Saturday’s Red-Blue Scrimmage. Earlier in the day, […]
Wildcat Wrap: Arizona triathlon announces 2026 schedule
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. Arizona triathlon’s quest to win a third straight national championship begins later this month. Wes Johnson’s program […]
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