It looks like President Barack Obama is a fan of the Arizona Wildcats, at least to a point. As part of his annual bracket, the Bracketer in Chief has a Final Four of Florida, Michigan State, Arizona and Louisville. However, he has the Cardinals knocking off the Wildcats before falling to the Spartans in the […]
The Arizona Wildcats accomplished nearly everything they could have in the regular season. They got off to the best start in school history (21-0), beat every team in the conference at least once (they split with California, Arizona State and Oregon), spent eight weeks as the nation’s top-ranked team and won the Pac-12 Conference’s regular-season […]
The NCAA Tournament selection committee liked the Arizona Wildcats enough to make them the top seed in the West region. At 30-4 with a 14-4 mark in the Pac-12, the Wildcats are not exactly undeserving of the nod, though there are some out there who feel like they are ripe for an early exit. Will […]
For the sixth time since 1988, the Arizona Wildcats are the top-seed in the West Region of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats (30-4) spent all season in the top six of the AP Poll and eight weeks at number one. Heading into this year’s Big Dance, one college basketball insider thinks the ‘Cats are […]
Arizona Wildcats fans are fans of Nate Silver, too. The analyst of many things, perhaps best known for correctly picking all 50 states in the last presidential election, took his algorithms to ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight.com. And since the NCAA Tournament brackets have been released, it’s only natural that one of the inaugural pieces from the site […]
Despite a loss Saturday to UCLA in the Pac-12 championship game, the 30-4 Arizona Wildcats were chosen as one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament selection committee placed the Wildcats at the top of the West region Sunday. Sixty-eight teams in total were selected to the tourney. Arizona is […]
LAS VEGAS — Sophomore guard Jordan Adams was still reeling from his UCLA Bruins’ 79-75 January loss at home to Arizona. He had a chance to tie the game in the closing minute, but his 3-point attempt rattled in and out — ultimately keeping the Wildcats atop the rankings and undefeated. Fast forward to Saturday’s […]
Saturday’s Pac-12 Tournament final in Las Vegas was about as tense of a contest as you could ask for. The UCLA Bruins were in the driver’s seat for a good portion of the afternoon, but the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats refused to go away, as the game went back and forth in the last 18 […]
LAS VEGAS — For the second night in a row, the No. 4-ranked Arizona Wildcats played like an elite team and put the fear in the hearts of their remaining potential opponents after brushing aside Colorado 63-43 Friday. With the win, Arizona advanced to their eighth Pac-12 tournament final and seek their fifth championship. Their […]
With a No. 1 seed all but locked up, the Arizona Wildcats are simply having fun at this point in the Pac-12 tournament. And who could blame them, after all what’s not to love about a few extra days in Las Vegas. The strip’s biggest attraction of the week dispatched of their second straight Pac-12 […]
LAS VEGAS — The Arizona Wildcats’ win was a loud one Thursday afternoon — both on the court and in the stands — with a 71-39 blowout over Utah in their opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament. Arizona (29-3, 15-3) relentlessly pressured the Utes from the opening tip, who failed to muster any offensive rhythm. […]
The Arizona Wildcats opened their Pac-12 Tournament with a statement win over the Utah Utes. In fact, the final score of 71-39 doesn’t quite show just how badly Arizona (29-3, 15-3) dominated this game. So here’s a look at the No. 4 Wildcats’ win, by the numbers: 7 The Utes had just seven assists on […]
With Selection Sunday less than a week away, the Pac-12 regular season champion Arizona Wildcats are looking to lock up a no. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003. Most college basketball experts predict the Wildcats to be the no.1 seed in the West region of the bracket, where […]
Four players on the fourth-ranked Arizona Wildcats were awarded with conference honors Monday, headlined with two All-Pac-12 First Team selections in Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson. Johnson, who was also the recipient of the conference Player of the Year award and named to the All-Defensive team, led the Wildcats in scoring (16.1) and finished eighth […]
On Monday, the Pac-12 Conference named Arizona head coach Sean Miller its John Wooden Coach of the Year for the 2013-14 men’s college basketball season. Miller led the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a regular season conference championship, with the team finishing 15-3 in Pac-12 play and 28-3 overall. Arizona held the no. 1 spot in national […]
After an exciting final Saturday of the regular season, the bracket is set for the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas. Arizona, the regular season champion with a conference mark of 15-3, is the top seed and will be joined by UCLA, Arizona State and California in a first-bye. 2014 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament […]
The Arizona Wildcats went into Saturday’s afternoon tilt in Eugene, Ore., not necessarily needing a win, but they came out playing like they did against Oregon — at least until roughly five minutes left in the game. Aaron Gordon made one of two free throws to put Arizona up 51-50 on the Ducks with 4:43 […]
The number of finalists for the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award was pared down to 15 men’s collegiate players Saturday, and Arizona Wildcats junior guard Nick Johnson made the cut. The Wooden Award is bestowed annually upon the nation’s best basketball player who maintains a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. Trey Burke of Michigan […]
It’s quite the change for the 2013 Arizona Wildcats’ and Arizona State Sun Devils’ Pro Days this year, and it started Thursday for the Arizona Wildcats. Thirty-one of 32 NFL franchises made the trip down to Tucson (New Orleans was the only team not there) to see the Wildcats workout, and while running back Ka’Deem […]
With the Pac-12 regular season title already secured, Wednesday night’s road contest up in Corvallis was not a must-win for the Arizona Wildcats. Nonetheless, Sean Miller’s third-ranked squad took care of business anyways, coming alive late on its way to a 74-69 win over the Oregon State Beavers. Here’s a look back at the five-point […]
Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez has already voiced his opinion on a proposed college football rule in his video parody titled “Arizona Speed.” His mocking of the proposed rule change, which penalizes teams for snapping the ball in the first 10 seconds of the play clock, hit the internet Monday and has over 100,000 views. […]
Basketball coach Russ Pennell is heading back to his alma mater. The University of Central Arkansas will announce Pennell as its men’s head basketball coach Friday. He will replace interim coach Clarence Finley. Pennell most recently was the interim head coach of the Phoenix Mercury, taking over the spot on Aug. 8, 2013, after Corey […]
The Arizona Wildcats are entering spring practice with one of the more wide-open quarterback competitions in the country. After the departure of senior B.J. Denker, as many as five players have a shot to be the UA’s signal caller when the Wildcats take the field for the first time on Aug. 29 against UNLV. So, […]
The Arizona Wildcats will wait one less day to begin the 2014 season. The originally scheduled season-opener vs. UNLV will be moved a day ahead from the initial Saturday kickoff and will be played on Fri., Aug. 29 at Arizona Stadium. Not only do the schedule changes affect the season opener, but the second game […]
Sunday marked Senior Night for the Arizona Wildcats, but it also had greater meaning. With a win over Stanford, Arizona would take home its first Pac-12 conference regular season title outright since 2011. And 40 minutes of basketball later, Sean Miller and Co. did just that. In wire-to-wire fashion, the Wildcats routed the Cardinal 79-66. […]
After a brief two-year drought, the Arizona Wildcats (27-2, 13-2) are back atop the Pac-12 conference. With a 79-66 win over the Stanford Cardinal Sunday night at the McKale Center, Arizona locked up its 13th conference title in school history. In the win, the Wildcats received a terrific contribution from freshman Aaron Gordon (19 points […]
The Arizona Wildcats are the Pac-12 Conference regular-season champions. After UCLA’S 87-83 2OT loss to Oregon, the Wildcats (26-2, 13-2) clinched at least a share of their first regular-season title since 2011, when Derrick Williams led them as a sophomore. It is the 13th conference title in school history. If Arizona was to lose out […]
It looks like Austin Hill is ready to go. The wide receiver, who missed all of last season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during spring ball, will be back with the team and on the field as the Wildcats begin spring camp this year. “He’s still wearing the knee brace, I think […]
When Arizona last played Cal, they managed just 58 points. That was in Berkeley. They lost. On Wednesday in Tucson, the Wildcats were nearly 30 points better against the Golden Bears. And they won. Nick Johnson teed up the 87-59 rout with a 22-point, seven-rebound, five-assist effort on a great night of shooting. But he […]
Even before Brandon Ashley was lost for the season with a foot injury, the Arizona Wildcats were having their share of offensive struggles. In a win over Stanford, they scored 60 points while shooting 36 percent from the field. Before that, they knocked off Utah with 65 points on 40 percent shooting, but made just […]
