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Arizona’s Nick Johnson ‘not sure’ about future

Arizona’s Nick Johnson has one year left of eligibility and a decision to make. If he remains in school, the Wildcats would most likely be a preseason favorite heading into next year. If he declares for the draft, Johnson would join the majority of his fellow Wooden Award finalists in moving to the NBA. In […]
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Wildcats offering fans special contests at 2014 Spring Game

If you’re on the University of Arizona campus Saturday afternoon for the annual Spring Game, you’ll potentially have the chance to win some serious cash prizes during the football scrimmage. The football program will award one lucky fan $500 from a pool of 10 contestants, if he or she is able to split the uprights […]
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CBSSports.com ranks Arizona-Wisconsin regional final No. 2 game in NCAA Tournament

Making a top 10 list for a heartbreaking loss is not quite an honor. However, when creating such a list for the most memorable games of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, it was hard for CBSSports.com to ignore the brilliant West Regional final played between the Arizona Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers back on March 29. In […]
10 years ago
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Adam Green

Arizona Wildcats near the top in ‘too early’ Top 25 rankings

Pretty much from the moment Nick Johnson failed to get a shot off at the end of Arizona’s 64-53 Elite 8 loss to Wisconsin, attention turned to next season. That’s what happens when your current season ends. For the Wildcats, 2014-15 really can’t come soon enough. While there will be some departures from the team […]
10 years ago
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Adam Green

Former Arizona coach: Depth caught up with Wildcats but it was still a great season

The last coach not named Sean Miller to take the Arizona Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend is Russ Pennell. Pennell guided the Wildcats during the 2008-09 season — the one prior to Miller’s arrival — as the interim coach following Lute Olson’s abrupt retirement. That season the Wildcats won a total of 21 […]
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Arizona’s Elite 8 loss leads to rioting in streets of Tucson, 15 arrested

Arizona’s 64-63 loss to Wisconsin Saturday night made some Wildcats fans sad. It apparently also made some angry. Very angry. Shortly after the game ended, reports of unrest on the school’s campus began to trickle in. UPDATE (Sunday 8:00 a.m. MST): According to KVOA.com, 15 arrests were made in total. Of the 15, all were […]
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Dave Dulberg

Arizona denied first trip to Final Four since 2001 after last-second loss to Wisconsin: By The Numbers

NCAA regional finals rarely if ever live up to the hype that occurs when the two top-seeded teams face each other. Saturday evening’s Elite Eight contest between the Arizona Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers did just that and then some. In fact, it was a shame one team had to lose. In the end, though, it […]
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Report: Former Wildcats guard Jason Gardner to become IUPUI’s head coach

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) appears to have found a new head coach, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman said in a tweet Friday. Goodman reported the university’s athletic director, Michael Moore, has reached a verbal agreement with Memphis assistant Jason Gardner to fill IUPUI’s vacant head coaching position. Gardner is a former point guard for the University […]
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Wildcats and Badgers meet with the Final Four on the line

So this is it. Win this game, and you go down in your school’s history as one of the better teams it has ever assembled. Lose it and you are just another good team. Arizona will battle Wisconsin in an Elite 8 matchup, with the winner going to the Final Four. The Wildcats have been […]
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Arizona looks to get past Elite 8 for first time since 2001

When they take the court at the Honda Center Saturday evening against the Wisconsin Badgers, the Arizona Wildcats could be 40 minutes of basketball away from their first Final Four appearance since 2001. That season, they lost to Duke by a score of 82-72 in the national championship game. And while the Wildcats have had […]
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Andrew Gilstrap

Arizona moves to Elite Eight after hard-fought win over SDSU: By The Numbers

The Western Region’s No. 1 seeded Arizona Wildcats got a run for their money Thursday night in a Sweet 16 showdown with No. 4 San Diego State. The Aztecs lead for a majority of the evening and held Arizona to 28 first-half points. However, the Wildcats were able to turn it on late, even after […]
10 years ago
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Arizona vs. San Diego State preview: Wildcats, Aztecs have evolved since first meeting

When the Arizona Wildcats take the floor for their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday, they’ll be doing so against a familiar foe. The top-seeded Wildcats played San Diego State in each of the last two seasons, with the Wildcats winning both — including a 69-60 contest in San Diego earlier this season on Nov. 14 after […]
10 years ago
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Predictionmachine.com: Arizona likely to beat San Diego State

The Arizona Wildcats are among the 16 teams left in the NCAA Tournament, and are one of three No. 1 seeds playing a fourth-seeded team in the Sweet Sixteen. Standing in their way of a trip to the Elite Eight are the San Diego State Aztecs. “These are two very similar built teams with good […]
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University of Arizona bookstore offers Elite Eight T-shirts before the Sweet 16

We’ve all made a mistake at our job. For some of us, it’s sending an email to the wrong person. For others, it’s constantly confusing the University of Arizona with Arizona State. And then, for a select few, it’s pressing the button to sell commemorative T-shirts to a round of the NCAA Tournament that your […]
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ESPN.com Writer: Arizona is new top overall seed in NCAA Tournament

It was no surprise that Arizona was named a no. 1 seed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday. Now with only 16 teams left, ESPN.com college basketball writer Myron Medcalf has re-seeded the field and says that the Wildcats are deserving of the top overall seed, based on their first […]
10 years ago
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Adam Green

Arizona AD Byrne: Strong tournament could lead freshmen to the NBA

On March 24, 2011, Derrick Williams arrived on the national scene. The Arizona sophomore exploded against the Duke Blue Devils for 32 points and 13 rebounds in a Sweet 16 game, propelling the Wildcats to the Elite 8 and the forward into the conversation as one of the top picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Wildcats look scary in win over Gonzaga

Sean Miller had his guys ready to play. And when you have great talent tapped into the rage tree, that is prepared to execute your plan, you’ve got something that is capable of winning National Championships. And the Wildcats looked scary against Gonzaga. They destroyed Gonzaga in the first half and not only played with […]
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Andrew Gilstrap

Arizona Wildcats roll to lopsided tournament victory over Gonzaga: By The Numbers

Somebody needs to press the Staples “Easy” button. The Arizona Wildcats came into Viejas Arena in San Diego facing a competitive eighth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs on Sunday evening, but the No. 1 seed dominated basically from the get-go, rolling to an 84-61 decision and into the Sweet 16. Arizona built a lead as big as 21 […]
10 years ago
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Wildcats vs. Bulldogs: Arizona vs. Gonzaga preview

The Arizona Wildcats will renew a bit of a rivalry Sunday when they take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs Sunday in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona, a one seed, got to this point by knocking off No. 16 Weber State 68-59 Friday, whereas Gonzaga, an eighth seed, beat No. 9 Oklahoma State 85-77. […]
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Looking back at Arizona’s 2003 NCAA tournament showdown with Gonzaga

When the Arizona Wildcats take the court against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Sunday evening in San Diego, prepare to hear a plethora of references to their meeting over a decade ago, in the second round of the 2003 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Arizona, a No. 1 seed in 2003, outlasted ninth-seeded Gonzaga in a 96-95 […]
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Adam Green

Arizona Wildcats hang on to beat Weber State: By The Numbers

The Arizona Wildcats advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a 68-59 win over the Weber State Wildcats, though they did not exactly do so in a convincing manner. Nick Johnson led Arizona, which was up by as many as 21 in the second half, with 18 points, and now the Wildcats […]
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Wildcats vs. Wildcats: Arizona vs. Weber State preview

It will be a battle of Wildcats Friday in San Diego as Arizona takes on Weber State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. However, the mascot is about the only thing the schools have in common. Arizona enters the matchup as a No. 1 seed for the sixth time in school history after […]
10 years ago
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President Obama picks Arizona Wildcats to lose in Final Four

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 […]
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A look at the Arizona Wildcats’ history as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament

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 […]
10 years ago
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Predictionmachine.com is not high on the Arizona Wildcats’ chances

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 […]
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College hoops insider: Arizona is best team, but has bracket hurdle to navigate

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 […]
10 years ago
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The odds appear to be in the Arizona Wildcats’ favor

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 […]
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Arizona returns to NCAA Tournament as No. 1 seed in West region

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 […]
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Andrew Gilstrap

Cat Tracks: Slow start, poor foul shooting doom Arizona in Pac-12 championship vs. UCLA

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 […]
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Andrew Gilstrap

UCLA takes Pac-12 Tournament title with close win over Arizona: By The Numbers

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 […]
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