Everyone who has watched the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats this season knows who the team’s stars are. Nick Johnson, a junior, leads the team in scoring with 16.7 points per game and is the emotional leader of the team. Aaron Gordon, a freshman, is a highlight reel dunk waiting to happen who has quickly become […]
While four Arizona Cardinals players — John Abraham, Justin Bethel, Larry Fitzgerald and Patrick Peterson — suited up in Sunday’s hotly-contested 2014 Pro Bowl, it was another Arizona product who stole the show. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles completed 7-of-10 passes for 89 yards and threw for a touchdown in his first appearance in Honolulu, […]
It wasn’t the prettiest of wins Sunday night, but the top-ranked Arizona Wildcats scratched and clawed their way through a 65-56 victory over visiting Utah, thanks to a game-high 22 points from guard Nick Johnson. Here’s a look back at the nine-point win, Arizona’s seventh straight in conference play, by the numbers: 1: Despite the […]
After a week off following its 91-68 rout over rival Arizona State, top-ranked Arizona returned to the McKale Center court Thursday night and showed no ill effects against visiting Colorado. Nick Johnson and Brandon Ashley combined for 33 points on 13-of-21 shooting, as the Wildcats won in wire-to-wire fashion over the Buffaloes by a final […]
PHOENIX – Solomon Hill is used to waiting his turn. He did at the University of Arizona and now is doing so with the Indiana Pacers, who made the former Wildcat the 23rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. Hill has played only 17 games this season, and scored two points in six minutes […]
A pair of Arizona Wildcats, junior guard Nick Johnson and freshman forward Aaron Gordon, were named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Wednesday. The Wooden Award is given annually to the player deemed to be the most outstanding in the country. Johnson is averaging a team-leading 16.3 points per game for the […]
Every day, we at ArizonaSports.com ask our readers a question. It’s the Sanderson Ford Poll Question of the Day, and it can be found midway down the right side of our home page. On Sunday, Jan. 19, we asked fans if Sean Miller is among the top 5 coaches in college basketball right now. It […]
Following a 91-68 shellacking of rival Arizona State Thursday night at the McKale Center, Arizona remained atop the AP Poll for a seventh consecutive week. Sean Miller used 15 total players in the 23-point blowout win over the Sun Devils, as the Wildcats improved their record to 18-0 (5-0) — the best start in program […]
Greg Byrne is understandably pleased with the job Sean Miller has done with the University of Arizona men’s basketball program. The Wildcats are 18-0 (5-0) and ranked number one in the nation, and are coming off a lopsided 91-68 win over in-state rival Arizona State. “I’ve told Sean that I’m only 42, he’s 45, and […]
The new video board at the McKale Center in Tucson didn’t show the score of a rivalry game, per se. But on the floor, both teams treated the contest like one. It’s just, the talent disparity between the two teams altered the game’s image. Arizona was in control throughout the night, ultimately cruising to a […]
Arizona State assistant coach Eric Musselmen says the Sun Devils know they have quite an opportunity ahead of them. After all, how many chances do you get to beat the number one ranked team in their own building? Of course, that opportunity exists only because the Arizona Wildcats (17-0, 4-0) are one of the best […]
The next chapter of the Duel in the Desert rivalry is upon us, and this time it’ll take place on the basketball court. Arizona State travels to Tucson to take on the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats Thursday at 7 p.m. in Tucson, but both teams have a different look from the ones that saw UA […]
As far as challenges go, they don’t get much tougher than the one facing the Arizona State Sun Devils Thursday when they hit the road to face the No. 1 ranked Arizona Wildcats. Up to this point, 17 different teams have tried to beat the ‘Cats, and all 17 have failed. The Sun Devils will […]
Of the seven players who get the majority of playing time for the top-ranked Arizona Wildcats basketball team, five were five-star recruits and one was a four-star. Of the seven players who play at least 10 minutes per game for the Arizona State Sun Devils, just one, point guard Jahii Carson, earned more than three […]
USA Basketball named Arizona freshman Aaron Gordon its 2013 Male Athlete of the Year. Gordon helped USA win a gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship and was also with USA Basketball in the 2013 Nike Hoops Summit. Gordon averaged team-highs of 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game during […]
It goes without saying that the Arizona Wildcats were not exactly a power during the 16-year run of the BCS. Things got off to an excellent start in the system’s first year, as the Wildcats went 12-1 and earned a Holiday Bowl win over Nebraska. They finished fourth in the final AP Poll. Unfortunately for […]
A road sweep of the Los Angeles schools has kept the Arizona Wildcats atop the national polls for a sixth consecutive week. Sean Miller’s club knocked off UCLA 79-75 Thursday and USC 73-53 Sunday, improving their record to 17-0 (4-0). Arizona received 61 of a possible 65 first place votes in the AP Poll, with […]
Ka’Deem Carey’s Arizona Wildcat career has come to an end. The junior has decided to forego his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. “I’m excited for the next phase of my career and to enter the NFL Draft,” Carey said in a statement released by the school. “I want to thank God, my […]
Winning at the Galen Center hasn’t been an easy task of late for Sean Miller’s squad — losers of four of its last five road games against USC — but the No. 1-ranked Wildcats pushed recent history aside Sunday night with a 73-53 win over the Trojans. Here’s a look back at the 20-point win, […]
On Saturday, coach Sean Miller and the Arizona Wildcats landed their biggest recruit of the 2015 class to date. A five-star shooting guard, 6-foot-4 Los Angeles native Tyler Dorsey announced his intent to be a Wildcat at midnight on Saturday via Twitter, tacking on the #BearDown hashtag. Just committed to the University of Arizona #BearDown […]
Thursday night in Los Angeles, Dave Pasch did the play-by-play for ESPN and got a chance to see the Arizona Wildcats knock off the UCLA Bruins by a score of 79-75. It was a close game for a while before the Wildcats pulled away, but then became close again when the Bruins rallied to take […]
With six minutes left in Arizona’s game at UCLA Thursday, it looked like the No. 1 Wildcats were well on their way to another impressive road win. But the UA’s 13-point lead evaporated over the next four minutes, and the Wildcats even trailed at one point in the final two minutes. Then the Wildcats went […]
One week ago, Jalen Tabor shocked many when he announced on national TV his intentions to enroll at the University of Arizona instead of Alabama. A five-star recruit according to some services, the cornerback was the 15th-best prospect in the country, according to ESPN.com. Thursday, Tabor announced he was changing his mind, and instead will […]
The 2014 schedule of opponents for Arizona football has been released. The ‘Cats will open their season in Arizona Stadium against UNLV, whom they beat 58-13 in the second week of the 2013 season. From there, the team will hit the road for a matchup with University of Texas San Antonio. It will be the […]
Coach Sean Miller’s Arizona Wildcats are the No. 1 team in the nation for the fifth straight week, according to both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches polls. The Wildcats are coming off a home sweep of the Washington schools, having beaten the Cougars 60-25 on Thursday and the Huskies 71-62 on Saturday. […]
Arizona freshman Nate Phillips started 10 games for the Wildcats in 2013, catching 51 passes for 696 yards and seven touchdowns. Monday, he was named to the Football Writers’ Association of America Freshman All-America Team. Phillips led the Wildcats, who went 8-5, in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. The wideout may have saved his […]
Seemingly from the moment it was learned Louisville was looking for a new football coach, the name Rich Rodriguez began to surface as a possibility. The coach at the University of Arizona the last two seasons, Rodriguez was said to be at the top Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich’s list. A move to Louisville would […]
Former Arizona quarterback Nick Foles’ first taste of postseason life in the NFL ended before it really even got started Saturday night, though no fault of his own. Foles completed 23 of his 33 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns in his playoff debut for the Philadelphia Eagles, but it was all for naught […]
The University of Arizona announced Saturday that it’s received several major financial gifts toward planned McKale Center renovations. The school said it received an $8 million matching donation, meaning that $8 million will be given to the school once it meets that mark. The athletic department has raised $1.6 million toward that goal. “It’s an […]
The Arizona Wildcats have passed every test they’ve faced this season. That trend continued Saturday for the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. Nick Johnson scored 24 points, freshman phenom Aaron Gordon added 18 of his own to go along with 10 rebounds, and the UA pulled away late to outlast the Washington Huskies 71-62. Here’s a […]
