Arizona Sports’ 2023 Newsmakers Week recap

The important figures who make the biggest decisions in Arizona sports join Bickley & Marotta throughout a one-week span each February.

The goal? To reset and key in on the main storylines for the state’s teams. The Arizona Cardinals prep for the draft with a No. 3 pick, the revamped Phoenix Suns aim to put things together for the postseason and the Arizona Diamondbacks head into spring training.

Beyond that, the Arizona Coyotes are riding a point streak to begin the week, Arizona State football first-year coach Kenny Dillingham sets the tone in spring ball, while the Sun Devils men’s basketball squad eyes a late run.

Newsmakers from the Arizona Wildcats, Grand Canyon Antelopes, Phoenix Rising FC and local events like the Fiesta Bowl and WM Phoenix Open are also on the docket.

Newsmakers Week starts Tuesday morning and runs through Friday on Bickley & Marotta‘s show from 6 a.m. through 10 a.m.

You can visit this story for full interviews and stories.

Times are tentative and additions are expected.

2023 Newsmakers Week schedule

Tuesday

Audio: Fiesta Bowl executive director and CEO Erik Moses 

Audio: Arizona football head coach Jedd Fisch

• Story: Arizona football shifts vision of growth from offense to defense for 2023

Audio: Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall

• Story: What changes could come if Diamondbacks opt to renovate Chase Field?

Audio: Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong

• Story: Coyotes’ rebuild at 40% with Jakob Chychrun trade a big next step

Audio: Arizona State men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley

• Story: Coach K showed Bobby Hurley video to help control his emotions as freshman at Duke

Wednesday

Audio: WM Phoenix Open chairman Pat Williams

Audio: Arizona State head football coach Kenny Dillingham

Audio: Coyotes president and CEO Xavier Gutierrez

• Story: Mullett Arena success has Coyotes feeling good about Tempe project

Audio: Suns play-by-play voice Al McCoy

Audio: Mercury general manager Jim Pitman

• Story: Mercury prepared for heavy media coverage this upcoming season

Audio: Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd

Thursday

Audio: Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort

• Story: GM excited DeAndre Hopkins ‘is on the team with me right now’

Audio: Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo

Audio: Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill

• Story: Cardinals weren’t willing to part with draft picks for Sean Payton

Audio: Valley sports legend Jerry Colangelo

Audio: Suns president of basketball ops and GM James Jones

Audio: Arizona State vice president for university athletics Ray Anderson

• Story: Anderson hopes Pac-12 media rights future clarifies soon

Audio: Grand Canyon University president Brian Mueller

Audio: Coyotes head coach Andre Tourigny

Audio: Phoenix Raceway president Latasha Causey

Friday

Audio: Phoenix Rising FC president Bobby Dulle

Audio: Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen

Audio: Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon

• Story: Cardinals determined to find role Isaiah Simmons can ‘really thrive in’

Audio: Former Coyotes captain Shane Doan

Audio: Grand Canyon men’s basketball coach Bryce Drew

Saturday

Audio: Tommy Lloyd, Arizona basketball head coach

Audio: Torey Lovullo, Arizona Diamondbacks manager

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