Winning the first 10 games in a season has happened seven times in Arizona’s history, twice under Tommy Lloyd. But none of the previous instances included five wins over ranked teams or a string of five consecutive wins by at least 20 points. The Wildcats (10-0) are on a roll right now, winning their last […]
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It’s been a team effort for Arizona to more than double its win total from a year ago, sitting at 9-3 and ranked heading into the Holiday Bowl next month against SMU. But if there was one person who had more impact on the Wildcats’ success than anyone else, who would it be? We asked […]
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It’s a little funny how often the best of times in college sports can lead to the worst of times. At least, for certain programs. Arizona is not immune from or unfamiliar with the perils of success. It was only two years ago when, following a 10-win season, the football program first lost defensive coordinator […]
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The Bellarmine Knights have 14 players on their online roster. Eleven of them have played at least one game this year. Only seven were suited up to play the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday evening in McKale Center. Eight Knights made the trip, but top scorer Triniti Ralston was a scratch due to a “coach’s decision.” […]
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Though not an official rivalry, Arizona and San Diego State have had some nice battles over the years. Since 2002 the schools have met 12 times, and while the Wildcats are 9-3 three of those wins were by six or fewer points, including the championship of the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii in 2012 and […]
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Arizona women’s basketball has played 10 games this year and it’s still tough to know where they stand. The 8-2 record looks nice, but it came against a schedule ranked 318th by the NCAA. Arizona has not won fewer than 18 games since 2017-18. While former head coach Adia Barnes did not believe in playing […]
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After months of hints and what seemed like an endless wait, Arizona softball has the perfect holiday gift for its fans. The Wildcats released a full schedule on Wednesday that includes a total of eight matchups against Oklahoma, Texas, and LSU. News of the matchups against Oklahoma and LSU came out when those two schools […]
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Arizona got caught up in the swirl of college baseball coaches leaving for professional jobs this offseason, losing pitching coach John DeRouin to a coordinator position with the New York Mets organization. But the Wildcats didn’t take long finding a replacement, one with a strong pedigree in the collegiate ranks. Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.com is […]
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There are still another two weeks before Arizona completes the 2025 season, doing so in 2026 at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego against SMU. That extra time will allow many banged up players to get healthy and make one last go of it. Redshirt senior Tia Savea missed the Wildcats’ last three games due […]
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Arizona men’s basketball has made the cut for the top shooting guard in the class of 2026. Caleb Holt, a 5-star guard out of Prolific Prep (Florida) is considering Arizona as one of five finalists along with Alabama, Houston, Kentucky and Providence, his agency Klutch Sports told Rivals’ Joe Tipton. Holt is the No. 3 […]
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The last time an Arizona volleyball player received postseason AVCA honors came in 2018, the same year the team last made the NCAA Volleyball Championship. The tournament drought ended this year. The All-America drought did, too, when outside hitter Jordan Wilson was named AVCA All-America honorable mention on Wednesday. It was the first All-American honor […]
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Arizona is 10-0 to start a season for the 7th time in school history, and the last five games have been won by at least 20 points. The 96-62 win over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night came only three days after winning in Alabama, with a long, late flight home in between. And there’s another […]
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During its perfect start to the 2025-26 season, Arizona has shown the ability to defend well without fouling while also getting the opponent into foul trouble. Tuesday’s opponent took care of the second half of that equation all on its own. Abilene Christian committed 26 fouls, leading to 38 free throw attempts for top-ranked Arizona […]
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The Arizona GymCats had their annual showcase last Saturday. Three days later, the WCGA released its annual preseason poll. The Showcase always takes place in early December before the athletes take finals and head home for the holidays. This year showed where the depth is in the program. Other interesting developments for the program and […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats return home and put their unbeaten record on the line against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Abilene Christian game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Abilene Christian? Arizona-Abilene Christian will be […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats return home and put their unbeaten record on the line against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Abilene Christian game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Abilene Christian? Arizona-Abilene Christian will be shown on ESPN+. Daron […]
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Coming into Monday evening’s game in McKale Center, Chicago State had gone 44-360 since its last winning season. That came in 2010-11 when the Cougars went 24-10. They had won one or fewer games in five of the 14 full seasons since. This year, they have averaged 57.5 points per game while being outscored by […]
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It was a coming out party for Brayden Burries on Saturday night in Birmingham, but according to those that decide the Big 12 Conference’s weekly awards it wasn’t the best performance of the past seven days. Burries was named to the league’s Starting Five following his career-high 28-point effort against Alabama in Arizona’s 96-75 win, […]
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Arizona will have a new running backs coach for the 2026 season after Alonzo Carter was hired Monday as head coach at Sacramento State. The 57-year-old Carter returns to head coaching after spending the last nine seasons as an assistant coach under Brent Brennan, first at San Jose State from 2017-23 and then the past […]
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The Arizona Wildcats wind up their first year of nonconference play under head coach Becky Burke with games against Chicago State and Bellarmine. What will the team get out of its nine-game nonconference season? Arizona will face teams ranked No. 331 and No. 337 in the NET this week. That certainly won’t help the ranking […]
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Arizona men’s basketball’s grip on the No. 1 ranking strengthened Monday. Arizona received 42 first-place votes in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, nine more than last week. No. 2 Michigan got 15 first-place votes, while three went to No. 3 Duke and one to No. 4 Iowa State. The Wildcats are ranked No. […]
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Pitching was a big reason why Arizona made it back to the College World Series last season. The return of many key arms for 2026 makes it likely the Wildcats will again have a stellar staff. Who guides those pitchers, however, is uncertain. Michael Lev of the Arizona Daily Star is reporting that pitching coach […]
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A pair of pep talks propelled Brayden Burries’ best scoring night of his career in Arizona’s dominant win over Alabama. The first came before tip-off, when Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd spoke with the freshman guard one-on-one. “Before the game, he talked to me and was like, ‘It’s gonna be a big one tonight, and I […]
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Based on his pedigree coming in to college, it was presumed by many that Brayden Burries would step on the court and just dominate. Kind of like how Koa Peat did in his first collegiate game and most since. Not everything happens instantaneously. And some things, like Burries’ breakthrough performance on Saturday night, are worth […]
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