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What’s next for Arizona men’s basketball after first Final Four appearance in 25 years
INDIANAPOLIS—When Lute Olson made his first Final Four with Arizona in 1988, in his fifth season at the school, it was another six years before he’d make it back. In between were annual NCAA Tournament appearances but never beyond the Sweet 16, and twice in a row his Wildcats were bounced in the first round. […]
Arizona softball uses 6-run 7th inning comeback to sweep doubleheader at Iowa State
Easter Sunday featured a doubleheader between Arizona and Iowa State, two games that brought no shortage of excitement. In a 10-7 offensive explosion, the Wildcats took game one. In game two, a 6-run top of the 7th inning helped Arizona (29-8, 11-3 Big 12) complete the sweep over Iowa State (21-15, 3-8 Big 12). The […]
3-star offensive lineman Karmello Calloway commits to Arizona for 2028 class
The end of basketball season is a sad time for Wildcat Nation, but it’s not like UA sports in general are done. Something is always happening, particularly on the recruiting front. Arizona football has picked up a commitment from offensive lineman Karmello Calloway, a 3-star prospect in the 2028 recruiting class. He pledged to the […]
Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd named Naismith Coach of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS—Though it didn’t end the way it wanted, what Arizona accomplished during the 2025-26 season should be celebrated, particularly the job Tommy Lloyd did. Lloyd has been named the Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the fifth national coaching award he’s won in five seasons with the Wildcats, second for this season. Last month […]
Arizona baseball outslugged by ASU in series finale
Arizona’s only scheduled game this season on linear television just happened to coincide with the men’s basketball team playing in its first Final Four in 25 years, which likely meant very few fans ended up tuning in (or showing up in person). That may have ended up being a blessed in disguise. Rival ASU scored […]
NCAA Final Four: What Tommy Lloyd, Arizona players said after semifinal loss to Michigan
INDIANAPOLIS—Arizona’s first trip to the Final Four in 25 years didn’t go well, its 18-point loss to Michigan tied for the second-worst by a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It was also the 10th time a team has lost by at least that many points in the Final Four over the last 40 […]
NCAA Final Four: Arizona blown out by Michigan in national semifinals
INDIANAPOLIS—Now we know what it looks like when this Arizona team truly has a bad game, and what a terrible time to find that out. The Wildcats’ magical season came to a crashing end on Saturday night, losing 91-73 to Michigan in the national semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Wildcats, in their first Final […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Michigan in NCAA Final Four fan discussion
It’s Game Day! At the Final Four! The Arizona Wildcats (36-2) take on the Michigan Wolverines (35-3) in the national semifinals, with the winner advancing to the NCAA title game. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Michigan game time, details: How can […]
Arizona softball’s Jalen Adams, Sereniti Trice return to old stomping grounds in Iowa
Weather is a major factor in Midwestern softball. The bulk of the Arizona Wildcats are getting a rare view of that this weekend in Ames, Iowa where their weekend series against Iowa State had to be significantly altered due to expected rain and cold. Pitcher Jalen Adams and second baseman Sereniti Trice are used to […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Michigan in NCAA Final Four: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
It’s Game Day! At the Final Four! The Arizona Wildcats (36-2) take on the Michigan Wolverines (35-3) in the national semifinals, with the winner advancing to the NCAA title game. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Michigan game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Michigan? Arizona-Michigan […]
7-run 7th inning propels Arizona baseball past ASU to even series
It was “Strangers Things” Night at Hi Corbett Field, and Arizona sent ASU to the upside down with one wild inning to even the rivalry series. The Wildcats scored seven times in the bottom of the 7th to beat the Sun Devils 7-4 on Friday. “It’s a great win against our arch rival,” said head […]
NCAA Final Four notebook: Playing basketball in a football stadium takes some getting used to
INDIANAPOLIS—The largest arena in the NBA in terms of capacity is the United Center in Chicago, which can hold 20,917 fans. The biggest in college is Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center, which has a capacity of 22,090. When the 2026 Final Four gets underway on Saturday, with Illinois and UConn meeting in the first semifinal, more […]
NCAA Final Four: Arizona, Michigan bring similar styles, achievements to semifinal matchup
INDIANAPOLIS—The way the 2025-26 season played out, it was inevitable that Arizona and Michigan would end up facing each other. That it’s not for the national title is the only surprising part. Since the Wolverines demolished Gonzaga by 40 points in November in Las Vegas, the same place the Wildcats began their season with a […]
Tommy Lloyd agrees to contract extension with Arizona, ending speculation about UNC opening
INDIANAPOLIS—Relax, Wildcat Nation. He’s not going anywhere. Arizona has announced a contract extension for men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, locking him in through the 2030-31 season and putting an end to a 2-week saga where he was considered a top candidate for the opening at North Carolina. “I’m happy to announce I’m staying at Arizona,” […]
What Arizona’s Final Four run means to the younger generation of Wildcats
One of my earliest memories dates back 25 years ago, when as a 5-year-old, I stood on the top step of my family’s Tucson home, waiting for my dad to meet me at the bottom of the staircase with good news. Even at that young of an age, Arizona basketball had such a hold on […]
Arizona is back in the Final Four, so it might as well win the whole thing
Be honest. Even if you genuinely believed Arizona was going to win four NCAA tournament games and reach Indianapolis, you didn’t expect it to go like this. Maybe you figured the Cats would cruise past Long Island, which they did. It’s possible you even expected a comfortable win over Utah State in the round of […]
Former Arizona catcher Daniel Susac has perfect night in first MLB start
Daniel Susac had to wait four seasons to get to the majors, then another six games just to make his big league debut. All that patience paid off on Thursday night. The former Arizona Wildcats catcher went 3 for 3 with a walk in his first career start, helping his hometown San Francisco Giants beat […]
Possible ‘silver lining’ for Abigayle Martin, Arizona GymCats at Tempe Regional
It was a heartbreaking ending to the team’s season in NCAA Regionals on Wednesday. Arizona gymnastics went into the final rotation with almost a 0.400 lead over rival Arizona State to advance to the second round, then they had multiple falls and major balance checks on the balance beam. ASU came back to bring things […]
Arizona baseball drops series opener to ASU
Arizona keeps being just good enough to not win. The Wildcats fell 6-4 at home to ASU on Thursday night at Hi Corbett Field, the opener of a 3-game series, for their fifth consecutive loss. It was the 20th loss of the season for the UA, which didn’t get to that number until the College […]
Where to watch the Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four
The Final Four is just two more days away. It’s time get gameday plans in order. Wildcats fans and alums all over the are setting up plans to watch Arizona play in first Final Four game in 25 years. Arizona will tip off against Michigan at 5:54 p.m. PST Saturday. The game will be televised […]
Weather forces Arizona, Iowa State to reschedule series this weekend
The Big 12 has gone out of its way to try to account for weather in its scheduling. Most of the first half of the conference season has been played on the home fields of warm-weather programs like Arizona, Texas Tech, and Arizona State. Cold weather programs like Iowa State, Kansas, and Utah were set […]
NCAA Final Four: What Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd, Michigan’s Dusty May said about semifinal matchup
The game is still more than 48 hours away, but the build up to the epic Final Four matchup between Arizona and Michigan has been going since it was set last weekend. Both the Wildcats and Wolverines arrived in Indianapolis on Wednesday, and Thursday was the first of many interviews players and coaches will be […]
Koa Peat, aka Mr. Arizona, looking to finish off historic season for Wildcats
Just around five months ago, a 30-point performance against the defending national champion Florida Gators put freshman forward Koa Peat on the college basketball map. “Koa, it was a coming out party for him, so to speak,” UA coach Tommy Lloyd said at the time. “Everyone’s known about him, but no one’s really studied him […]
Arizona GymCats collapse in final rotation to end season in Tempe Regional’s opening round
TEMPE—The Arizona GymCats landed in the opening round play-in meet against Arizona State largely because of disastrous bars rotation at the Big 12 Championships. They had a chance to rectify that right from the start of the dual meet against the Sun Devils, but they weren’t able to carry that redemption through to the end. […]
Arizona baseball renews rivalry with ASU for weekend series at Hi Corbett Field
With the 2026 season past the halfway point, all signs point to Arizona missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. Depending how this upcoming weekend goes, the Wildcats could surpass their loss total from a year ago with six weeks left in the regular season. But there’s still plenty to play for, […]
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