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Arizona Athletics Arizona has caught fire in its first five conference games. However, for head coach Tommy Lloyd, there are still many things to work on and get better at. Nonetheless, the Wildcats are undefeated in the Big 12, and look to continue that trend into their road trip to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. Before the games in Lubbock and Stillwater, here are … [Read more...] about 5 takeaways from Arizona men’s basketball’s 5-0 start to Big 12 play

Photo by Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was a tough weekend at home for Arizona women’s basketball. They pushed Baylor to overtime only to come up just short. Then, they went into halftime against Iowa State only down by four but allowed the Cyclones to push that to nine in the early seconds of the second half and got blown out by 21. Arizona head … [Read more...] about Arizona women’s basketball notebook: On Big 12 travel, post play, officiating, and more

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Following a sixth consecutive win, which put Arizona 4-0 in the Big 12 in its first season of play, Tommy Lloyd voiced his displeasure with the most recent performance, that his team needed to be better in order to handle the challenges ahead. One of those tough tasks was Baylor, a perennial power in the Big 12. The Wildcats beat the … [Read more...] about What Tommy Lloyd, Jaden Bradley and Henri Veesaar said after Arizona’s win over No. 25 Baylor

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Many players in the transfer portal era find that the grass isn’t greener on the other side. Few of those get to return to the school where they originally transferred out of. Count Tia Savea as one of those few who get to go back home. Savea, a defensive lineman who began his career at UCLA before transferring to Arizona and then to … [Read more...] about Former Texas defensive lineman Tia Savea transferring back to Arizona

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Going into Tuesday night, Arizona had played the second-easiest Big 12 schedule according to KenPom.com. It hadn’t faced any of the league’s most well-known powers, so maybe the 4-0 start wasn’t as impressive as originally thought. How about now? Arizona jumped out to a massive halftime lead on No. 25 Baylor, leading by 23 after 20 … [Read more...] about Arizona men’s basketball knocks off No. 25 Baylor for 7th straight win