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UA basketball finds its point guard in Xavier’s Mark Lyons
Sean Miller just found his bridge to the future – and maybe a Pac-12 basketball championship. The University of Arizona head coach reportedly just got a commitment from Mark Lyons, who has decided to leave Xavier University and give the Wildcats his final year of eligibility. Arizona has yet to formally announce the addition, but [...] -
It’s official…Lockett leaving ASU basketball for Marquette
Reality just set in for Herb Sendek and his Arizona State basketball program. Trent Lockett announced to the world via twitter that he will be transferring to Marquette for his final year of eligibility. Arizona State confirmed his decision in an official statement Saturday. There was no ‘shock and awe’ involved, even though Lockett was [...] -
A wild ride thru April for Sean Miller’s UA hoops program
Obviously not content with having what many consider the nation’s top group of incoming recruits for the coming season, Sean Miller continues to shuffle the deck in his University of Arizona basketball program. The third-year head coach recently added a high-school recruit from California that gives him not only one of the top scoring guards [...] -
Did ASU’s Sendek pull fast one in hoops recruiting wars?
Indiana’s head basketball coach, Tom Crean, has been in the news the last couple of days after he reportedly offered a basketball scholarship to an eighth grader. And now it turns out that other major college programs such as Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Xavier, and Wisconsin have also started to recruit the wonder kid. [...] -
New prep coaches getting re-building projects underway
The school year isn’t over, but we’re well into the off-season for the major high school sports, football and basketball. And that means the usual major renovation projects are underway as new coaches are hired in time to begin organizing their summer programs. One of the biggest projects is taking place at Westwood High School [...] -
Jack Murphy will try to clean up the NAU basketball mess
The ink on Lisa Campos‘ contract has hardly had time to dry and she’s made one of the biggest decisions an athletic director faces. Campos, who was hired away from UTEP just two weeks ago to replace Jim Fallis as the new AD (VP of Intercollegiate Athletics is the new title) at Northern Arizona University, [...] -
Josiah Turner’s exit from UA basketball was no surprise
It wasn’t a really big surprise to hear that Josiah Turner has moved on. Again. The talented, young point guard was the first-ever 5-star recruit for University of Arizona‘s head basketball coach, Sean Miller – either during his three years in Tucson or his five prior years at Xavier. Yesterday, the school announced that Turner [...] -
March Madness had a new meaning for AZ fans this year
And then there were none. The Arizona State women’s basketball loss Friday in the opening round of the WNIT means there are no Arizona Division I college teams playing in the post-season. Anywhere. And the 77-62 loss to University of Pacific brings to an end perhaps the strangest season ever for Arizona college hoops. Actually, [...] -
Josiah Turner’s suspension raises questions after NIT exit
When Sean Miller suspended his starting point guard just before the start of the NIT Tournament, he knew his team’s chances for post-season success took a big hit. But even he couldn’t have expected a first-round exit. The No. 1 seeded Arizona got beat by No. 8 Bucknell, 65-54. We don’t know what team rules [...] -
HS Player of the Year picks favor guards this time around
Looks like this was the year of the guards in Arizona high school basketball. The spotlight fell on the back court this season, as The Arizona Republic announced its picks for the boys’ and girls’ Player of the Year awards. It was an all-guard selection in the big-school category, while the small-school picks included 1 [...]
