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DeAndre Ayton Archive
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![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/bracket-buster-heres-13-seed-buffalo-upset-4-uofa/"></div> Even the casual sports fan could tell by halftime of the University of Arizona vs. Buffalo men’s basketball game Thursday night that the Wildcats were in trouble. Arizona was […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/bracket-buster-heres-13-seed-buffalo-upset-4-uofa/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PJCRistic-115x115.jpg "Bracket buster: Here’s how 13-seed Buffalo upset #4 UofA")
Bracket buster: Here’s how 13-seed Buffalo upset #4 UofA
Posted on March 17, 2018 | No CommentsEven the casual sports fan could tell by halftime of the University of Arizona vs. Buffalo men’s basketball game Thursday night that the Wildcats were in trouble. Arizona was […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/asu-men-squeeze-ncaa-field-ua-storms-gates/"></div> The Arizona State and University of Arizona men’s basketball teams took very different approaches to getting into this year’s NCAA Tournament. ASU kinda snuck in the back door, while […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/asu-men-squeeze-ncaa-field-ua-storms-gates/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Celebration-115x115.jpg "ASU men squeeze into NCAA field, UA storms the gates")
ASU men squeeze into NCAA field, UA storms the gates
Posted on March 13, 2018 | No CommentsThe Arizona State and University of Arizona men’s basketball teams took very different approaches to getting into this year’s NCAA Tournament. ASU kinda snuck in the back door, while […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/will-sean-millers-return-ua-bench-save-season/"></div> Last week, the University of Arizona’s men’s basketball team lost to Oregon while head coach Sean Miller sat out the game following a story by ESPN that he was […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/will-sean-millers-return-ua-bench-save-season/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SeanM-115x115.jpg "UA wins Pac-12, Miller back on bench for hoops playoffs")
UA wins Pac-12, Miller back on bench for hoops playoffs
Posted on March 4, 2018 | No CommentsLast week, the University of Arizona’s men’s basketball team lost to Oregon while head coach Sean Miller sat out the game following a story by ESPN that he was […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/02/hoops-rivalry-back-ua-beats-asu-final-minutes/"></div> Bobby Hurley has yet to beat the University of Arizona since taking over as head basketball coach at Arizona State, losing his sixth straight against the Wildcats last night. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/02/hoops-rivalry-back-ua-beats-asu-final-minutes/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ASUsparky-115x115.jpg "Hoops rivalry is back! UA beats ASU in final minutes")
Hoops rivalry is back! UA beats ASU in final minutes
Posted on February 16, 2018 | No CommentsBobby Hurley has yet to beat the University of Arizona since taking over as head basketball coach at Arizona State, losing his sixth straight against the Wildcats last night. […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/08/ua-loses-marvin-bagley-iii-picks-duke-basketball/"></div> Arizona has just made a major contribution to the Duke basketball program. And one of the state’s Pac-12 programs is the loser in the deal. Marvin Bagley III, who […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/08/ua-loses-marvin-bagley-iii-picks-duke-basketball/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/marvin-115x115.jpg "UA loses out; Marvin Bagley III picks Duke basketball")
UA loses out; Marvin Bagley III picks Duke basketball
Posted on August 15, 2017 | No CommentsArizona has just made a major contribution to the Duke basketball program. And one of the state’s Pac-12 programs is the loser in the deal. Marvin Bagley III, who […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/08/locals-board-uas-miller-tries-final-four/"></div> Expectations will be high again this year as the University of Arizona basketball team takes another shot at not only getting into the NCAA tournament in March, but helping […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/08/locals-board-uas-miller-tries-final-four/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SeanM-115x115.jpg "Locals on board as UA’s Miller tries again for Final Four")
Locals on board as UA’s Miller tries again for Final Four
Posted on August 2, 2017 | No CommentsExpectations will be high again this year as the University of Arizona basketball team takes another shot at not only getting into the NCAA tournament in March, but helping […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/07/hillcrest-preps-deandre-ayton-no-1-recruit/"></div> You would think a 7-foot-tall basketball player who has the agility of a guard on the court and averages a scoring double-double throughout his final two years in high […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/07/hillcrest-preps-deandre-ayton-no-1-recruit/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dunk2-115x115.jpg "Hillcrest Prep’s DeAndre Ayton once again No. 1 recruit")
Hillcrest Prep’s DeAndre Ayton once again No. 1 recruit
Posted on July 15, 2017 | No CommentsYou would think a 7-foot-tall basketball player who has the agility of a guard on the court and averages a scoring double-double throughout his final two years in high […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/04/aspire-basketball-academy-leaving-az-one-season/"></div> Once again, Hillcrest Academy is the only game in town – for parents looking for an elite basketball program for their exceptionally-talented high school-age athlete. Aspire Basketball Academy has […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/04/aspire-basketball-academy-leaving-az-one-season/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Basketball-26th-115x115.jpg "Aspire Basketball Academy leaving AZ after one season")
Aspire Basketball Academy leaving AZ after one season
Posted on April 27, 2017 | No CommentsOnce again, Hillcrest Academy is the only game in town – for parents looking for an elite basketball program for their exceptionally-talented high school-age athlete. Aspire Basketball Academy has […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/03/no-final-four-ua-basketball-year-next-year/"></div> The difference between this year’s University of Arizona men’s basketball team, a No. 2 seed that was just eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the third round, and next […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/03/no-final-four-ua-basketball-year-next-year/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAmen-115x115.jpg "No Final Four for UA basketball this year. But next year…")
No Final Four for UA basketball this year. But next year…
Posted on March 28, 2017 | No CommentsThe difference between this year’s University of Arizona men’s basketball team, a No. 2 seed that was just eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the third round, and next […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/01/hillcrests-deandre-aynton-living-hoops-hype-1/"></div> Sean Miller has two 7-footers in his University of Arizona basketball line-up, his team is 16-2 and on a 10-game winning streak, and the Wildcats are off to one […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/01/hillcrests-deandre-aynton-living-hoops-hype-1/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/deandre-ayton-115x115.jpg "Hillcrest’s DeAndre Aynton living up to hoops hype as #1")
Hillcrest’s DeAndre Aynton living up to hoops hype as #1
Posted on January 19, 2017 | No CommentsSean Miller has two 7-footers in his University of Arizona basketball line-up, his team is 16-2 and on a 10-game winning streak, and the Wildcats are off to one […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/09/ayton-first-no-1-recruit-sean-miller-ua-basketball/"></div> Sean Miller may have just landed the recruit that could take his University of Arizona basketball team to that coveted berth in the NCAA Final Four that has eluded […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/09/ayton-first-no-1-recruit-sean-miller-ua-basketball/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ayton-115x115.jpg "Ayton is first No. 1 recruit for Sean Miller, UA basketball")
Ayton is first No. 1 recruit for Sean Miller, UA basketball
Posted on September 8, 2016 | No CommentsSean Miller may have just landed the recruit that could take his University of Arizona basketball team to that coveted berth in the NCAA Final Four that has eluded […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/07/local-prep-hoops-stars-ua-asu-short-lists/"></div> Marvin Bagley III and DeAndre Ayton, who both played for Arizona high schools and are rated as No. 1 in their respective recruiting classes, are apparently giving serious consideration to […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/07/local-prep-hoops-stars-ua-asu-short-lists/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Bballsfacing-115x115.jpg "Nation’s top prep basketball prospects eyeing UA, ASU")
Nation’s top prep basketball prospects eyeing UA, ASU
Posted on July 10, 2016 | No CommentsMarvin Bagley III and DeAndre Ayton, who both played for Arizona high schools and are rated as No. 1 in their respective recruiting classes, are apparently giving serious consideration to […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/05/hillcrest-prep-finds-back-natl-basketball-news/"></div> Hillcrest Prep can’t seem to catch a break. The recently-established east Phoenix basketball academy has been getting more than its share of national media attention…but not necessarily the kind it was hoping […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/05/hillcrest-prep-finds-back-natl-basketball-news/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BBthruNet-115x115.jpg "Hillcrest Prep finds itself back in nat’l basketball news")
Hillcrest Prep finds itself back in nat’l basketball news
Posted on May 3, 2016 | No CommentsHillcrest Prep can’t seem to catch a break. The recently-established east Phoenix basketball academy has been getting more than its share of national media attention…but not necessarily the kind it was hoping […]