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Arizona Sports (AZCentral)- Finalists for girls volleyball Player of the Year December 11, 2018
- The Las Vegas Bowl will end college career of QB Manny Wilkins December 11, 2018
- Arizona Cardinals hold second pick in 2019 NFL draft December 11, 2018
- Chad DeGrenier named Mesa High School football coach December 11, 2018
- Las Vegas Bowl picks, predictions: Who wins ASU vs. Fresno State college football game? December 11, 2018
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![Oscar Frayer went high for the opening tip in yesterday”s basketball game between Grand Canyon University and Nevada, but the ball ended up in the hands of one of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GCUvNev-115x115.jpg "GCU christens Colangelo Classic, challenges #6 Nevada")
GCU christens Colangelo Classic, challenges #6 Nevada
Posted on December 10, 2018 | No CommentsOscar Frayer went high for the opening tip in yesterday”s basketball game between Grand Canyon University and Nevada, but the ball ended up in the hands of one of […] -
![Can that Sean Miller recruit, or what?! With all the distraction of an ongoing FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting swirling around him, the 10th-year head basketball coach at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SeanMillr-115x115.jpg "Despite FBI hoops probe, Miller has rebuilt UA’s 2019 class")
Despite FBI hoops probe, Miller has rebuilt UA’s 2019 class
Posted on October 10, 2018 | No CommentsCan that Sean Miller recruit, or what?! With all the distraction of an ongoing FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting swirling around him, the 10th-year head basketball coach at […] -
![Seven weeks ago, the University of Arizona men’s basketball program was mired in the muck of a recruiting scandal that has rocked the world of college basketball. An assistant […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/brandon-williams-d41cd88e3e8211da-115x115.png "Brandon Williams’ re-commit revives UA hoops recruiting")
Brandon Williams’ re-commit revives UA hoops recruiting
Posted on May 8, 2018 | No CommentsSeven weeks ago, the University of Arizona men’s basketball program was mired in the muck of a recruiting scandal that has rocked the world of college basketball. An assistant […] -
![What could Jack Murphy have said to Shane Burcar to get the Mesa High School basketball coach to give up a 12-year career directing a highly-successful prep program to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NAUhandBB-115x115.jpg "Burcar leaves Mesa HS hoops program for NAU…but why?")
Burcar leaves Mesa HS hoops program for NAU…but why?
Posted on April 9, 2018 | No CommentsWhat could Jack Murphy have said to Shane Burcar to get the Mesa High School basketball coach to give up a 12-year career directing a highly-successful prep program to […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![The University of Arizona men’s basketball team is getting ready to step onto the road that will, they hope, lead to a Final Four. Arizona State, on the other […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ShannonEv-115x115.jpg "UA working on reaching Final Four; ASU out in First Four")
UA working on reaching Final Four; ASU out in First Four
Posted on March 15, 2018 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona men’s basketball team is getting ready to step onto the road that will, they hope, lead to a Final Four. Arizona State, on the other […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![That loud Clunk! we heard down in Tucson… That was the other shoe dropping on the University of Arizona men’s basketball program. Ever since UofA assistant coach Book Richardson was […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SeanMillr-3-115x115.jpg "Is Sean Miller’s coaching career over? Jay Bilas says it is")
Is Sean Miller’s coaching career over? Jay Bilas says it is
Posted on February 25, 2018 | No CommentsThat loud Clunk! we heard down in Tucson… That was the other shoe dropping on the University of Arizona men’s basketball program. Ever since UofA assistant coach Book Richardson was […] -
![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. […]](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. […] -
![Numbers matter in sports competition. Won-loss records. Shooting percentages. Defensive statistics. Those are all important. But in college athletics, there is another number that is perhaps even more important, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Skydome-115x115.jpg "Numbers don’t lie…NAU basketball is dying at the gate")
Numbers don’t lie…NAU basketball is dying at the gate
Posted on February 14, 2018 | No CommentsNumbers matter in sports competition. Won-loss records. Shooting percentages. Defensive statistics. Those are all important. But in college athletics, there is another number that is perhaps even more important, […] -
![Based on the latest Pac-12 standings, the University of Arizona men’s basketball team is finally beginning to realize the potential it carried into the season when the Wildcats were […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/UAvsStanf-115x115.jpg "UA basketball, on long climb back, takes over Pac-12 lead")
UA basketball, on long climb back, takes over Pac-12 lead
Posted on January 23, 2018 | No CommentsBased on the latest Pac-12 standings, the University of Arizona men’s basketball team is finally beginning to realize the potential it carried into the season when the Wildcats were […] -
![Mike Marlow hasn’t even had time to settle into his new office yet at Northern Arizona University and already the new athletic director has to be thinking about whether […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NAUbbHand-115x115.jpg "New AD may face tough call on NAU men’s basketball")
New AD may face tough call on NAU men’s basketball
Posted on January 6, 2018 | No CommentsMike Marlow hasn’t even had time to settle into his new office yet at Northern Arizona University and already the new athletic director has to be thinking about whether […] -
![I remember watching the legendary John Wooden during the days he was coaching his UCLA basketball teams to 10 national championships. He would sit there, with a rolled-up sheet […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/KansasSelf-115x115.jpg "ASU basketball vaults to No. 5 after upset of No. 2 Kansas")
ASU basketball vaults to No. 5 after upset of No. 2 Kansas
Posted on December 13, 2017 | No CommentsI remember watching the legendary John Wooden during the days he was coaching his UCLA basketball teams to 10 national championships. He would sit there, with a rolled-up sheet […] -
![When Bobby Hurley was hired just 2 1/2 years ago to take over an under-performing Arizona State men’s basketball program, it was hard to envision a time when the Sun […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ASUtraHoldr-115x115.jpg "ASU, Holder playing like the hottest hoops team in town")
ASU, Holder playing like the hottest hoops team in town
Posted on December 2, 2017 | No CommentsWhen Bobby Hurley was hired just 2 1/2 years ago to take over an under-performing Arizona State men’s basketball program, it was hard to envision a time when the Sun […] -
![For the University of Arizona basketball players, it was hard to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. While the Tucson campus cleared out for the holiday break, the men’s basketball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UAmbb-115x115.jpg "After 3 losses, #2 UA basketball drops from nat’l rankings")
After 3 losses, #2 UA basketball drops from nat’l rankings
Posted on November 27, 2017 | No CommentsFor the University of Arizona basketball players, it was hard to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. While the Tucson campus cleared out for the holiday break, the men’s basketball […] -
![If there is any one person at Grand Canyon University who personifies the sacrifice and perseverance it has taken to get to tomorrow’s first game as a D-I basketball program – […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/MajleBraun-115x115.jpg "Joshua Braun: The face – and heart – of GCU basketball")
Joshua Braun: The face – and heart – of GCU basketball
Posted on November 9, 2017 | No CommentsIf there is any one person at Grand Canyon University who personifies the sacrifice and perseverance it has taken to get to tomorrow’s first game as a D-I basketball program – […] -
![There’s a new version of the popular Jenga game in Tucson. It’s called the University of Arizona men’s basketball program. In case you’re not familiar with the game that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Jahvon-Quinerly-03954-X2-620x251-115x115.jpg "J. Quinerly hoops decommit is latest in UA’s Jenga game")
J. Quinerly hoops decommit is latest in UA’s Jenga game
Posted on October 22, 2017 | No CommentsThere’s a new version of the popular Jenga game in Tucson. It’s called the University of Arizona men’s basketball program. In case you’re not familiar with the game that […] -
![March Madness has come early this year for college basketball. And, unfortunately, the madness that began yesterday with federal indictments of four assistant coaches at prominent universities has nothing to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BookRich-115x115.jpg "UA hoops coach Richardson indicted in FBI bribery probe")
UA hoops coach Richardson indicted in FBI bribery probe
Posted on September 27, 2017 | No CommentsMarch Madness has come early this year for college basketball. And, unfortunately, the madness that began yesterday with federal indictments of four assistant coaches at prominent universities has nothing to […] -
![It’s an interesting intersection of events that Dan Majerle‘s invitation into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame came at almost the same time that Grand Canyon University got its formal acceptance […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MajerleSuns-115x115.jpg "‘Thunder Dan’ gets Arizona HOF nod, GCU gets D-I status")
‘Thunder Dan’ gets Arizona HOF nod, GCU gets D-I status
Posted on September 15, 2017 | No CommentsIt’s an interesting intersection of events that Dan Majerle‘s invitation into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame came at almost the same time that Grand Canyon University got its formal acceptance […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![Point Guard U is enrolling again. The University of Arizona men’s basketball program earned that moniker during the Lute Olson era when the hall-of-fame coach was regularly recruiting some […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Jahvon-Quinerly-03954-X2-115x115.jpg "J. Quinerly’s commit to UA resurrects ‘Point Guard U’")
J. Quinerly’s commit to UA resurrects ‘Point Guard U’
Posted on August 11, 2017 | No CommentsPoint Guard U is enrolling again. The University of Arizona men’s basketball program earned that moniker during the Lute Olson era when the hall-of-fame coach was regularly recruiting some […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![Casey Benson is about to discover he’s got a tough act to follow when he returns to his Arizona roots. The former basketball standout during his prep career at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Benson_Calpac12_3_-115x115.jpg "GCU hoops: Casey Benson has a tough act to follow")
GCU hoops: Casey Benson has a tough act to follow
Posted on May 3, 2017 | No CommentsCasey Benson is about to discover he’s got a tough act to follow when he returns to his Arizona roots. The former basketball standout during his prep career at […] -
![At least the summer weather won’t come as a surprise to Shareef O’Neal when he settles in to begin his college basketball career a year from now at University […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shareef-ONeal-115x115.jpg "Shaq’s son to take big frame, big name to UA basketball")
Shaq’s son to take big frame, big name to UA basketball
Posted on April 22, 2017 | No CommentsAt least the summer weather won’t come as a surprise to Shareef O’Neal when he settles in to begin his college basketball career a year from now at University […] -
![Chalk up another high-profile recruiting coup for University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller. But this time it’s not another addition to his string of top-10 recruiting class. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lorenzo-romar-ncaa-basketball-washington-utah-115x115.jpg "UA’s Miller adds Pac-12 foe to basketball coaching staff")
UA’s Miller adds Pac-12 foe to basketball coaching staff
Posted on April 17, 2017 | No CommentsChalk up another high-profile recruiting coup for University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller. But this time it’s not another addition to his string of top-10 recruiting class. […] -
![Go big or go home. So say the college basketball analysts. Last season, Bobby Hurley‘s Arizona State basketball team went home after concluding their season with a quarterfinal loss […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dunk-115x115.jpg "Hurley adding much-needed size to ASU front court")
Hurley adding much-needed size to ASU front court
Posted on April 8, 2017 | No CommentsGo big or go home. So say the college basketball analysts. Last season, Bobby Hurley‘s Arizona State basketball team went home after concluding their season with a quarterfinal loss […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![ESPN’s College Game Day will be broadcasting tomorrow from McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus. Tucson surely welcomes the national exposure, but there’s no need to promote that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAkadeem-115x115.jpg "Pac-12 hoops ‘game of the year’…#4 UA vs. #5 UCLA")
Pac-12 hoops ‘game of the year’…#4 UA vs. #5 UCLA
Posted on February 24, 2017 | No CommentsESPN’s College Game Day will be broadcasting tomorrow from McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus. Tucson surely welcomes the national exposure, but there’s no need to promote that […]