UA takes Wisconsin to overtime before losing Final Four bid
College sports fans in the state of Arizona can finally turn their attention to baseball. The deep run by the last standing Arizona team, the University of Arizona Wildcats, … Read More
Tag: Nick Johnson
ASU, UA reap Pac-12 hoops awards; Nick Johnson is POY
Ah, college rivalries. Now that basketball’s regular season is over, Arizona and Arizona State are stacking up their individual awards as the Pac-12 teams prepare for their conference tournament … Read More
Cal Bears stun No. 1 UA basketball, end record win streak
You had to see this one coming. For the last month or so, the Arizona Wildcats have been living on borrowed time as they tried to keep alive a … Read More
Win over UCLA gives UA basketball best start in 82 years
The Arizona Wildcats are still the No. 1 team in college basketball. And now they’re poised to break a record that has stood for more than three-quarters of a … Read More
UA’s Sean Miller takes on ‘best friend’ in NCAA Sweet 16
Tomorrow will mark the first time that Sean Miller‘s Arizona Wildcats have met up with Ohio State. But the fourth-year head basketball coach knows exactly what to expect when the … Read More
14-game win streak comes to an end for UA basketball
For almost a month, it has seemed like the Wildcats have been living on borrowed time. Time expired last night. A four-point loss to Oregon in Eugene dropped No. 4 … Read More
Surprised? Local grads lead hoops scoring at AZ colleges
Is in-state recruiting paying off for Arizona’s major universities? It certainly appears to be when it comes to basketball. With just one exception, Arizona prep stars have stepped up to … Read More
Basketball win tops off day of ‘miracles’ for UA sports
Two miracles in one day. Not bad for a college with no religious affiliation. Saturday would have to be considered one of the biggest single-day successes in recent memory for … Read More
UA hoops sliding…time to bring in the young’uns?
Sean Miller is still trying to break in some new colts from a corral full of studs he picked up in the 2011 recruiting class. And tonight he may have … Read More
UA basketball coach: ‘We’re just not a very good team…’
Nick Johnson took four shots from behind the three-point arc Thursday night and made three of them. Unfortunately, the one he missed was the one the University of Arizona needed … Read More
Frosh make a splash at UA basketball Red-Blue game
It was a freshman that won the dunk contest Saturday at the annual Red-Blue game, the scrimmage that helps kick off a new men’s basketball season at University of Arizona. … Read More
NLI signing day is a big step for AZ high school athletes
That collective sigh of relief heard earlier this week in high schools and colleges across the country meant it was the second Wednesday of November – better known in sports … Read More
Gilbert’s Nick Johnson is a big catch for UA basketball
Sean Miller just landed one of the best combo guards in the country for his 2011 recruiting class at University of Arizona. And, at the same time, may have added … Read More