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University of Arizona Archive
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![Adia Barnes has been laying down some big foundation blocks for the women’s basketball program she is trying to re-build at the University of Arizona. Barnes was hired 14 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Adia-115x115.jpg "Barnes building UA women’s hoops with 5-star recruit")
Barnes building UA women’s hoops with 5-star recruit
Posted on June 8, 2017 | No CommentsAdia Barnes has been laying down some big foundation blocks for the women’s basketball program she is trying to re-build at the University of Arizona. Barnes was hired 14 […] -
![The University of Arizona had two roads in this year’s post-season that would lead to a college world series. Both turned out to be dead-ends.. A week ago, Arizona’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rivasslide-115x115.jpg "UA baseball done, fails to get past Texas Regional")
UA baseball done, fails to get past Texas Regional
Posted on June 5, 2017 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona had two roads in this year’s post-season that would lead to a college world series. Both turned out to be dead-ends.. A week ago, Arizona’s […] -
![Like so many times in recent years, the Arizona Wildcats were once again knocking on the door of the Women’s College World Series. This time it was the Baylor […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/UAsoft-115x115.jpg "Baylor extends UA softball’s 7-year WCWS drought")
Baylor extends UA softball’s 7-year WCWS drought
Posted on May 29, 2017 | No CommentsLike so many times in recent years, the Arizona Wildcats were once again knocking on the door of the Women’s College World Series. This time it was the Baylor […] -
![Maybe the embarrassment it suffered at the hands of UCLA in the final series of the regular season was the impetus the University of Arizona softball team needed going […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/UASB-115x115.jpg "Power & pitching will take UA softball to 2017 WCWS")
Power & pitching will take UA softball to 2017 WCWS
Posted on May 26, 2017 | No CommentsMaybe the embarrassment it suffered at the hands of UCLA in the final series of the regular season was the impetus the University of Arizona softball team needed going […] -
![Dave Heeke’s first coaching hire at University of Arizona won’t be the easiest personnel decision he will make during his tenure in Tucson. He has to find someone to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RickDeMont-115x115.jpg "After 30 years, Rick DeMont retires from UA swimming")
After 30 years, Rick DeMont retires from UA swimming
Posted on May 25, 2017 | No CommentsDave Heeke’s first coaching hire at University of Arizona won’t be the easiest personnel decision he will make during his tenure in Tucson. He has to find someone to […] -
![Life as we know it is all about perspective, the way that we view events. The Arizona State softball team really needs some perspective right now. Sun Devil softball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASUvsUNC2-115x115.jpg "ASU softball, baseball close out disappointing seasons")
ASU softball, baseball close out disappointing seasons
Posted on May 21, 2017 | No CommentsLife as we know it is all about perspective, the way that we view events. The Arizona State softball team really needs some perspective right now. Sun Devil softball […] -
![Katiyana Mauga didn’t need all three games against Oregon to become the most prolific home-run hitter in the history of the University of Arizona softball program. It took just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Mauga-115x115.jpg "Mauga breaks UA softball home-run record with No. 88")
Mauga breaks UA softball home-run record with No. 88
Posted on April 23, 2017 | 1 CommentKatiyana Mauga didn’t need all three games against Oregon to become the most prolific home-run hitter in the history of the University of Arizona softball program. It took just […] -
![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. […] -
![There is likely no other state in the nation that was able to offer as much track & field competition as Arizona just did on a single weekend. On […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AaronCastl-115x115.jpg "ASU, UA host & show well at weekend nat’l T&F events")
ASU, UA host & show well at weekend nat’l T&F events
Posted on April 10, 2017 | No CommentsThere is likely no other state in the nation that was able to offer as much track & field competition as Arizona just did on a single weekend. On […] -
![Evidently, March Madness has not ended for Sean Miller. The disappointment of an earlier-than-expected tourney exit was just the beginning. The University of Arizona head basketball coach is just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAmarkkan-115x115.jpg "Markkanen leaving UA to enter draft; others still deciding")
Markkanen leaving UA to enter draft; others still deciding
Posted on March 31, 2017 | No CommentsEvidently, March Madness has not ended for Sean Miller. The disappointment of an earlier-than-expected tourney exit was just the beginning. The University of Arizona head basketball coach is just […] -
![If you want to know what it’s like to coach against a legend, just wait until tomorrow and ask Ann Pierson. Her Grand Canyon University softball team plays the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mCandrea-115x115.jpg "UA’s Candrea notches 1,500 softball wins; GCU up next")
UA’s Candrea notches 1,500 softball wins; GCU up next
Posted on March 29, 2017 | No CommentsIf you want to know what it’s like to coach against a legend, just wait until tomorrow and ask Ann Pierson. Her Grand Canyon University softball team plays the […] -
![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 […] -
![Forty games. That’s how many the University of Arizona softball team won last year on the way to advancing to the program’s 11th Super Regional in 12 years. Twenty […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAsbswing-115x115.jpg "Hot bats, strong pitching has UA softball ranked No. 5")
Hot bats, strong pitching has UA softball ranked No. 5
Posted on March 11, 2017 | No CommentsForty games. That’s how many the University of Arizona softball team won last year on the way to advancing to the program’s 11th Super Regional in 12 years. Twenty […] -
![It’s been a tough first season for Arizona State‘s new gymnastics head coach Jay Santos. But on Sunday afternoon, rival University of Arizona gave the Gym Devils a reason […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ASUgym-115x115.jpg "Upset of UA is first Pac-12 win for ASU gymnasts in 3 yrs")
Upset of UA is first Pac-12 win for ASU gymnasts in 3 yrs
Posted on March 8, 2017 | No CommentsIt’s been a tough first season for Arizona State‘s new gymnastics head coach Jay Santos. But on Sunday afternoon, rival University of Arizona gave the Gym Devils a reason […] -
![Here’s a good way to start off a new coaching job….beat your in-state rival in just the third game on the schedule. …and on your rival’s home court…when your […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BeachVB3-115x115.jpg "Beach Volleyball: No. 6 Arizona stunned by ASU")
Beach Volleyball: No. 6 Arizona stunned by ASU
Posted on March 5, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a good way to start off a new coaching job….beat your in-state rival in just the third game on the schedule. …and on your rival’s home court…when your […] -
![Yesterday’s loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament brought a disappointing end to the debut season of University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. Sixth-seeded […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAbarnes-115x115.jpg "Barnes ends UA debut with 1st round Pac-12 tourney loss")
Barnes ends UA debut with 1st round Pac-12 tourney loss
Posted on March 3, 2017 | No CommentsYesterday’s loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament brought a disappointing end to the debut season of University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. Sixth-seeded […] -
![This year’s University of Arizona baseball team is just a handful of games into the new season. These early games are designed to get a look at who’s ready […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/morimoto-115x115.jpg "Hot bats: UA hitters averaging 10 runs a game for 8-0 start")
Hot bats: UA hitters averaging 10 runs a game for 8-0 start
Posted on February 27, 2017 | No CommentsThis year’s University of Arizona baseball team is just a handful of games into the new season. These early games are designed to get a look at who’s ready […] -
![Among other key attributes of a good athletic director, the University of Arizona was looking for a track record of staying put for awhile in their search for a new […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAheeke-115x115.jpg "Dave Heeke returns to Pac-12 to take Arizona AD job")
Dave Heeke returns to Pac-12 to take Arizona AD job
Posted on February 26, 2017 | No CommentsAmong other key attributes of a good athletic director, the University of Arizona was looking for a track record of staying put for awhile in their search for a new […] -
![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 […] -
![Instant credibility. That’s what a big win over an established in-state rival brings to a new head coach. For Adia Barnes, the first-year head coach of the University of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAwomBB-115x115.jpg "Hoops win over ASU a big step for new UA women’s coach")
Hoops win over ASU a big step for new UA women’s coach
Posted on February 20, 2017 | No CommentsInstant credibility. That’s what a big win over an established in-state rival brings to a new head coach. For Adia Barnes, the first-year head coach of the University of […] -
![Until this year’s National Signing Day on Wednesday, Todd Graham‘s best recruiting job among local athletes was the four he picked up in the 2013 class. That was Graham’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ToddGPractc-115x115.jpg "Big in-state recruiting haul for ASU football: 4 of top 10")
Big in-state recruiting haul for ASU football: 4 of top 10
Posted on February 4, 2017 | No CommentsUntil this year’s National Signing Day on Wednesday, Todd Graham‘s best recruiting job among local athletes was the four he picked up in the 2013 class. That was Graham’s […] -
![During his coaching career, University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller has taken teams to three Sweet 16 and four Elite Eight appearances, but never ascended into that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Trierdunk-115x115.jpg "Look for Arizona Wildcats at this year’s Final Four")
Look for Arizona Wildcats at this year’s Final Four
Posted on January 30, 2017 | No CommentsDuring his coaching career, University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller has taken teams to three Sweet 16 and four Elite Eight appearances, but never ascended into that […] -
![“I don’t think we win without him.” That comment from University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller is high praise for a sophomore. But it just shows how much the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/UAllonzo-115x115.jpg "Allonzo Trier returns to help UA basketball upset #3 UCLA")
Allonzo Trier returns to help UA basketball upset #3 UCLA
Posted on January 23, 2017 | No Comments“I don’t think we win without him.” That comment from University of Arizona head basketball coach Sean Miller is high praise for a sophomore. But it just shows how much the […] -
![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 […]](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 […] -
![Roll, Tide, Roll. Cry, Cats, Cry. The Alabama Crimson Tide rolled into Tucson and persuaded University of Arizona Director of Athletics Greg Byrne to leave the desert and […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Greg_Byrne_pd_012214_0001-115x115.jpg "Roll, Tide: Greg Byrne leaves UA for AD job at Alabama")
Roll, Tide: Greg Byrne leaves UA for AD job at Alabama
Posted on January 16, 2017 | No CommentsRoll, Tide, Roll. Cry, Cats, Cry. The Alabama Crimson Tide rolled into Tucson and persuaded University of Arizona Director of Athletics Greg Byrne to leave the desert and […] -
![The revolving door that has become a part of the University of Arizona football program lately has swung again. And Braxton Burmeister has just rotated through it for a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Braxton-115x115.png "4-star QB Burmeister de-commits from UA football – again")
4-star QB Burmeister de-commits from UA football – again
Posted on January 15, 2017 | No CommentsThe revolving door that has become a part of the University of Arizona football program lately has swung again. And Braxton Burmeister has just rotated through it for a […] -
![The University of Arizona basketball fans who showed up in McKale Center for last night’s rivalry game with Arizona State were no doubt satisfied with the Wildcats’ 16-point win. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/UA7-footers-115x115.jpg "91-75…UA size too much for short-handed ASU basketball")
91-75…UA size too much for short-handed ASU basketball
Posted on January 13, 2017 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona basketball fans who showed up in McKale Center for last night’s rivalry game with Arizona State were no doubt satisfied with the Wildcats’ 16-point win. […] -
![There are lots of things that keep college football coaches awake at night. Piracy has to be among those at the top of the list. Until a program can […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/UAhelmets-115x115.jpg "Top-tier D-I programs targeting UA football commits")
Top-tier D-I programs targeting UA football commits
Posted on January 9, 2017 | No CommentsThere are lots of things that keep college football coaches awake at night. Piracy has to be among those at the top of the list. Until a program can […]