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The Arizona Wildcats continued their strong start to start the 2025-26 season, improving to 11-0 following their 68-45 win against San Diego State on Saturday. Arizona is currently ranked the No. 1 team in the country, and following the win, head coach Tommy Lloyd explained why big man Tobe Awaka reminds him of Sacramento Kings […]

Seven NCAA teams remain without a loss this season. This is the first edition of ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings that features all seven of them. Teams jumping into the top 25 means that others have to fall down the rankings, or be out of them altogether. Florida, for example, is just narrowly holding […]

What a time to be a Nebraska basketball fan, huh? After an impressive 9-0 start to non-conference play, Fred Hoiberg and company had to put their feet to the fire at the start of Big Ten play. The Cornhuskers passed with flying colors, routing Wisconsin at home and upsetting Illinois on the road to get […]

As the No. 1 Arizona basketball team pounded the No. 12 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, 96-75, the program would go on to make modern college basketball history with the victory. Led by Arizona basketball freshman Brayden Burries in a career-best game, the result ended up being another ranked win for the Wildcats. According to […]

Alabama coach Nate Oats did not shy away from accountability after the Crimson Tide were physically overmatched in a 96-75 loss to top-ranked Arizona. Instead, he labeled the defeat for what it was. A combination of roster miscalculations and an ongoing failure for Alabama to meet the standard against elite opponents. “In hindsight, I probably […]

The college basketball season is still young, but Arizona has emerged from the pack as arguably the best team in the nation. Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats have rolled through a challenging non-conference slate and are currently the No. 1-ranked team in the country as a result. That continued on Saturday night, when the Wildcats […]

The NCAA college basketball schedule is starting to heat up, and the picture is becoming clearer on who the best teams in the nation are. There are still a handful of undefeated teams left, and last week’s AP Poll number one team, Purdue, lost their first game of the season, as did a number of […]

After the Arizona basketball program got a huge ranked win over the UConn Huskies on Nov. 19, the team got its fourth win against a ranked team on Saturday with its latest dominant showing against the Auburn Tigers, 97-68. With the Arizona basketball team continuing to win in stunners, there were many contributions to the […]

Feast Week has come and gone in college basketball, and with it came plenty of change in ClutchPoints’ power rankings. With a number of big in-season tournaments having come to a conclusion, how does the top-25 stack up? 25. St. John’s Georgetown and NC State both fall out of the top 25, and St. John’s […]

Some of the top men’s college basketball teams have been tested against top 25 teams on a regular basis already, while others are still fluffing their record with easy wins against small programs. Because of that, opinions are all over the board on how teams rank against their peers. So, here is ClutchPoints’ top 25 […]

Jaden Bradley received praise from head coach Tommy Lloyd for his performances in the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats’ 71-67 win over the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Wednesday night. In 35 minutes of action, Bradley delivered a strong display for the Wildcats. He finished with a stat line of 21 points, three rebounds, two assists, […]

The No. 4 Arizona basketball continues its fiery start to the 2025-26 season, as the Wildcats remain undefeated after taking down the No. 3 UConn Huskies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs on Wednesday night. It was another huge statement victory for Tommy Lloyd’s squad that improved to 5-0 overall. Three of their five victims so […]

The Arizona Wildcats have done well on the recruiting trail in recent seasons, with forward Koa Peat among the top freshmen in the country this year. On Sunday, Arizona landed another top recruit with the commitment of Cameron Holmes, as per Dushawn London of 247 Sports. Cameron Holmes’ commitment to Arizona came after interest from […]

Arizona basketball made a run to the Sweet 16 in the 2024-25 season and has now opened its 2025-26 campaign. It was an upset of Florida to open the year, led by freshman Koa Peat. Now, head coach Tommy Lloyd has his sights set on a rival, UCLA. “There’s this thorn in our side that […]

Former Auburn Tigers coach Bruce Pearl couldn’t help but take a lighthearted jab at Arizona Wildcats freshman Koa Peat after his explosive college debut. Pearl reminded Peat of his extensive recruitment efforts, which ultimately fell short, when Peat made his commitment to Arizona back in March. During a postgame interview following Arizona’s upset win over […]

Las Vegas, Nevada, is host to a match-up of two Top-15 teams to open the college basketball season. Florida comes in ranked No. 3 in the nation and is the defending National Champion. Meanwhile, Arizona comes in ranked 13th in the AP Poll. They made a Sweet 16 run in 2024-25 and look to go […]

NBA fans love to criticize LeBron James’ sons, Bronny and Bryce, but nobody can ever accuse the 40-year-old of being an unsupportive father. That was evident during the Los Angeles Lakers’ Friday night game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, when LeBron James was spotted wearing his youngest son, Bryce’s, Arizona basketball jersey. James is expected to […]

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats are gearing up for the 2025-26 college basketball season. But to insider Jeff Goodman, he has concerns about the team’s roster. Arizona is coming off another exit from the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, their third in the last four years. While the program has done well in […]

The Indiana Pacers continue to shock the basketball world, and now they are just two wins away from a championship. The Pacers took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 116-107 win in Game 3 on Wednesday night, and they have a pair of former Arizona basketball stars […]

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona basketball team had a solid year this past season as the Wildcats finished with a 24-13 overall record and they went 14-6 in conference play. Arizona ended up earning a four-seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the team ended up going on a good run. Now, the offseason is here, […]

Arizona basketball is adding a talented big man from Senegal. Tommy Lloyd’s program got the commitment of 6-foot-11 forward Sidi Gueye, per ESPN. Gueye previously played for Real Madrid in Spain. The forward is seen as one of the top international basketball prospects available this year. “Coach [Tommy] Lloyd is one of the top coaches […]

Since Arizona switched from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 conference, the last two years have seen various changes. A major one, of course, is Caleb Love leaving with the support of coach Tommy Loyd.  Now, change is coming from the top down of the women’s basketball program.   According to ESPN.com, Arizona women’s basketball hired […]

Arizona basketball landed a talented shooter through the transfer portal. Head coach Tommy Lloyd is experiencing a lot of roster turnover this year. The Wildcats are set to lose superstar guard Caleb Love and several other key contributors this offseason. The program is set to bring in the fourth-ranked recruiting class in the country but […]

The Arizona basketball team added another five-star recruit to their already loaded 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday. Combo guard Brayden Burries announced his commitment to the Wildcats, and he is the fourth player to join the 2025 recruiting class. Burries is also the third five-star to commit to Arizona from the 2025 class. Tommy Lloyd […]

Fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Arizona Wildcats have lost another player to the transfer portal. Former four-star recruit and Wildcats forward Henri Veesaar is in the portal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. Veesaar averaged 9.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for Arizona in the university’s […]

With Arizona’s loss to Duke in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, Caleb Love’s decorated college basketball career is now officially in the past. As Love prepares for the next step in his career, Wildcats head coach Tommy Lloyd sees a bright future ahead of his star pupil. Despite the controversy that has surrounded Love’s eventful […]

Elite 2025 five-star power forward Koa Peat made his college decision on Thursday, and he is going to play for the Arizona basketball team. Peat is one of the top players in the 2025 class, and he chose the Wildcats over Arizona State, Baylor, Houston and Texas. “BREAKING: Top-10 senior Koa Peat has committed to […]

Duke basketball is set for a Sweet Sixteen clash with Arizona on Thursday. Head coach Jon Scheyer has revealed an update on junior forward Maliq Brown as the Blue Devils hope to continue their NCAA Tournament run. Brown has been one of the team’s strongest role players throughout the season, and it appears that he […]

The list of players who have played against the Duke Blue Devils as many times as Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love has is not a long one. Already, the graduate senior has gone head-to-head with the bluest of college basketball’s blue bloods nine times, and on Thursday, March 27th, Love will take the court for […]

Arizona faces Duke in the Sweet 16. The Wildcats looked great in their first two games, but they are facing the best team in college basketball this season in Duke with all of the Blue Devils’ talent. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona-Duke prediction and pick. Arizona is 24-12 […]

Arizona Basketball commit and son of the great LeBron James, Bryce James, is already on a path towards greatness. Growing up around the game his entire life behind role models like LeBron and his older brother Bronny James, Bryce can add California State Champion to his list of accolades following Sierra Canyon’s championship win. He’ll […]

Caleb Love knows what it takes to beat Duke basketball in a huge game. He played a major role in arguably the program’s most agonizing loss in modern history, scoring a game-high 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting for North Carolina in a 2022 Final Four victory over the Blue Devils. Because of his win-clinching 3-pointer […]

In his 24th season as a college basketball coach, Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd knows what to expect in the NCAA Tournament. The fourth-year head coach believes he has seen the tournament from all angles, giving him the perspective he needs to guide Arizona to a title run, beginning with its first-round win over Akron. Despite some […]

Arizona basketball is back in the March Madness spotlight. Only this time the Wildcats withstood their first Big 12 gauntlet to reach their 39th NCAA Tournament and fourth under Tommy Lloyd. Arizona advanced all the way to the conference title game before falling to eventual champion Houston.  Arizona has new momentum for this version of […]

The Arizona Wildcats fell short in their bid for a Big 12 Tournament championship, losing 72-64 to Houston on Saturday night. While the loss stings, head coach Tommy Lloyd knows his team must quickly shift its focus to the NCAA Tournament. “Obviously, they’ve had a great season and they’ve had a couple of great seasons,” […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona-Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona-Houston. The Arizona Wildcats have caught a number of breaks at this Big 12 Tournament, but to their credit, they are cashing them in. They got a break when Kansas, their quarterfinal opponent, had to […]

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd made it clear after his team’s hard-fought victory over Texas Tech that the Wildcats aren’t satisfied just yet. Following their 86-80 win in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, Lloyd sent a message that should have Arizona fans fired up for the championship game against top-seeded Houston. “You beat Kansas in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas Arizona. The Kansas Jayhawks have gone through a very bumpy ride this season, so much so that they had to play a Big 12 Tournament second-round game on Wednesday night. Usually, it has […]

The college basketball season continues on Saturday with a matchup between Arizona and Kansas. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona-Kansas prediction and pick. This Saturday, No. 24 Arizona visits Kansas in a crucial matchup for both teams. The Wildcats, seeking to bolster their NCAA Tournament resume, face a Jayhawks […]