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Safe to say, the Arizona basketball and Arizona State basketball rivalry is still strong. After ASU head coach Bobby Hurley said some of the Wildcats players had “no class” following their loss, head coach Tommy Lloyd wasn’t having any of it. He gave a straightforward response to Hurley’s criticisms. “If you have something to say […]

Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd is speaking out about his team’s win over Iowa State Monday. The Wildcats forced overtime and then defeated the Cyclones, 86-75. Following the win, Lloyd made a startling admission. “They were better down the stretch in regulation than we were; you’re just trying to hang in there and give yourself […]

The Arizona basketball team blew out Davidson in its first Battle 4 Atlantis game on Wednesday. On Thanksgiving Day, things didn’t go so well for Tommy Lloyd’s team. The Wildcats lost to unranked Oklahoma, 82-77, in a tough outcome. Arizona trailed by six at the half and outscored the Sooners in the second half, but […]

As Arizona basketball lost to Duke basketball 69-55, it was another struggling performance for senior guard Caleb Love. Luckily, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd has his back through the woeful performances. Following the game, Lloyd spoke on how important it is to support Love through the rough stretch. “He’s not playing great right now, I […]

Behind 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, the Duke Blue Devils scored a 69-55 win over the Arizona Wildcats on Friday night in Tucson in a rare early-season matchup between top 25 programs not played at a neutral site. After the game, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd took the time to […]

It’s mid-November, and that means we’re just days away from tipping off nearly all of the early season tournaments that college hoops fans spend the latter half of the month feasting on. One of the marquee tournaments this year will be played at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. The Battle 4 Atlantis field features […]

Arizona basketball fell in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons under Tommy Lloyd, who fell victim to a feat not yet broken. The Wildcats are now 23 years removed from their last “Final Four,” a streak that has traumatized and broken spirits in Tucson. Lloyd recapped his team’s loss with some […]

The Arizona basketball team just can’t get over the hump when it comes to March Madness. on Thursday, Tommy Lloyd and his team fell short again in another early exit. Clemson moved on to the Elite Eight with a 77-72 victory over the Wildcats in Los Angeles, sparking reactions from plenty of fans as Arizona […]

The Arizona basketball program took on a steep uphill March Madness battle against the Clemson Tigers. Arizona lost the Sweet 16 matchup 77-72 after an abysmal shooting night. Now, social media is giving coach Tommy Lloyd and senior Caleb Love an earful. Caleb Love finished the night with 13 points but was freezing cold from […]

Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd is tipping his cap to the school he used to work for. Lloyd gave a thumbs up to Gonzaga’s band as they saluted Lloyd following his team’s win over Dayton on Saturday. Arizona is headed to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 after knocking off Dayton 78-68 in a Round of […]

Heading into the first round of March Madness on Thursday, the No. 2 seeded Arizona Wildcats against the No. 15 seeded Long Beach State seemed like an ultimate David vs. Goliath showdown. The storylines were fantastic as well considering Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson once recruited Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd when the […]

The Long Beach State basketball program has had a month filled with March Madness. The 49ers parted ways with Head Coach Dan Monson. Yet, he continues to coach the team through the NCAA Tournament, with a game against Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona basketball squad. Monson delivered a hilarious jab to Lloyd in a meetup […]

Arizona basketball has consistently been ranked in the top 10 this season, but the Wildcats were bested by Washington State for a second time this year on Thursday. The loss drops Arizona to second in the Pac-12 standings with five games left. It’s the first time Washington State swept Arizona in the regular season series […]

The Arizona basketball program officially locked in head coach Tommy Lloyd with a new contract extension earlier in the week. With Arizona on top of the Pac-12 Conference and looking for another top team in college basketball, it was a well-deserved extension for Lloyd. However, Lloyd isn’t thinking about that, instead, he is only focused […]

The Arizona men’s basketball program is on a crash course for another Pac-12 Conference title and a good seed in the NCAA Tournament. On Monday, Arizona agreed to a huge contract extension with head coach Tommy Lloyd to keep him in town until 2029, per Jason Scheer. ‘The University of Arizona and men’s basketball head […]

The Arizona basketball team continued Pac-12 Conference play with a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday night. Much to the surprise of Tommy Lloyd and company, the Wildcats exploded with a 97-50 blowout win over the Buffs. After the game, Lloyd got honest about the performance of his team (h/t Brian Pedersen). “Well, […]

Arizona basketball went north to the Phoenix Suns’ home arena, Footprint Center, to defeat Alabama Wednesday night, 87-74. Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats improved to 9-1. The Wildcats fell last Saturday to then-No. 3 Purdue, 92-84, but looked like the dominant team they have been against the Crimson Tide. “There’s no shame in losing to […]

Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd is remaining honest about his team following a tough loss to the Purdue basketball program on Saturday. Purdue defeated Arizona 92-84, handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season. Arizona was ranked no.1 in the country and the loss will drop the team from that perch. Lloyd wants his […]

TUCSON — Arizona basketball looked every bit like the No. 1 team in the country in its dominant 98-73 win over No. 23 Wisconsin. The Wildcats, who improved to 8-0 while the Badgers fell to 7-3, went on a 20-2 run from 8:50 left in the first half to 3:29 to build an 18-point lead. […]

After a very successful 2022-23 regular season that saw the Arizona Wildcats knock off UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game, the season ended in humiliating form for the Wildcats. They entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to No. 15 seed Princeton. Following the season, star […]

Just like the Cincinnati Bearcats had their 32-game home winning streak at Nippert Stadium broken by the Tulane Green Wave in a late-November loss, the Washington State Cougars basketball team shattered the No. 5-ranked Arizona Wildcats’ 28-game home winning streak when they took a 74-61 victory in McKale Memorial Center. The game had the chance […]

The Arizona Wildcats got cold water doused on their hot streak to start the season. On Thursday, Arizona basketball suffered its first defeat of the season, as the Wildcats were upset by the Utah Utes, 81-66, on the road. The loss to unranked Utah came on the heels of Arizona basketball winning two games in […]

Folks, it looks like the Arizona Wildcats are back–and in very quick fashion. After recently parting ways with former head coach Sean Miller, the Wildcats wasted no time in finding a long term replacement in Tommy Lloyd. Stadium analyst Jeff Goodman broke Arizona’s newest hire in a tweet: BREAKING: Arizona is set to hire Gonzaga […]