Arizona's Tommy Lloyd wins AP men's coach of the yearArizona's Tommy Lloyd has been named The Associated Press men's basketball coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in his first season.
Shead scores 21 points, Houston knocks out 1-seed ArizonaJamal Shead scored a career-high 21 points and Houston led throughout in a 72-60 victory over top-seeded Arizona.
Mathurin, top-seeded Arizona survive TCU upset bid in OTBennedict Mathurin made a 3-pointer to force overtime and scored six more points in the extra session, and top-seeded Arizona outlasted ninth-seeded TCU 85-80 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
TIPPING OFF: Always-dangerous Ramblers set sights on Ohio StLoyola-Chicago plays Ohio State in one of the top matchups on the second full day of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 2 Arizona tops No. 13 UCLA 84-76 to win Pac-12 titleBennedict Mathurin scored 27 points and No. 2 Arizona used a massive second-half run to beat No. 13 UCLA 84-76, winning the Pac-12 Tournament in coach Tommy Lloyd’s first season.
No. 2 Arizona outlasts Stanford 84-80 in Pac-12 quartersChristian Koloko scored 24 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and No. 2 Arizona held off Stanford 84-80 in the Pac-12 quarterfinals.
Arizona's Mathurin named Pac-12 player of the yearArizona's Bennedict Mathurin has been named The Associated Press Pac-12 player of the year after a dominating sophomore season.
Defense leads No. 3 Arizona to 67-56 win over Arizona StateBennedict Mathurin and Oumar Ballo scored 14 points each, and No. 3 Arizona turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to beat rival Arizona State 67-56.
No. 7 UCLA defeats No. 3 Arizona 75-59 in Pac-12 showdownJohnny Juzang and Jules Bernard scored 15 points each and seventh-ranked UCLA used gritty defense to beat No. 3 Arizona 75-59.
No. 19 Tennessee hands No. 6 Arizona first loss 77-73John Fulkerson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Tennessee overpowered No. 6 Arizona early and held on for a 77-73 win, giving the Wildcats their first loss.
