‘We’re some dogs’: Arizona women’s basketball finding footing, Arizona State still searching in Big 12 debut
TUCSON – Arizona and ASU women's basketball are on different paths—Arizona is building momentum with a young core, while ASU continues to struggle under Coach Natasha Adair. Their latest rivalry matchup highlighted the gap as the regular season nears its end.
Transfer portal forces reflection, changes for Arizona men’s and women’s basketball programs
TUCSON – After a subpar March Madness performance by the Arizona men’s and women’s basketball programs, it did not take long for players to take advantage of the transfer portal and choose to find a new home for next season.
Wildcats letdown: UCLA knocks Arizona out of Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament
LAS VEGAS - After a competitive first half between the fourth-seeded University of Arizona and fifth-seeded UCLA, the Bruins pulled away in the second half to beat the Wildcats 73-59 in the quarterfinal of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament.
Arizona women’s basketball reloads with the hiring of Wildcat great Aari McDonald as Director of Recruiting
PHOENIX — Aari McDonald was recently named the Director of Recruiting at her alma mater, Arizona. The Wildcats are already loaded with top recruits for the 2022 and 2023 seasons and adding McDonald only brings the program and coach Adia Barnes more success.
Bittersweet exit for Sam Thomas as Arizona women eliminated in NCAA Tournament
TUCSON – It was a sad day for sixth-year senior Sam Thomas, as Arizona suffered another slow start against North Carolina, and this time it came back to bite the Wildcats. The Tar Heels dominated in all facets during a lopsided 63-45 victory that propelled North Carolina to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015.
Sister act: Thomas siblings square off in Arizona women’s NCAA Tournament victory over UNLV
TUCSON – Despite an early scare from UNLV, Arizona pushed past the Lady Rebels with a dominant fourth quarter filled with efficient offense and solid defense. Sam Thomas was a major contributor for the Wildcats defensively, grabbing steals and blocking shots in a game that featured sister Jade on the UNLV bench.
UArizona women’s NCAA Tournament run defies odds, builds for future
They were a No. 3 seed. They have one of the lowest budgets of NCAA Sweet 16 teams. Little was expected of them. And yet the Arizona Wildcats played in the NCAA Women's Tournament national championship game.
Underdogs? Disrespected? Despite obstacles, UArizona women find themselves in Final Four
TUCSON — Coach Adia Barnes’ long road has led her to the Final Four, where her team is the lowest seed still remaining in the NCAA Tournament and hopes to continue to surprise the sports world.
‘We’ve peaked at the right time’: UArizona women roll to first Final Four in program history
The Arizona women’s basketball team advanced to the first Final Four in program history to face perennial power UConn in national semifinals.
Arizona women’s basketball team ends drought, advances in NCAA Tournament
After a 16-year drought, the Arizona women’s basketball team notched its first NCAA tournament win since 2005 on Monday.
