I sure did miss Boswell at the critical end of our game. The other 3 were really ineffective the last 2 games. The stats don’t lie and I hope it was just the ucla game but obviously it was not.
I think all 3 were hesitant to shoot (with the exception of the poor choices and air ball that hurt) which hurt us.
Oh well…just sayin

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Hey guys, Arizona wrapped up Day 4 of spring practice and wanted to jump in and share some quick takeaways.

Quick takes:

Jordan Morgan - After injurying his knee against UCLA, coach Jedd Fisch has said that the time table for Jordan Morgan's return is around the start of the 2023 season. Well, today was a great sign with Morgan doing some running drills on the side line spring practice. He looks to be coming along on schedule.

Rayshon Luke - Running back Rayshon Luke is a very interesting piece for the 2023 season and see how Arizona will use him in different formations and what not. However, spring has been rough for Luke, who has fumbled the ball three times through four practices. I'll be watching his ball security from here on out.

Isaiah Rutherford - It has been an up and down career for Rutherford after coming from Notre Dame. He started spring as the No. 2 CB, but after getting worked through the first three days, he is now apart of the second unit defense.

I'll have more later as always. But, please feel free to comment with any questions.

Hey guys, just got done with interviews and heading home to write. However, I wanted to jump in and share some quick takes.

Quick takes:

Justin Flowe- Linebacker Justin Flowe looks to have fully recovered from whatever was holding him back at Oregon. Flowe was all over the field making plays in the running game and jumping all over quick slants in the passing game. He will 100% be a starting Linebacker for Johnny Nansen.

Tia Savae- defensive tackle Tia Savae isn't fully healthy and hasn't been involved during 11-on-11 drills.

Defensive backs - the defensive backs unit has been a lot more aggressive and somewhat cocky. There is a new swagger back there that hasn't been there in quite some time. Prysock has looked great and every part if a star corner.

I'll have more in a little. But, please feel free to ask questions.

Hey Matt and Troy. Is it to early to talk about possible transfers, either in or out of the program. Have you heard any rumors as teams begin to be eliminated?

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Lawndale (Calif.) Leuzinger wide receiver Daijon "Wooptie" Calimon will be visiting Arizona next weekend (March 4) in the first weekend teams can host recruits since January. Calimon committed to Colorado the day before Deion Sanders was hired in Boulder. He has been able to visit CU since the hire but I talked with him this weekend and it doesn't sound like Sanders' staff is giving him the complete attention he would like to see. His connection is with one of the staffers who is a holdover from the Dorrell staff, and he wasn't recruited by the current coaches so the door is definitely open for UA to make a move. He was impressive on Sunday when I watched him at a 7v7 event, and he'd be another complimentary piece for the receiver group. He also plays defensive back but is expected to stick on offense in college. He plays for former UA star tight end Brandon Manumaleuna at Leuzinger, so there is a bit of a Wildcats connection there.

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Are there interviews from any of the players? I might have missed them somewhere on the front page but I can’t find them?

Also, how is Heimule looking? Lots of Flowe/Manu talk but this guy intrigues me

Hey guys, tomorrow is the start of spring football and we will have full coverage for you guys from Five Takeaways from the post-practice interviews (Alex Poor writing), Top Takeaways from practice (Aidan Wohl) and Videos from the interviews (Madison Carney).

Now, if you noticed, my name isn't in the coverage plan for tomorrow and that is why I'm making this post. Recently, my aunt (Tia) has passed away and her funeral will be Tuesday (tomorrow). SO, i will be going to her funeral instead of the first spring practice. However, I will make sure everything goes as smooth as possible for our hard working interns.

I will return on Thursday for full coverage and will have the recap for the men's basketball tournament game ahead of the practice.

If you have any questions let me know.

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This will serve as our hub for today's coverage of Arizona's first spring practice. To start off, we have a short video of clips from the first day of work for the Wildcats. Among the newcomers you can see glimpses of in the video are quarterback Brayden Dorman (17/red), offensive lineman Rhino Tapaatoutai (59), receiver Malachi Riley (10), Genesis Smith (12) and JUCO transfer defensive back Charles Yates Jr. (17/white).

Clips shot by our reporter Madison Carney.

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Arizona will be headed to the South Region as the No. 2 seed. The first game will take place Thursday against 15th-seeded Princeton in Sacramento.

UCLA got the No. 2 seed in the West.

The South Region goes through Louisville this year. The Wildcats will either play (7) Missouri or (10) Utah State with a win over Princeton.

Hi everyone, I am getting the game thread up with about four hours to go before the 8:30 MST tip-off at T-Mobile Arena where No. 2 Arizona will take on top-seeded UCLA for the Pac-12 championship. This will be the rubber match between the two schools with Arizona downing UCLA at McKale Center before losing 82-73 at Pauley Pavilion one week ago.

Notes:

• Head coach Tommy Lloyd is 6-0 in his first two seasons in revenge games and 4-0 this season
• Cedric Henderson Jr. has averaged 18 .5 points over the last two games in Las Vegas and will look to keep his upward trend going in the championship
• UCLA star junior Jaylen Clark will not play and UCLA forward Adem Bona will most likely not play due to dislocating his shoulder in the first half last night's semi-final contest against Oregon

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An interesting one here as Georgia Tech is lining up Damon Stoudamire to replace Josh Pastner as its head coach. Stoudamire really began his foray into coaching on Pastner's staff in Memphis.

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Video here from Troy with Chip Hale and Nik McClaughry after Friday night's loss to West Virginia to open this weekend's series.

Starts tonight with 4 underwhelming games. The 8-9 game might be fun but both teams are just so blah. I watched CU a couple of times late in the season and they look like they have just mailed it in on this year. Washington should be looking for a new coach after the next loss.

The Utah/Stanford game could be fun but Utah has so many injuries and I think Stanford beats them and has great confidence they can beat us.

ASU and WAZZU should win easily and then ASU will have a play in game Vs USC

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A new staff addition for Arizona that could be crucial to recruiting in SoCal. Armond Hawkins Jr. recently left Colorado to join the Wildcats and he is a big deal on the recruiting scene. He’s coming aboard as an analyst with the CB group and an assistant recruiting director. He almost single-handedly kept the Buffs afloat after the coaching change last year. They actually had more commitments after the change than before Dorrell was fired. Mondo was a big part of that as most of the new commitments had some tie to him. His dad runs the Ground Zero 7v7 team and his younger brother is 4-star UCLA DB commit Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins. This is a good hire for the Wildcats.

Jedd knows what he’s doing.

Hi everyone, I am getting the game thread up with five hours until tip-off of the Pac-12 tournament semi-finals between No. 2 Arizona and No. 6 Arizona State at T-Mobile Arena.

Notes: This will be a revenge game for the Wildcats with the Sun Devils upsetting Arizona 89-88 on a last-second 60-foot heave to beat the buzzer the last time the two teams met less than a month ago at McKale Center.

Hi everyone, I am getting the game thread up with seven and a half hours until tip-off where No. 2 seed Arizona will kick off the Pac-12 tournament against No. 10 Stanford.

This will be a revenge game for the Wildcats as they will play a team that they got upset to 88-79 just under a month ago.

A key players to look out for Arizona will be Azuolas Tubelis who struggled last time against the Cardinal, only scoring four points along with early foul trouble. (This game will also be days after Tubelis missed out on the Pac-12 player of the year award.)

GAME INFO
Who: No. 2 Arizona (25-6, 14-6 Pac-12) vs. No. 10 Stanford (14-18, 7-13 Pac-12)
When: 7 p.m. (MST)
Where: T-Mobile Arena
TV: Pac-12 Networks

The final game of the regular season has arrived and it's a big one in the finale for Arizona. The Wildcats face UCLA in Pauley Pavilion tonight, and we'll have updates throughout the game. Join in the conversation as UA closes out the regular season against a rival.

Here are the starters:

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Monday is always the newsy day of the week for college athletics, and this is the final time weekly honors will come out or matter with the basketball season transition to the postseason. For Arizona, the last AP Top 25 poll before the start of the Pac-12 Tournament meant no move at all despite the loss to UCLA over the weekend. The Wildcats splitting the LA road trip led to voters keeping UA idle at No. 8 overall on the list, but the game on Saturday night had a bigger benefit for UCLA. The Bruins now sit at No. 2 overall in the AP Top 25 rankings after sweeping the Arizona schools.

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It is also the final week for the Pac-12 weekly awards, and Arizona finished the regular season with one of its players earning an honor. Azuolas Tubelis had a strong showing in Los Angeles but he was beat out by UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr.. However, freshman guard Kylan Boswell's production in his return to Southern California didn't go unnoticed as he has been named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after averaging 14 points against USC and UCLA. He's the first UA player to win the award since Azuolas Tubelis was honored as the freshman of the week back in 2021.

Arizona had three players win weekly honors this season with Tubelis being named the Pac-12 Player of the Week twice this season while center Oumar Ballo earned that distinction as well early in the season on Nov. 28.

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The UA women have hit a difficult stretch as of late losing three consecutive games and being bounced from the Pac-12 Tournament after just one round of action. Their tumble down the AP Top 25 continued Monday as the Wildcats now sit at No. 24 entering the NCAA Tournament. Arizona went from looking like a near-lock to host next week to likely being forced to play away from home in the opening rounds. The women's selection show will begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Hey all, Troy is dealing with a personal matter right now but he was able to spend some time with a bunch of the players and coaches yesterday during the team's media luncheon ahead of spring practice. It was intended to be off the record but eventually turned into a media session, so we will be rolling out some of those interviews and press conferences here in the coming days.

Here is the first batch of interviews with OC Brennan Carroll providing some insight into the UA offense, left tackle Jordan Morgan discussing his return to UA after his injury and newcomer linebacker Justin Flowe talking about his decision to join the Wildcats and his expectations for the upcoming season.

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The final week of the regular season begins tonight in LA with the Wildcats taking on USC at Galen Center.

Here's a look at the starting lineups, which includes Oumar Ballo. Ballo has been a full participant in warmups tonight. Troy is tending to a personal matter, so I'll be handling the game updates tonight.

The Pac-12 announced their end of season awards and Arizona's point guard Shaina Pellington was named Co-Most Improved Player of the Year along with former Wildcat Aaronette Vonleh.

Plus, both Pellington and Cate Reese were named to the All-Pac-12 team while Esmery Martinez was named as an honorable mention.

On the defensive side of the court, both Pellington and Helena Pueyo were named to the All-Defensive team.

Took some time to go through the spring roster/incoming recruit list and break down how the scholarships will be distributed going into the 2023 season. The classes are based off the official roster, so keep that in mind. As of now, by my count, Arizona is under the scholarship limit for the upcoming season so that will leave some room for additions and/or walk-on players earning a scholarship — Jacob Kongaika comes to mind.

If there's anyone you think I've missed or something that looks incorrect please let me know.

The spring Roster has been released and two things jumped out to me, no Will Plummer and a UCLA transfer by the name of Martell Irby.

No info on him and he doesn’t have a number but I think we recruited him at some point

Oumar Ballo took home Pac-12 Player of the Week for his performance at the Maui Invitational where he was also named MVP of the tournament.

Ballo averaged 21 points per game on 79.4% shooting from the field to go along with 10.7 rebounds. He joins Zion Williamson as the only D1 player in the last 25 years to play three games in three days and average 20 points and 10 rebounds on while shooting at least 75% from the field.