AZ Wildcats Podcast

Koa Peat was one of the most sought after prospects in the 2025 class. Coming in as a 5-Star and top 10 prospect, Peat figures to be one of the best players in the country on day one after arriving in Tucson. Can Peat elevate his Wildcats team en route to an AP Player of the Year trophy? PLUS! Brent Brennan trying to close on Oscar Rios & We celebrate our Diehards Join Damon Fairall & Kevin Thomas...

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Arizona made a great account for itself as a program in year 1 in the Big 12 conference. Tommy Lloyd brought a lot of top talent into the conference this offseason in the likes of Koa Peat, Brayden Burries, Dwayne Aristode, Bryce James, Ivan Kharchenkov, Sidi Gueye, Mabil Mawut, etc. However, can Arizona improve in the category of offensive consistency? Great in transition, the Wildcat’s halfcourt...

Arizona basketball has been and is starting to return to it's status as a "five star factory." Tommy Lloyd has secured another visit from 5-star Toni Bryant from Florida. Brent Brennan is battling for a 4-star QB with UCLA, Oscar Rios. PLUS! The guys have a MYSTERY GUEST joining the show off the top & Arizona baseball has just lost one of it's best coaches! Join Damon Fairall and Kevin Thomas on t...

Tommy Lloyd is the head coach for the U19 Team USA squad and this year at the tryouts, among the 31 participants is a star Arizona commit. Koa Peat is one of the most decorated high school basketball players of all time and is on his way to Tucson this winter but first he is fighting for his spot on the Team USA roster. Thus far, Peat seems to be making a great account for himself and his spot on...

Arizona Baseball's season is over at the hands of Louisville as the Wildcats drop their second game in has many tries in Omaha, 8-3. Just like the previous game, Tony Pluta and the bullpen couldn't hold onto Arizona's late-inning lead with the baseball gods not doing Arizona any favors either. Arizona lost to Coastal Carolina in large part due to a blooper hit off the end of the bat landing on the...

A dribbler here, a blooper there, and Coastal Carolina beats Arizona by a score of 7-4 in the opening 2025 College World Series game. With the loss the Wildcats fall into the loser’s bracket where they will play the loser of the Louisville vs. Oregon State game. Owen Kramkowski battled out of a shaky 2nd inning, but ultimately settled in for 5 strong frames. Star player Mason White hit a solo shot...

Arizona Basketball released its Big 12 opponents for the upcoming 2025-26 season and Wildcats fans get a first look at the locations on next year’s schedule. Did Tommy Lloyd and the Cats get screwed by the league in having to play both BYU and Kansas TWICE next season? Arizona Baseball star Mason White drops in to talk about Arizona Baseball making the College World Series and tomorrow’s game vs....

The 2025 NBA Draft will have an Arizona Wildcat in attendance as one-and-done forward Carter Bryant has accepted his green room invite. Bryant joins other notable top prospects such as Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, Kon Knueppel, among others. Is this invite a sign of an NBA Draft rise from Bryant? What are his best fits the most recent NBA Mock Drafts?  PLUS, Arizona’s Soft...

Tommy Lloyd is going a bit out of his comfort zone by offering TWO recruits already in the 2027 class , including Arizona’s most recent offer in Darius Wabbington. Wabbington, a 6-foot-11 center from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, is a composite 5-star recruit via 247 sports. Wabbington gets offered after Arizona landed big time Phoenix prospect Koa Peat. Plus, Arizona Baseball takes on Coasta...

Arizona baseball led by Mason White and Tony Pluta emerged victorious in Chapel Hill as they defeated North Carolina 2-1 in the 3 game set, advancing to the College World Series to face Coastal Carolina, a rematch of the 2016 final matchup. PLUS! Aari McDonald balls out for the Indiana Fever, Football has new faces, and Arizona hires a track coach! Join Damon Fairall and Kevin Thomas on the AZ Wil...

Arizona’s Lute Olson is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential college basketball coaches of all time. His time at Arizona is remembered for the 1997 championship, his leadership, and his 34 players he helped reach the NBA during his time at Arizona. Olson produced 55 NBA talents overall during his time coaching at the D-1 level. It took Olson 34 seasons of coaching to rack up...

Arizona's 2025 has confirmed Tommy Lloyd as one of the elite recruiters in the game. Damon and Kevin look back at some of Lloyd's past classes. Plus Arizona Men's Basketball's new assistant coach Brandon Chappell joins the show! An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/phnx_youtube ALL THINGS PHNX: http://linktr.ee/phnxsports MERCH https://store.allcitynetwork.com/col...

Arizona football’s all time best wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan was selected 8th overall in the 2025 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers. McMillan joins Bryce Young, Xavier Legette, Adam Theilen, Hunter Renfrow, and Dave Canales. To replace McMillan’s talent would be impossible, but can Brent Brennan and Seth Doege extract improved production without their star receiver? Luke Wysong, Tre Spivey, G...

Tommy Lloyd has built a very impressive resume in his first half decade as Arizona men’s basketball head coach. In the Pac-12, Lloyd was the fresh prince of the conference. Battling it out with Mick Cronin and Dana Altman. However, since the move to the Big 12, the level of competition in the coaching ranks has sky rocketed. Bill Self, Kelvin Sampson, Kevin Young, Scott Drew, Grant McCasland, Jero...

Tommy Lloyd has seemingly done it again! Ivan Kharchenkov has been been one of the most sought after international prospect. Arizona seemingly has gained a commitment from the German-Russian talent. The 6’7 wing is seemingly the player Arizona envisions to replace the NBA lottery bound Carter Bryant. How does Kharchenkov fit into a Tommy Lloyd Arizona roster for 2025-26? Is he a better fit for the...

FLASH SALE! PHNX T-SHIRT + A YEAR OF DIEHARD FOR JUST $36! https://www.gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube Tommy Lloyd has accumulated some of the best and most highly regarded talents in this entire 2025 recruiting cycle. Koa Peat, Brayden Burries, Dwayne Aristode, Bryce James all making their way to Tucson this winter. Is Arizona’s incoming class underrated?! Should the Wildcats incoming class be ran...

FLASH SALE! PHNX T-SHIRT + A YEAR OF DIEHARD FOR JUST $36! https://www.gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd continues to hit the recruiting trail hard. His 2025 class in top 3 in the nation and now Lloyd is looking ahead to 2026. Ikenna Alozie is a 5-star recruit out of Glendale, Arizona who possesses some of the best combo guard skills in his class. Joe Tipton of On3 recently repo...

FLASH SALE!  PHNX T-SHIRT + A YEAR OF DIEHARD FOR JUST $36! https://www.gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube Top 50 recruit and 4-star Arizona target Elijah Williams has made his commitment official choosing the Baylor Bears over the Arizona Wildcats and others. Elijah, the son of former Suns head coach Monty Williams, is the first 2026 Arizona target to make his next school official. So where do Tommy...

Arizona head basketball coach Tommy Lloyd has become known internationally for his ability to develop talent, specifically tweener bigs who has the skillset of a wing but the size of a center. International commit Sidi Gueye noted Lloyd as one of the primary reasons for his commitment to the University of Arizona. Can Tommy Lloyd turn Gueye into an NBA ready talent? Or will Gueye become closer to...

The Arizona Wildcats Men’s basketball team has built an impressive recruting class behind the efforts of Tommy Lloyd, Jack Murphy, and company. While Arizona is building, other programs are trying to replace their most impactful player. Texas Tech had an impressive 2024 season. When healthy Texas Tech was one of the more dangerous teams in America. A large part of that success was Darrion Williams...

Arizona’s Brent Brennan struggled in his first season in Tucson. The roster overall struggled to find success in the schemes ran by Brennan and his offensive coordinator Dino Babers. Noah Fifita was unable to find reliable production and protection from those around him. Tetairoa McMillan as the only receiver defenses were focusing on still had a standout season and went 8th overall to the Carolin...

Sean Miller’s time at Arizona was tumultuous but still filled with successes. After the FBI scandal the national media said Miller would never coach again. After a breif “rehab” stint at Xavier, Miller’s reputation has shifted back a full 180. Jay Bilas recently had some words to say about Sean Miller signing with Texas but it was not the same tone that he had years ago. Damon has some words for t...

Arizona basketball is seeing some turnover after a run to the Sweet Sixteen last season. Henri Veesaar, Emmanuel Stephen, Conrad Martinez all transferred out of Tucson to other programs. One of those names not listed was KJ Lewis. Lewis was one of the more talked about players on Arizona’s 2024-25 team. Known for his elite on ball defense, bell to bell effort, versatility, and team play, Lewis suf...

Arizona men’s basketball had an impressive 2024-2025 season but the Wildcats were unable to reach their ultimate goal of a National Championship. The Wildcats fell to Duke in the Sweet 16. In Caleb Love’s final season of college basketball, he was mercurial from the field but put together his most complete season of play in his career. Jaden Bradley became a true leader from the point guard positi...