AZ Wildcats Podcast

Arizona basketball has secured a transfer from the portal and it is Tucson native Evan Nelson who has spent the last 3 season at Harvard. Nelson is an efficient player who’s dream school was the U of A prior to ending up at Harvard. One of Tommy Lloyd’s assumed primary missions this offseason was to secure a backup point guard that can handle guard duties when Jaden Bradley and Bradyen Burries nee...

Arizona women’s basketball has found their new leader after the departure of former head coach Adia Barnes. Becky Burke was formally the coach at the University of Buffalo where Burke coached for three seasons. With four of her former players in the portal, fans and pundits alike are speculating as to their four destinations as well, could they all land at Arizona? PLUS! Adia Barnes left a message...

Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd is building a massive recruiting class for 2025-26. 5-Star Brayden Burries has committed to Arizona to join Koa Peat, Dwayne Aristode, and Bryce James. Burries is a skilled guard who can somewhat do it all. Can this class leapfrog Tommy Lloyd and Arizona into National Title contention? PLUS! What does this huge commitment mean for Carter Bryant’s future at Arizona? Join Damon...

In last night’s national championship game between Florida and Houston it was Walter Clayton Jr and the Florida Gators who “out Houston-ed,” Houston. In what was an extremely memorable game the Big 12 went toe-to-toe with the SEC showing why many said it was the best or second best conference this season. But how far away is Arizona from representing the Big 12 in a National Championship setting?...

Arizona Basketball has dealt with the departures of Henri Veesaar to North Carolina, KJ Lewis to Georgetown, and Emmanuel Stephen to UNLV. Conrad Martinez is still in the portal. Tommy Lloyd has yet to add any names to the 2025-26 roster through the transfer portal. Are there any names on the horizon? PLUS! Adia Barnes has been hired as the new SMU WBB Head Coach & is being followed by 2 of Arizon...

Arizona 5-Star commit Koa Peat has been turning heads since he was a freshman at Perry Highschool. His high-school coach Sam Duane Jr. joins the show to discuss the kind of player and person Arizona has gotten with Peat. Duane Jr. is an Arizona high-school basketball legend and has coached the likes Jalen Williams and Cody Williams who are both in the NBA, will Peat join those ranks? PLUS! Arizona...

Arizona’s Carter Bryant has had Wildcats all over infatuated with his talents this past season. Many have speculated he should return for a sophomore season to round out his game. Meanwhile, NBA draft analysts have began showing Bryant some love. Is Carter Bryant underrated? Is he too highly rated to return to Arizona to play with Jaden Bradley, Tobe Awaka, Koa Peat, Anthony Dell’Orso, and Motieju...

Arizona basketball has so many puzzle pieces left to put together for this 2025 off-season. Koa Peat, Bryce James, and Dwayne Aristode has been added. Henri Veesaar, KJ Lewis, and Emmanuel Stephen are set for departure via the Transfer. Can Arizona add McDonald’s All-American and ESPN top 25 prospect Brayden Burries? If Arizona Adds Burries can they secure supplemental talent in the transfer porta...

The modern NCAA landscape has shifted forever and every program is feeling the effect of NIL / the transfer portal. Arizona’s Henri Veesaar entered the portal along with KJ Lewis & Emmanuel Stephen. Can Arizona and Tommy Lloyd replenish the losses in the portal? Who should fans want to bring to Tucson? The AZ Wildcats Podcast will break down the top players available and who Arizona should be targ...

The NCAA transfer portal has opened and hundreds of talented players have already entered and the Final Four has yet to begin. Arizona has already lost the services of multi-tool defensive ace KJ Lewis. Online rumors are swirling about Tobe Awaka , Henri Veesaar, and Motiejus Krivas. Who will return for the Wildcats? Who will fill the shoes left by Caleb Love, KJ Lewis, and Trey Townsend? Can Ariz...

Arizona basketball’s season sadly came to an end last night vs the Duke Blue Devils and Cooper Flagg in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament aka March Madness. Caleb Love’s storybook D-1 career that began at UNC came to a close. Trey Townsend played his final college game. Jaden Bradley, KJ Lewis, Carter Bryant, Henri Veesaar, Tobe Awaka, Tommy Lloyd, Emmanuel Stephen, and Anthony Dell’Orso n...

The season is over. The Gritty Boys era has be wrapped. Arizona was outmatched by Duke and Cooper Flagg in the Sweet 16 with the Elite 8 on the line. Caleb Love was other-worldly in his effort. 35 from Love against his forever rivals in Duke. Jon Scheyer and Tommy Lloyd were going head to head in a great coaching matchup. However, Arizona failed to get supplemental scoring from their “others”. Car...

5-star Koa Peat is officially an Arizona Wildcat! Peat announced his decision on the Pat McAfee Show. He recently narrowed his list down to his final five schools: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Houston & Texas. The consensus top-10 recruit according top recruiting sites like 247 Sports, ESPN, On3 & Rivals had long been rumored to want to stay close to home in the state of Arizona. Peat joins a l...

Arizona is one day out from playing Duke in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and who better to talk Arizona-Duke than the man himself, Derrick Williams? D-Will lit up Duke with 32 points and 13 rebounds to upset the Blue Devils, 93-77. Tommy Lloyd and company find themselves in a similar spot on Thursday. Facing off against the presumed #1 overall pick in Cooper Flagg and a star studded ro...

Arizona is set for a Sweet 16 Clash with Duke and Cooper Flagg but Arizona is a huge underdog in this matchup. Caleb Love and the Arizona Wildcats are 9.5 point underdogs. On today’s show, the guys will breakdown if this line is too high or if Arizona should truly be near double digit dogs. Are Carter Bryant, Henri Veesaar, KJ Lewis, Jaden Bradley and the squad a bigger underdog than they should b...

Arizona basketball was able to overcome their own errors and great coaching from Dana Altman to advance to the Sweet 16. Waiting for Arizona in the Sweet 16 are the Duke Blue Devils led by star freshman Cooper Flagg. Was the win over Oregon illustrative of what Arizona may be able to accomplish versus Duke? Can Caleb Love continue to be a Duke killer? Will Carter Bryant have his Derrick Williams m...

Arizona and Tommy Lloyd have advanced to a 3rd Sweet 16 in 4 years after fending off the Oregon Ducks in the round of 32. Caleb Love took over the late stages of this game, all but winning the game for Arizona with his scoring run near the end. KJ Lewis was flying all around the court chasing after Jackson Shelstad. Henri Veesaar and Tobe Awaka were tasked with the challenge of guarding Nate Bittl...

The Arizona Wildcats were able to handle their business and most importantly Arizona did not play with their food as they dominated the Akron Zips en route to punching their ticket to the Round of 32. Trey "Mr. March" Townsend has been upping his level of play recently. Carter Bryant is looking like a future NBA star. Caleb Love did not have to dominate this matchup despite what some "experts" ant...

It’s that time of year again, March Madness is here. No team wants to be the one that goes down as one of the first to be upset. Arizona must avoid the upset against Akron in order to move on to the Round of 32. The Akron Zips are coached by John Groce and led on the court by Nick Johnson. Johnson was the MAC Player of the Year as well as DPOY. Can Arizona’s Caleb Love, Jaden Bradley, KJ Lewis, Ca...

During this time of the year there is often tons of overthinking being done surrounding bracketology and trying to identify the hottest upset picks. It seems some people have latched onto Akron as the trendy pick to upset the Arizona Wildcats led by Tommy Lloyd. Why is that? Is it lack of trust in the backcourt of Caleb Love & Jaden Bradley? Is it doubting KJ Lewis? Do experts not believe in the i...

The Arizona Wildcats basketball team are set to play this weekend but are you picking Tommy Lloyd & Caleb Love’s bunch to make it all the way? March Madness is here and one of the national pastimes of the country is bracket building and friendly wagers. Damon Fairall and Kevin Thomas of the AZ Wildcats Podcast will make a bracket and their Round of 64 survivor picks. Can Arizona pull off a Sweet 1...

Become a PHNX Diehard for just $4 a month! http://gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube Arizona basketball has been given a 4 seed in the Eastern region of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona is set for a matchup with Akron in the round of 64. Tommy Lloyd’s bunch should not sleep on the Zips of Akron as they have been a strong team all season. Akron shoots it well and is familiar with an up-tempo game. Can Ariz...

Become a PHNX Diehard for just $4 a month! http://gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube  Arizona faced off against Houston for the Big 12 tournament championship. Arizona was unable to overcome to toughness of the Houston Cougars en route to a loss in their first appearance in the Big 12 championship game. Tommy Lloyd was the most fired up we have ever seen him, Jaden Bradley entered tournament mode, Car...

Become a PHNX Diehard for just $4 a month! http://gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube Arizona basketball advanced to the Big 12 tournament championship game and will face Kelvin Sampson and Houston after a huge victory over a Texas Tech team missing Darrion Williams and Chance McMillian. Eliah Hawkins, Christian Anderson, and JT Toppin played hard but it was not enough to overcome a huge night from Ari...

Become a PHNX Diehard for just $4 a month! http://gophnx.com/intro-offer-youtube In the final quarterfinal matchup in the Big 12 tournament, Tommy Lloyd’s Arizona Wildcats travelled to Kansas City, Missouri and [RESULT] vs the Kansas Jayhawks led by Bill Self. In what was a great game between two talented Big 12 sides, Arizona’s Caleb Love, Jaden Bradley, Henri Veesaar, Carter Bryant, KJ Lewis, an...