Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Arizona has earned the No. 2 seed in the West Region for the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will open play Thursday in Salt Lake City against No. 15 seed Long Beach State. It is the third year in a row for the Wildcats (25-8) to make the tourney, though last year’s run was short-lived after a first-round upset at the hands of Princeton. But … [Read more...] about SB Nation Reacts: How many games will Arizona men’s basketball win in NCAA Tournament?
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The Athletic: Grand Canyon a favorite upset pick to break brackets in 2024 NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament’s 12-seed versus 5-seed matchup has always been a hotbed for upsets. Since the field expanded in 1985, there have been 53 upsets by 12 seeds. According to The Athletic’s Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner, the No. 12 Grand Canyon Antelopes will have a 30.4% chance of defeating their No. 5 opponent, Saint Mary’s. Keating and Brenner rank a GCU upset as the … [Read more...] about The Athletic: Grand Canyon a favorite upset pick to break brackets in 2024 NCAA Tournament
Video: What is Bobby Hurley’s future at Arizona State?
On the latest State of the Sun Devil podcast the guys react to the end of men’s basketball season, and wonder what the future of the program will be and how the offseason will unfold. Plus, reactions to football’s pro day. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona … [Read more...] about Video: What is Bobby Hurley’s future at Arizona State?
NCAA Tournament: What to know about Long Beach State, Arizona’s first-round opponent
Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images Long Beach State is in the middle of a March Madness Cinderella story unlike any college basketball has seen in modern memory. One week ago, LBSU announced its head coach Dan Monson would be dismissed at the conclusion of the season. The Beach had finished the regular season on a five-game … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament: What to know about Long Beach State, Arizona’s first-round opponent
None of what Arizona men’s basketball has done to this point matters as much as what happens next
Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports Let’s point out the obvious: No matter the game or when it happens, winning is always more enjoyable than losing. So through that lens Arizona’s loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament was disappointing. Considering the Cats had already beaten the Ducks twice this season — by healthy margins each time — for some the 67-59 outcome in … [Read more...] about None of what Arizona men’s basketball has done to this point matters as much as what happens next