Arizona's Baker Jr. (wrist) to miss rest of season
Arizona coach Sean Miller said Monday that X-rays on guard Jemarl Baker Jr.'s wrist showed a broken bone, forcing the junior to miss the remainder of the season.
Arizona coach Sean Miller said Monday that X-rays on guard Jemarl Baker Jr.'s wrist showed a broken bone, forcing the junior to miss the remainder of the season.
— Tyger Campbell scored 22 points, Johnny Juzang added 16 and UCLA completed a sweep of the Pac-12's desert schools with an 81-76 win over Arizona on Saturday night.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Texas-West Virginia and other top games of the weekend.
— Isaiah White scored 22 points, freshman standout Evan Mobley had a double-double and USC picked up a rare win at Arizona, closing out the Wildcats 87-73 on Thursday night.
— Bennedict Mathurin led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points off the bench, Jordan Brown added 12 points, and Arizona routed Washington 80-53 on Thursday night.
Arizona's decision to self-impose a one-year postseason ban comes as a result of the NCAA investigation stemming from the 2017 federal investigation into corruption in college basketball and college basketball recruiting.
— James Akinjo had 22 points and eight assists, lifting Arizona to an 88-74 win over Colorado on Monday night.
— James Akinjo scored 18 points, Jordan Brown added 15, and Arizona pulled out a 70-64 win win over Montana on Tuesday night.
— Oscar da Silva scored 21 points and Stanford beat Arizona 78-75 on Saturday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena to snap a 20-game losing streak against the Wildcats.
The men's basketball game between Arizona and California Baptist was canceled Wednesday about 90 minutes before the schedule tip due to a positive COVID-19 test.
— James Akinjo scored 18 points and cold-shooting Arizona held on for a 69-61 win over UTEP on Saturday.
— Terrell Brown Jr. had 16 points, Jemarl Baker Jr. added 15 and Arizona dominated Cal State Bakersfield 85-60 on Wednesday night.
With the latest ESPN 100 update, Kentucky, Louisville and Creighton all made moves in the top 15.
— Jamarl Baker scored 33 points and made seven 3-pointers, sending Arizona to a 96-53 rout of Northern Arizona on Monday night.
— James Akinjo scored 15 points, Dalen Terry had a steal and the clinching free throws with five seconds left and Arizona edged Eastern Washington 70-67 on Saturday.
Colorado basketball has paused team activities due to cases of COVID-19 within the program and has postponed its game against Arizona.
Arizona has canceled its scheduled men's basketball home game Sunday against UTEP after a positive COVID-19 test in the Miners' program.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich preview the Pac-12.
Greenberg and Dakich tip off the podcast discussing the silliness of Bruce Pearl’s self-imposed sanctions, if the NCAA will close its investigation of LSU this season, why it’s not a big deal if games are being canceled and which matchups they’re excited to watch the first week of the season. Later, the guys preview the Big Ten and Pac-12 (18:45). And finally, they talk to Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell (43:33).
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UCLA | 7-0 | - | 11-2 |
USC | 5-1 | 1.5 | 11-2 |
Oregon | 4-1 | 2 | 9-2 |
Colorado | 5-2 | 2 | 11-3 |
Arizona | 4-3 | 3 | 10-3 |
Stanford | 4-3 | 3 | 8-5 |
Oregon State | 2-3 | 4 | 6-5 |
Washington State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-4 |
Utah | 2-5 | 5 | 5-6 |
California | 2-6 | 5.5 | 7-8 |
Arizona State | 1-3 | 4.5 | 4-6 |
Washington | 0-7 | 7 | 1-11 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Shane Nowell | SF | Signed | 84 |
Shane Dezonie | SG | Signed | 82 |
K.J. Simpson | PG | Signed | 82 |
Final Fours | 4 |
Tournament Record | 56-34 |
Championship Seasons | 1997 |
Tournament Appearances | 35 |