ARIZONA WILDCATS RUMORS & GOSSIP

TUCSON All of a sudden Arizona has momentum. Along with it has come a swagger. It has a confidence that wasn't there just a month ago, clearly wasn't there two months ago. But it's also what Arizona coach Sean Miller was talking about three months ago when he talked about improving by February. "We're on the steady climb of being a good team," Miller...

Things got heated between Arizona and Cal during their Pac-12 matchup Thursday night, especially after a second half incident that caused Cal guard Jorge Gutierrez to yell at Arizona assistant coach Joe Pasternak after diving for a loose ball. It happened with 4:46 remaining in the second half of the game. Gutierrez chased after a loose ball and ended up diving into the Arizona...

Sidiki Johnson will transfer from Arizona to Providence next season, his new school announced on Wednesday. Johnson will join a highly touted recruiting class, which already includes guards Kris Dunn and Rick Ledo. Johnson, a 6-9, 235-pound freshman forward, was suspended by Arizona coach Sean Miller on Nov.

Former Arizona Wildcat Sidiki Johnson has some academic question marks, but Five-Star Basketball is reporting that Providence is taking a shot at at the 6-9 power forward and former top-100 recruit: “Five-Star Basketball has learned that the former 6-9 Arizona Wildcats freshman power forward Sidiki Johnson – who announced that he would transfer in December – has...

Arizona guard-forward Kevin Parrom suffered a broken right foot during the first half of Saturday's 69-67 loss against Washington and is lost for the season. The 6-foot-6 Parrom, a junior from New York City, will require surgery. It is the latest tough break for Parrom, who had seven points in 10 minutes before his injury. His grandmother died last summer. In September, he...

Arizona guard-forward Kevin Parrom suffered a broken right foot during the first half of Saturday's 69-67 loss against Washington and is lost for the season. The 6-foot-6 Parrom, a junior from New York City, will require surgery. It is the latest tough break for Parrom, who had seven points in 10 minutes before his injury. His grandmother died last summer. In September, he...

(Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos.) Brendon Lavender knows his role. On a team with so many issues and question marks across its roster, Lavender might be the closest to a sure thing for Arizona. The senior guard is the Wildcats' designated shooter, and he's one of the best from 3-point range in the country. Lavender ranks third in the country in 3-point...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona freshman center Sidiki Johnson is no longer part of the Arizona program. The news came not even 24 hours after UA coach Sean Miller said Johnson "remains suspended" after Arizona defeated Northern Arizona 53-39 on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, Arizona officials released a statement saying Johnson "has left the program with the intention of transferring...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona freshman center Sidiki Johnson is no longer part of the Arizona program. The news came not even 24 hours after UA coach Sean Miller said Johnson "remains suspended" after Arizona defeated Northern Arizona 53-39 on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, Arizona officials released a statement saying Johnson "has left the program with the intention of transferring...

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Apparently 6′-8″ power Brandon Ashley of Findlay Prep (NV) enjoyed his unofficial visit to Arizona’s campus after the Boost Mobile Elite 24 game, as news of his verbal commitment to the Wildcats broke today. Ashley, who played three seasons at Bishop O’Dowd (CA) prior to transferring to Findlay Prep (NV) for his senior year, is ranked the #5 prospect in the country...

With the draft less than a month away, Markieff Morris was recently asked about the Arizona forward and didn't exactly have the kindest of words for the likely number two pick.

Arizona sophomore Derrick Williams announced he is leaving school early to enter the NBA draft. The potential top overall pick, Williams plans to hire an agent.

The buzzworthy coach of the 2011 NCAA Tournament is VCU's Shaka Smart.  NC State, once one of the top programs in the elite ACC, needs a coach and may try to lure Smart away from Richmond.

USC's head coach Kevin O'Neill is said to have had an drunken altercation with Arizona Wildcats fans that reportedly ended with his wife striking one of them before she and O'Neill were escorted away.