Latest Arizona Win Inks New Program Milestone

Some of their most notable wins this season include a six-point win over Florida to open the season, wins over UCLA, Auburn, and Alabama, a four-point win over UConn, two victories over BYU, a 23-point win over Kansas, and 16-point win over Iowa State, and perhaps most notably, a win over No. 2 Houston without Koa Peat and Dwayne Aristode. 

Aside from their 10 ranked victories, Arizona has also earned 15 Quad 1 wins, five Quad 2 victories, and has been in the top three of the AP Poll, KenPom, and NET rankings for a vast majority of the season, including a stretch where they spent nine-straight weeks at the top of the AP Poll. 

Tommy Lloyd has put together an impressive group of players that includes the likes of standout rookies such as Peat, Aristode, leading-scorer Brayden Burries, and Ivan Kharchenkov.

Additionally, veteran leaders such as Jaden Bradley, Anthony Dell’Orso, and Tobe Awaka have helped lead by example, giving the Wildcats a good mix of youth and experience. The result has been one of the best seasons in Arizona history up to this point. 

Since joining Arizona as head coach in 2021, the team has been dominant under Lloyd, boasting a 141-35 record in five seasons with the team. They’ve suffered double-digit losses in a season just once (2024-25), and are on track to win 30 or more games in a season for the second time since his arrival. 

Trekking through the Big 12 Tournament won’t be an easy task leading into Selection Sunday, but the Wildcats will be sent straight to the quarterfinals of the tournament due to their status as the top seed. The Wildcats have already done enough to notch themselves a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament, but winning the Big 12 Tournament could prove their dominance even further. 

The Wildcats would be in contention for the No. 1 overall seed in the Big Dance with a Big 12 Tournament victory.