News and notes from San Diego, where the Wildcats punched their ticket to the Sweet 16.
It had been three games since those words were said over a PA system. But at the 15:34 mark in the first half of No. 1 seed Arizona’s 85-80 overtime win over No. 9 seed TCU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Kriisa checked into the game for the first since the UA starting point guard injured his right ankle against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament.
‘Don’t bet on it’Online sports gambling is legal in 17 states — including Arizona. In California, it's still strictly forbidden.Leading up to both games in San Diego, the Viejas Arena video board displayed “Don’t Bet On It” in large white letters with another message below it. The last time Arizona played an NCAA Tournament game in San Antonio was during the Wildcats’ runner-up season in 2001. The Wildcats defeated No. 3 seed Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 and top-seeded Illinois in the Elite Eight at the Alamodome, and punched their ticket to the Final Four in Minneapolis.
Former Arizona players react to Sean Miller at XavierFormer Arizona head coach Sean Miller was announced as Xavier’s next head coach on Saturday, returning to the program he led before succeeding Lute Olson at the UA. “Happy for Coach Miller to get another opportunity!” Williams tweeted. “Big things coming at Xavier!”
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