http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/basketball basketball news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032112_ncaa_cartoon/the-real-ncaa-rankings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032112_ncaa_cartoon/the-real-ncaa-rankings/ 16:14:00Z Matt Davies As people compare how well their picks are doing in the NCAA championship tournament, Matt Davies observes that those dominating college basketball may not be the teams you expect. 2012-03-21T16:14:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031712_az_hoops_grades/azs-college-teams-make-grade-off-court/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031712_az_hoops_grades/azs-college-teams-make-grade-off-court/ 20:07:00Z Dustin Volz While their on-court performance hasn’t measured up, Arizona’s college teams have posted small off-court gains in academic ratings in recent years. 2012-03-17T20:07:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031412_marchmadness/march-madness/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031412_marchmadness/march-madness/ 16:51:00Z Roberto De Vido It was a big day for Mormons Tuesday. 2012-03-14T16:51:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030212_pima_w_bkball/aztec-women-fall-basketball-season-finals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030212_pima_w_bkball/aztec-women-fall-basketball-season-finals/ 16:40:00Z Raymond Suarez The Pima women’s basketball team’s season came to an end Thursday night at Mesa Community College in the Region I finals. The final score was 65-61. 2012-03-02T16:40:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022912_pima_w_bkball/pima-women-headed-regional-basketball-finals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022912_pima_w_bkball/pima-women-headed-regional-basketball-finals/ 15:54:00Z Raymond Suarez It’s on to the Region I finals for the Pima women’s basketball team as they beat No. 3 Glendale Community College 69-57 on Tuesday at the West Campus. 2012-02-29T15:54:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022112_linsanity_op/what-linsanity-reveals-our-nation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022112_linsanity_op/what-linsanity-reveals-our-nation/ 20:11:00Z Sam Fulwood III Many have succombed to Linsanity — the excitement surrounding New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin. Unfortunately, his celebrity carries a racial edge to it. 2012-02-21T20:11:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010812_gop_nh_1debate/gop-candidates-mangle-facts-manchester/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010812_gop_nh_1debate/gop-candidates-mangle-facts-manchester/ 19:51:00Z Factcheck.org Truth took a punch or two Saturday at the first of two GOP debates before New Hampshire’s critical presidential primary. 2012-01-08T19:51:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121011_wildcats_bball/video-highlights-wildcats-cage-clemson-63-47/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121011_wildcats_bball/video-highlights-wildcats-cage-clemson-63-47/ 23:50:00Z Dylan Smith McKale Center wasn’t packed for Saturday’s game, but UA guard Nick Johnson made sure at least one body was in the arena’s rafters. The freshman made two flashy one-handed dunks as the Wildcats sent the Clemson Tigers packing, 63-47. 2011-12-10T23:50:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092611_ua_basketball_schedule/wildcats-roll-out-basketball-tv-schedule/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092611_ua_basketball_schedule/wildcats-roll-out-basketball-tv-schedule/ 01:25:00Z Dylan Smith The University of Arizona released this season’s TV schedule for the men’s basketball team Monday, and the games are scattered around the dial. You’ll have to tune in on at least 10 different channels to pick up each match up. 2011-09-27T01:25:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090111_mckale/ua-benches-downtown-arena-concept/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090111_mckale/ua-benches-downtown-arena-concept/ 15:40:00Z Dylan Smith After looking at building a new arena downtown, the UA will keep its basketball program at McKale Center, Athletic Director Greg Byrne said. The university will renovate the arena, opened in 1973. 2011-09-01T15:40:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041311_williams_draft/derrick-williams-leaving-ua-declares-nba-draft/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041311_williams_draft/derrick-williams-leaving-ua-declares-nba-draft/ 22:56:00Z Dylan Smith Wildcat basketball star Derrick Williams announced Wednesday he will enter the NBA draft in June, and won’t return to play for the University of Arizona next year. 2011-04-13T22:56:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032611_wildcat_welcome/welcome-wildcats-home-mckale-saturday-night/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032611_wildcat_welcome/welcome-wildcats-home-mckale-saturday-night/ 02:52:00Z Dylan Smith Fans can congratulate the Arizona men’s basketball team on a well-played season Saturday night at McKale Center. The arena will open at 9:30 p.m., and the team is expected to arrive around 11 p.m. 2011-03-27T02:52:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031811_academic_bracket/arizona-1st-round-loser-academic-bracket/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031811_academic_bracket/arizona-1st-round-loser-academic-bracket/ 15:59:00Z Olga Pierce What if March Madness were crazy about schoolwork? The UA Wildcats would be bounced in the first round if the NCAA basketball tournament were based on academic performance, according to ProPublica. 2011-03-18T15:59:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022211_nbaallstargame/nba-commissioner-dismisses-allegations-defense-was-played-during-all-star-game/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022211_nbaallstargame/nba-commissioner-dismisses-allegations-defense-was-played-during-all-star-game/ 09:03:00Z Roberto De Vido The final score of the NBA All-Star Game, played in Los Angeles on Sunday, was 148-143. That’s entertainment. 2011-02-22T09:03:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021611_ua_arena_group/ua-looking-downtown-arena-other-athletic-facilities/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021611_ua_arena_group/ua-looking-downtown-arena-other-athletic-facilities/ 03:55:00Z Dylan Smith The University of Arizona has set up a working group to study options for new athletic facilities, including a possible arena downtown. The Athletics Facility Planning Committee will “look into all options for the distant future,” Athletic Director Greg Byrne said. 2011-02-17T03:55:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020111_momo_player/momo-named-player-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020111_momo_player/momo-named-player-week/ 18:23:00Z Kim Hartman Lamont “MoMo” Jones has achieved what only Derrick Williams has so far this season for the Wildcats: The sophomore guard has been named Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week 2011-02-01T18:23:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010811_basketballcancelled/ua-basketball-game-postponed-after-giffords-shooting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010811_basketballcancelled/ua-basketball-game-postponed-after-giffords-shooting/ 22:12:00Z Maria Coxon Smith Stanford-Arizona men’s basketball game has been postponed following the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others. 2011-01-08T22:12:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102810_lebron_world/lebron-james-nba-ambassador-international-game/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102810_lebron_world/lebron-james-nba-ambassador-international-game/ 16:06:00Z Mark Starr The NBA’s contract with its players expires after this season and Commissioner David Stern is already talking about a possibility he has never before discussed publicly — except to debunk rumors — in his 26-year tenure at the NBA helm: contraction. 2010-10-28T16:06:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102110_pac12_divisions/ua-will-play-pac-12-south/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102110_pac12_divisions/ua-will-play-pac-12-south/ 23:06:00Z Dylan Smith The Pac-10 announced new divisional alignments Thursday, as it plans its transition to the Pac-12 with the inclusion of Colorado and Utah. The UA will play in the Pac-12 South, with ASU, the Los Angeles-area schools and the new additions. 2010-10-21T23:06:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/082610_nba_india/nba-puts-full-court-press-india/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/082610_nba_india/nba-puts-full-court-press-india/ 20:12:00Z Mark Starr The NBA has been zealously pursuing international conquest during David Stern’s 36-year reign as commissioner. Basketball is the second fastest growing sport in India, with 4 million now playing the game. 2010-08-26T20:12:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/072910_ua_recruiting_sanctions/ncaa-penalizes-wildcats-19-wins-olson-recruiting-violations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/072910_ua_recruiting_sanctions/ncaa-penalizes-wildcats-19-wins-olson-recruiting-violations/ 00:06:00Z Dylan Smith The UA men’s basketball team will vacate its 19 wins from the 2007-08 season, and will lose scholarships over the next 2 seasons because of recruiting violations under ex-head coach Lute Olson, the NCAA ruled Thursday. 2010-07-30T00:06:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/061010_colorado_pac10/colorado-will-first-school-added-pac-10-since-78/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/061010_colorado_pac10/colorado-will-first-school-added-pac-10-since-78/ 18:11:00Z Michael Truelsen The University of Colorado Buffaloes will leave the Big 12 and join the the Pac-10 conference. They may start a stampede - as many as 5 other teams may switch. 2010-06-10T18:11:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051310_palin_basketball/palin-tells-high-school-girls-go-rogue-after-their-game-az-canceled/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051310_palin_basketball/palin-tells-high-school-girls-go-rogue-after-their-game-az-canceled/ 17:03:00Z Michael Truelsen Sarah Palin told an Illinois high school girls basketball team to “go rogue” after their game in Arizona was canceled because of the state’s new immigration law. 2010-05-13T17:03:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050410_los_suns/immigration-law-sparks-los-suns-jerseys/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050410_los_suns/immigration-law-sparks-los-suns-jerseys/ 20:05:00Z Dylan Smith The Phoenix Suns will wear “Los Suns” on their jerseys for Wednesday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals to “honor our Latino community” after the passage of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law. 2010-05-04T20:05:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050310_baseball_hispanics/opinion-major-league-baseball-should-unite-behind-hispanics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050310_baseball_hispanics/opinion-major-league-baseball-should-unite-behind-hispanics/ 16:01:00Z Mark Starr Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has become the first prominent figure in Major League Baseball to declare that if asked to partake in the 2011 All-Star Game next season, he will decline the prestigious invite. 2010-05-03T16:01:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042010_pima_coach/pima-basketball-coach-resigns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042010_pima_coach/pima-basketball-coach-resigns/ 17:34:00Z Dylan Smith Karl Pieroway, men’s basketball coach at Pima Community College since June 2008, has resigned, the college said. 2010-04-20T17:34:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041310_uabballgift/tucsonans-give-265-million-ua-athletics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041310_uabballgift/tucsonans-give-265-million-ua-athletics/ 17:07:00Z Ash Friederich Tucsonans Cole and Jeannie Davis will give the University of Arizona men’s basketball program a $2.65 million dollar gift to help pay for the renovation of the locker rooms at McKale Center and build a strength center at Richard Jefferson Gymnasium. 2010-04-13T17:07:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031110_cats_ucla/cats-lose-first-round-pac-10-tournament/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031110_cats_ucla/cats-lose-first-round-pac-10-tournament/ 02:12:00Z David Petruska The Arizona men’s basketball team’s hopes of a 26th straight NCAA tournament bid ended Thursday in Los Angeles in 75-69 loss to UCLA in the second round of the Pacific-10 Conference Tournament. 2010-03-12T02:12:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030610_uapac10/ua-face-ucla-pac-10-tourney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030610_uapac10/ua-face-ucla-pac-10-tourney/ 03:31:00Z David Petruska The Arizona men’s basketball team will face UCLA at 1 p.m. Tucson time on Thursday in the Pacific-10 Conference Tournament 2010-03-07T03:31:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030610_uahoops1/in-nic-time-wildcats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030610_uahoops1/in-nic-time-wildcats/ 21:17:00Z David Petruska KWBA had to cancel its plans to show a ceremony honoring Nic Wise after UA’s game headed into overtime, then double overtime. So Wise did a little showing off at the end, hitting another game-winning shot, scooping in a layup with 1.2 seconds left. 2010-03-06T21:17:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022310_uamenhoops/wildcat-basketball-heading-bay-area/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022310_uamenhoops/wildcat-basketball-heading-bay-area/ 18:19:00Z David Petruska UA facing key games on the road. The Cats are 3-4 in Pac-10 road games, which isn’t bad. You want to try to play at least .500 on the road and then control your home court. 2010-02-23T18:19:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022210_uamenhoops/start-times-announced-ucla-usc-basketball-games/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022210_uamenhoops/start-times-announced-ucla-usc-basketball-games/ 17:52:00Z David Petruska UCLA game to air on March 4, USC game on March 6 2010-02-22T17:52:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022110_uamenshoops/wildcats-lose-home-sun-devils/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022110_uamenshoops/wildcats-lose-home-sun-devils/ 01:31:00Z David Petruska The Arizona men’s basketball team held Ty Abbott scoreless for the final 11 minutes, but the junior still scored 28 points to help the Sun Devils to a 73-69 win. The Wildcats drop into a fifth-place tie in the Pac-10. 2010-02-22T01:31:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021710_excats/overrated-you-dont-want-that-kind-poll-cat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021710_excats/overrated-you-dont-want-that-kind-poll-cat/#When: 02:02:00Z David Petruska Updated: Sports Illustrated poll lists ex-Cats Andre Iguodala and Gilbert Arenas among the NBA’s overhyped stars 2010-02-19T02:02:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021710_uahoops/cats-look-rebound-against-devils/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021710_uahoops/cats-look-rebound-against-devils/ 16:07:00Z David Petruska The Cats hope to sweep the season series in Sunday’s game. UA can tie ASU in the Pac-10 standings with a win. 2010-02-18T16:07:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021310_uahoops/wildcats-falter-home-lose-beavers-63-55/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021310_uahoops/wildcats-falter-home-lose-beavers-63-55/ 03:22:00Z David Petruska Bottom line for UA: Win Pac-10 Tournament or else. The Wildcats were upset by Oregon State 63-55 on Saturday, dropping out of a tie for second place in the league into a fifth-place tie with Washington at 7-6. UA is 13-12 overall. 2010-02-14T03:22:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021110_uahoops/wildcats-baste-ducks-70-57/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021110_uahoops/wildcats-baste-ducks-70-57/ 05:30:00Z David Petruska The Wildcats end a two-game losing streak with the home win. 2010-02-12T05:30:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020910_pac10expansion/could-pac-10-12-pac/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020910_pac10expansion/could-pac-10-12-pac/ 23:32:00Z David Petruska Pac-10 commissioner Scott says new schools would have to fit ‘academically and culturally.’ The big question: Will snobbery or financial concerns swing the tide? 2010-02-09T23:32:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020910_uamenhoops/go-trojans-wild-card-wild-pac-10-race/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020910_uamenhoops/go-trojans-wild-card-wild-pac-10-race/ 20:25:00Z David Petruska UA needs to keep winning and get some help to get to NCAAs. Wildcatl fans should have a new cheer in mind over the next few weeks: Go Trojans! 2010-02-09T20:25:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020810_uawomenhoops/time-changed-ua-asu-womens-game-feb-20/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020810_uawomenhoops/time-changed-ua-asu-womens-game-feb-20/ 22:50:00Z David Petruska Fox Sports Net has passed on televising the UA women’s basketball game. 2010-02-08T22:50:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020610_uamenhoops/wildcats-fall-flat-pullman/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020610_uamenhoops/wildcats-fall-flat-pullman/#When: 16:32:00Z David Petruska Updated: Now you know why coach Miller doesn’t want to talk about March: UA gets swept for the first time in Pac-10 play this season. The Wildcats are now tied for second place in the conference. 2010-02-07T16:32:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020510_uahoops/wildcats-looking-split-washington-trip/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020510_uahoops/wildcats-looking-split-washington-trip/ 22:43:00Z David Petruska UA will try to hold onto at least a tie for first in the Pac-10. 2010-02-05T22:43:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020510_uabball/wildcat-basketball-self-imposed-probation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020510_uabball/wildcat-basketball-self-imposed-probation/ 18:49:00Z David Petruska The UA has self-imposed a series of sanctions on its men’s basketball team in response to an NCAA Notice of Allegations, including two years probation, a scholarship given up and recruiting restrictions 2010-02-05T18:49:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020410_ua_hoops/cats-lose-washington-but-are-still-first-place/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020410_ua_hoops/cats-lose-washington-but-are-still-first-place/ 03:19:00Z David Petruska Well, at least the Arizona men’s basketball team still has a share of first place in the Pac-10. 2010-02-05T03:19:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020210_ua_stuff/wise-named-pac-10-player-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020210_ua_stuff/wise-named-pac-10-player-week/ 16:18:00Z David Petruska University of Arizona senior guard Nic Wise has been named the Pacific-10 Conference player of the week after averaging 22 points in two wins . 2010-02-02T16:18:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/013110_uabball/veteran-wise-leads-ua-over-cal-76-72-share-1st-place/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/013110_uabball/veteran-wise-leads-ua-over-cal-76-72-share-1st-place/#When: 23:41:00Z David Petruska Updated: The young Arizona men’s basketball team came of age Sunday, but there was a veteran’s steady hand guiding them at the end. 2010-01-31T23:41:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012910_ua_advance/arizonas-effort-vs-stanford-offers-postseason-hope/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012910_ua_advance/arizonas-effort-vs-stanford-offers-postseason-hope/ 18:31:00Z David Petruska The Arizona men’s basketball team had more “want to” than Stanford on Thursday night in a 76-68 victory at McKale Center, and that has to please UA fans as the Cats make a late-season push for their 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament. 2010-01-29T18:31:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012710_ua_hoops/cats-hold-beat-stanford-will-play-share-first-place/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012710_ua_hoops/cats-hold-beat-stanford-will-play-share-first-place/ 03:41:00Z David Petruska The University of Arizona men’s basketball team won its third straight game by holding off Stanford 76-68 Thursday night at McKale Center. 2010-01-29T03:41:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012310_ua_hoops/uas-blowout-ends-5-game-skid-vs-asu/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012310_ua_hoops/uas-blowout-ends-5-game-skid-vs-asu/ 04:58:00Z Neal Bonser Arizona ended its five-game losing streak Saturday against Arizona State, shutting down the first-place Sun Devils 79-58. 2010-01-24T04:58:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012210_cats_hoops/ua-hoopsters-hope-reverse-trend-vs-asu/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012210_cats_hoops/ua-hoopsters-hope-reverse-trend-vs-asu/ 15:54:00Z Michael Truelsen If the Arizona Wildcats want to avoid losing a sixth straight game to the Arizona State Sun Devils, they’ve got quite a task on their hands. 2010-01-22T15:54:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090409_onion_zona/onion-report-wildcat-point-guard-already-calling-school-zona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090409_onion_zona/onion-report-wildcat-point-guard-already-calling-school-zona/#When: 00:50:00Z Dylan Smith Updated: From the Onion: In an effort to impress his new University of Arizona teammates, Wildcats freshman point guard Lamont Jones was already referring to the school as “Zona” after his very first practice, sources reported Tuesday. 2009-09-05T00:50:51+00:00