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Arizona Wildcats

Arizona Wildcats

19-15 (8-10), 7th Pacific-10

 Last Game
Mar 20 vs. (7) West Virginia, L 65-75
West 1st Round
Verizon Center (Washington, DC)
Ariz: Chase Budinger 8-13, 23 Pts
WVU: Alex Ruoff 8-11, 21 Pts
 
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Arizona hires Pennell as assistant hoops coach

Arizona hires Pennell as assistant hoops coach
AP, May 5, 2008
Arizona hired Russ Pennell as an assistant basketball coach on Monday. The former Arizona State assistant coach and radio analyst will join Lute Olson's staff after spending the last two seasons running a basketball academy in the Phoenix area. He replaces Kevin O'Neill, who left the program after serving as interim coach during Olson's leave of absence last season. ...More
 •  Wildcats have eye on combo guard from California May 17 (Arizona Daily Star)*
 •  Judge orders Olsons behind closed doors May 16 (Arizona Daily Star)*
 •  Opinion by Greg Hansen : For DeBerry, et al., latest move is a gut wrencher May 16 (Arizona Daily Star)*
 •  New UA assistant basketball coach Pennell to be paid $150,000 next year May 14 (Arizona Daily Star)*
 • Fans needed now more than ever - May 1 (Rivals.com)
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  • Greg Wise clarifies possible transfer - May 12
  • Nic Wise transfer still up in the air - May 12
  • UA coaching carousel continues - May 3
  • Russ Pennell talks about UA coaching position - Apr 26
  • More to life than basketball - Apr 25
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 Team Report

Arizona Team Report

Arizona Team Report Apr 18, 2008

The most topsy-turvy Arizona basketball season in recent memory ended with a thud.

The Wildcats, who lost seven of their final 10 games before the NCAA tournament, were ousted on Day 1, losing 75-65 to West Virginia at Washington D.C.

Afterward, no one was sure who will be coming or going before next season.

Interim coach Kevin O'Neill, pegged several months ago as Lute Olson's eventual permanent successor, is gone.

"There's been an air of uncertainty about me for the last 25 years," O'Neill said.

But O'Neill's loss seems minor as stacked against other defections.

Freshman guard Jerryd Bayless, projected as an NBA lottery pick, opted for the pro game. ...More

 
 Recruiting News From Rivals.com
  • Two-week recruiting recap - Apr 29
  • Where does UA stand with Avery Bradley? - Apr 29
  • Las Vegas: Day Two - Apr 27
  • Target on his back - Apr 27
  • Las Vegas Day Two Notes - Apr 27
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Tue, Nov 13 Northern Arizona W 76-69 --* Audio 
 Sat, Nov 17 Virginia L 72-75 --* Audio 
 Mon, Nov 19 Mo. Kansas City W 81-62 --* Audio 
 Wed, Nov 21 Adams St. W 88-64 --* Audio 
 Sun, Nov 25 at (4) Kansas L 72-76 --* Audio 
 Wed, Nov 28 CSU Fullerton W 91-65 --* Audio 
 Sun, Dec 2 (9) Texas A&M W 78-67 --* Audio 
 Sat, Dec 8 at Illinois W 78-72 --* Audio 
 Sun, Dec 16 Fresno St. W 69-50 --* Audio 
 Wed, Dec 19 at UNLV W 52-49 --* Audio 
 Sat, Dec 22 San Diego St. W 74-58 --* Audio 
 Sat, Dec 29 at (2) Memphis L 63-76 --* Audio 
 Thu, Jan 3 Oregon St. W 76-63 --* Audio 
 Sat, Jan 5 Oregon L 74-84 --* Audio 
 Wed, Jan 9 at Arizona St. L 59-64 --* Audio 
 Sat, Jan 12 at Houston W 85-71 --* Audio 
 Thu, Jan 17 at Stanford L 52-56 --* Audio 
 Sat, Jan 19 at California W 79-75 --* Audio 
 Thu, Jan 24 (6) Washington St. W 76-64 --* Audio 
 Sat, Jan 26 Washington W 84-69 --* Audio 
 Thu, Jan 31 at USC W 80-69 --* Audio 
 Sat, Feb 2 at (5) UCLA L 60-82 --* Audio 
 Sun, Feb 10 Arizona St. L 54-59 --* Audio 
 Thu, Feb 14 California W 83-73 --* Audio 
 Sat, Feb 16 (7) Stanford L 66-67 --* Audio 
 Thu, Feb 21 at Washington L 66-75 --* Audio 
 Sat, Feb 23 at (17) Washington St. W 65-55 --* Audio 
 Thu, Feb 28 USC L 58-70 --* Audio 
 Sun, Mar 2 (4) UCLA L 66-68 --* Audio 
 Thu, Mar 6 at Oregon St. W 81-45 --* Audio 
 Sat, Mar 8 at Oregon L 69-78 --* Audio 
 
 Postseason - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Wed, Mar 12 Oregon St. W 87-56 --* Audio 
 Thu, Mar 13 at (11) Stanford L 64-75 --* Audio 
 Thu, Mar 20 at West Virginia L 65-75 ---- 
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 UCLA (3) 16-2  35-4 
 Stanford (10) 13-5  28-8 
 Washington St. (21) 11-7  26-9 
 USC 11-7  21-12 
 Arizona St. 9-9  21-13 
 Oregon 9-9  18-14 
 Arizona 8-10  19-15 
 Washington 7-11  16-17 
 California 6-12  17-16 
 Oregon St. 0-18  6-25 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGJerryd Bayless19.7 
 REBJordan Hill7.9 
 ASTNic Wise4.4 
 FG%Bret Brielmaier71.4 
 FT%David Bagga100.0 
 3PT%Nic Wise48.1 
 BLKJordan Hill1.6 
 STLNic Wise2.0