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Washington's Nate Roberts speaks during Pac-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Washington has many new faces entering critical season

By Tim Booth Oct. 21, 2021 06:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin brings the ball up during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Southern California in Tucson, Ariz. Mathurin is one of several key returning players who should help ease Tommy Lloyd’s transition to head coach for the first time. Mathurin averaged 10.8 points as a freshman last season. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Lloyd looking to get Arizona back on track in first year

By John Marshall Oct. 21, 2021 05:04 PM EDT

FILE - Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) dunks against Creighton in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Sunday, March 28, 2021, file photo. The Zags were the runaway top choice in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll released Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Gonzaga lost AP All-Americans Corey Kispert and Jalen Suggs to the NBA, but second-team selection Drew Timme (19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds) and starting guard Andrew Nembhard return. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next

By Aaron Beard Oct. 18, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

FILE - Gonzaga assistant coach Donny Daniels, left, and director of basketball operations Stephen Gentry speak before an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Arlington in Spokane, Wash., in this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, file photo. Former Gonzaga player and former Gonzaga director of operations Stephen Gentry was hired Monday, May 24, 2021, as an assistant basketball coach to replace Tommy Lloyd, who left the Bulldogs to become the head coach at Arizona. Gentry was most recently an assistant coach at Illinois. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)

Gonzaga hires Stephen Gentry as assistant basketball coach

May. 24, 2021 02:49 PM EDT

Texas Tech adds another transfer in Arizona's Daniel Batcho

May. 23, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is getting another transfer in French forward Daniel Batcho, who left Arizona without playing for the Wildcats. ...

National champ Baylor signs transfer G Akinjo from Arizona

Apr. 28, 2021 08:24 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — National champion Baylor is adding transfer guard James Akinjo, the leading scorer for Arizona last season. Coach Scott...

FILE - Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd shouts to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Arlington in Spokane, Wash., in this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo. Tommy Lloyd was in position to be Gonzaga's next basketball coach after Mark Few retired. A chance to coach at Arizona, one of the premier programs in the country, changed those plans. At right looking down is Mark Few. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)

Allure of leading Arizona pulls Lloyd away from Gonzaga

By John Marshall Apr. 15, 2021 07:31 PM EDT

FILE - Former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California Tony Bland, left, and his attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, leave federal court in New York, in this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, file photo. The NCAA hit Southern California’s men's basketball program with two years’ probation and a $5,000 fine as the result of a former assistant who violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he accepted a bribe to steer players to a business management company. The Division I Committee on Infractions on Thursday, April 15, 2021, announced the penalties, which include a 1% loss of the school’s basketball budget. The probation runs until April 14, 2023. Tony Bland, the former associate head under coach Andy Enfield, wasn't mentioned by name in the NCAA report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle)

NCAA hits USC basketball with 2 years' probation, fine

By Beth Harris Apr. 15, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, right, calls a timeout as assistant coach Tommy Lloyd looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego in Spokane, Wash. Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men’s basketball coach, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The school says Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)

Arizona taps Gonzaga's Lloyd to lead men's basketball team

By John Marshall Apr. 14, 2021 08:05 PM EDT

FILE - Arizona head coach Sean Miller motions toward the court in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington in Seattle, in this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, file photo. Arizona has parted ways with men's basketball coach Sean Miller as the program awaits its fate in an NCAA infractions investigation, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person told the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday, April 7, 2021, because no official announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Arizona parts ways with Sean Miller amid NCAA investigation

By John Marshall Apr. 07, 2021 01:04 PM EDT

AP Source: Arizona fires head basketball coach Sean Miller as the program awaits its fate in an NCAA investigation.

Apr. 07, 2021 12:59 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — AP Source: Arizona fires head basketball coach Sean Miller as the program awaits its fate in an NCAA investigation. ...

Alabama's Jahvon Quinerly (13) drives against Tennessee's Yves Pons (35) and Santiago Vescovi (25) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Alabama's Quinerly thriving after rocky start to career

By John Zenor Mar. 19, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

Oregon guard Chris Duarte (5) is fouled by UCLA guard Jaylen Clark (0) as he drives to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)

Oregon overcomes setbacks to earn No. 1 seed in Pac-12

By John Marshall Mar. 09, 2021 03:16 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, Oregon's Chris Duarte scores against California in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. Duarte is The AP Pac-12 player of the year and a member of the All-Pac 12 first team, announced Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Duarte voted Pac-12 player of year, Mobley is the newcomer

By John Marshall Mar. 09, 2021 12:30 PM EST

Arizona releases NCAA's Notice of Allegations

Mar. 05, 2021 10:22 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has released the Notice of Allegations it received from the NCAA last fall, which includes five Level I violations. ...