AZ Desert Swarm

4 days ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images Breakups are always hard, but they’re made easier when you have a backup waiting in the wings. Arizona forward Carter Bryant officially announced he’s leaving for the NBA Draft on Monday afternoon, a decision that seemed to be weeks in the making. A little prior to an hour before Bryant made his announcement, Arizona publicly landed a commitment from Russian-German wing Ivan Kharchenkov.

6 days ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images For the 11th consecutive year, the Arizona men’s basketball will be represented in the NBA Finals. Former Wildcats stars TJ McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin helped lead the Indiana Pacers to the Finals, ensuring Arizona will have a prominent presence in the championship series. Indiana took down the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals and will face the Oklahoma City Thunder.

1 week ago | azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen

Arizona Athletics Our fans have spoken, and they think the Arizona Wildcats are going to finally get out of the regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Earlier this week SB Nation polled our readers on how far the UA (39-18) would go in the postseason. The Wildcats, who are coming off a second consecutive conference tournament title, are playing this weekend in the Eugene Regional with Oregon, Cal Poly and Utah Valley.

1 week ago | azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen

Arizona Athletics EUGENE, Ore.—When Arizona begins its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament under Chip Hale, and fifth overall, the starting pitcher will be representing the team he grew up watching. Same with the starting shortstop and No. 3 hitter, as well as the DH whose home run in the Big 12 championship game helped force extra innings. The Wildcats have a distinctly Tucson flavor to its current roster, a theme under Hale and much more so than in the decade before him.

1 week ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images Get ready for more late night Arizona Wildcats football. The Big 12 Conference on Thursday released kickoff times and network designations for Arizona’s three non-conference games as well as the TV designation for the 2025 Territorial Cup. Arizona will open the season against Hawaii on August 30 at 7:30 p.m. PST on TNT. The game will also stream on HBO Max.