Arizona Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

This is the fifth installment of a series of player-by-player look-backs at the 2008-2009 Wildcats basketball team.

NEBRASKA BASKETBALL NU has its eyes on size with juco Arizona Western center Almeida goes 6-10 and 340 pounds.

TEMPE, Ariz., March 16 -- Arizona State University issued the following press release: Arizona State's has been named to the five-man first-team All-American squad of the United States Basketball Writers Association, the first time a Sun Devil has earned the honor from the organization.

University issued the following press release: women's basketball team begins play in the 2009 Pac-10 Tournament on Friday when it takes on USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

When news spread that Michael Jackson had died last Thursday, it was destined to be a weird evening, even in the basketball world.

TEMPE, Ariz., June 29 -- Arizona State University issued the following press release: Arizona State head women's basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne is currently in Belgrade, Serbia, preparing the USA Women's World University Games Team for competition.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., April 15 -- California State University Bakersfield issued the following press release: Returning the bulk of a strong returning core of players, the CSUB men's basketball team looked to add a strong interior presence with one of its few openings this signing period.

University issued the following news release: Even though the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team is in the midst of the one of the biggest turnaround seasons in the NCAA Division I ranks, the Eagles have one goal in mind still to atttain, qualifying for the Big Sky Conference Championship.

Gregory's College Preparatory School on a Sunday afternoon in late June 2007 after finishing a Tucson Summer Pro League game.

TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 20 -- Arizona State University issued the following press release: UP NEXT Currently on a school record 11-game winning streak, the No.

Hard as it is to believe, as you guys noted on the previous thread, we are actually talking about depth next season.

The New York Knicks have drafted Jordan Hill eighth overall in round 1 of the NBA Draft.

At some point in the third or fourth hour of tonight's draft, you'll hear the name "Chase Budinger" announced -- quite possibly by Adam Silver, who usually presides over the second round.

Kevin O'Neill, a veteran coach who is most well-known for serving as interim coach for Arizona in 2008, has made his return to college basketball and the Pac-10 after being named USC's men's basketball coach on Saturday.

Basketball players' reputations often are cemented by the end of their high school junior seasons.

Sure, he doesn't really know what the future has in store for him as far as basketball is concerned.

This week after taking an official visit last weekend to the school, former University of Arizona 6-foot-7 junior guard/forward Zane Johnson has found his new home with a school in the Western Athletic Conference ... ... More ... To continue reading this article you must be a member.

Arizona point guard Nic Wise was cut from the World University Games team this morning, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express.

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Arizona guard Nic Wise will take advantage of his remaining college eligibility to try out for USA Basketball's World University Games team next week in Colorado.