Ep.206: Duke is pretty good and KJ Lewis enters the transfer portal.
Another season in the books for the Cats, but they went out with a tough fight against the Duke Blue Devils. Bear Down!
Mar 31, 2025•10 min
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Ep.205: Arizona is in the Sweet 16!!!!
A former rival gave Arizona all they could handle but in the end, the Cats found a way to get past the pesky Ducks. Bear Down!
Mar 25, 2025•19 min
Ep.204: Arizona faces Oregon after a fun win against Akron in the NCAA Tourney.
Arizona is moving on to face a former Pac-12 rival in the Round of 32.
Mar 23, 2025•12 min
Ep.203: Cats get No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona showed they still have some fight after two wins in the Big 12 Tournament. Next is the NCAA Tourney where No. 4 seed Arizona will play No. 13 seed Akron on Friday afternoon in Seattle. Bear Down!
Mar 18, 2025•30 min
Ep.202: Cats finish No. 3 in the Big 12 in their first year in the conference.
Arizona took care of business against asu on senior day and fell to Kansas on the last day of the year. They are the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 Tournament.
Mar 10, 2025•20 min
Ep.201: Is the Bobby Hurley era over?
Arizona comes home to play ASU. How will Zona Zoo respond?
Mar 04, 2025•14 min
Ep.200: Arizona drops a home game to BYU.
Bad call blues.
Feb 24, 2025•16 min
Ep.199: Arizona gets a big road W at Baylor after playing Houston to the wire.
Arizona is flirting with the 3 line for the NCAA Tourney and is second in the nation in Quad 1 wins. Bear Down!
Feb 19, 2025•21 min
Ep.198: Bobby Hurley and McKale North.
It was another memorable moment in the Duel in the Desert when Bobby Hurley sent his team to the locker room early in an 81-72 Arizona win.
Feb 03, 2025•17 min
Ep.197: CALEB LOVE AT THE BUZZER!!!!!
Arizona defeats No. 3 Iowa State in a McKale Center classic. Bear Down!
Jan 29, 2025•22 min
Ep.196: Arizona splits midwest Big 12 road trip.
Arizona struggled down the stretch against Texas Tech but made up for it a few nights later at Oklahoma State. Bear Down!
Jan 23, 2025•15 min
Ep.195: Arizona defeats No. 25 Baylor in a loud McKale Center.
Henri Veesaar continues to impress off the bench for the Wildcats. Bear Down!
Jan 16, 2025•13 min
Ep.194: Tommy Lloyd not happy after Cats win over Central Florida.
Tommy Lloyd had a lot to say after Arizona's 88-80 win over Central Florida.
Jan 14, 2025•18 min
Ep.193: Arizona defeats No. 21 West Virginia on the road.
Tommy Lloyd and the boys are 3-0 in the Big 12 after a dominating road win over West Virginia.
Jan 09, 2025•14 min
Ep.192: Arizona tops No. 16 Cincinnati on the road.
Winning on the road is a new challenge for the Wildcats in the Big 12, but they found a way to hold on in their first-ever road game in their new conference against a tough No. 16 Cincinnati Bearcats squad. Bear Down!
Jan 07, 2025•10 min
Ep.191: Caleb Love is back.
Arizona got a hard-fought win over TCU in their Big 12 debut. In the Cats 90-81 win, Caleb Love had one of the best games of his Arizona career scoring 33 points. Bear Down!
Jan 02, 2025•19 min
Ep.190: Arizona gives up big lead to UCLA.
Arizona and UCLA have another close finish.
Dec 17, 2024•13 min
Ep.189: KJ Lewis to the rescue.
KJ Lewis asked Tommy Lloyd if he could come off the bench. Tommy agreed and the Cats are back on track.
Dec 11, 2024•11 min
Ep.188: Atlantis, we have a problem.
Arizona had another rough showing in the Bahamas but it's not March yet.
Dec 06, 2024•20 min
Ep.187: Arizona falls short against Duke at McKale.
It was a tough loss but was it ever a fun atmosphere. Bear Down!
Nov 25, 2024•15 min
Ep.186: Cats lick wounds at Wisconsin. IT'S DUKE WEEK!
Arizona lost a tough one at Wisconsin, but it's OK because it's Duke week. How often has a future No. 1 NBA pick played the Cats at McKale? With Cooper Flagg and Duke visiting on Friday, add another possible top pick to the list. Bear down!
Nov 20, 2024•21 min
Ep.185: Cats fall short in Sweet 16.
Brad and Steven break their silence on the Cats loss a week later. Bear Down!
Apr 05, 2024•17 min
Ep.184: Cats are in the Sweet 16! Clemson Preview.
Arizona makes its second Sweet 16 in three seasons. The ACC and Clemson are up next. Bear Down!
Mar 26, 2024•21 min
Ep.183: No. 2 Cats meet No. 15 Long Beach State in the NCAA Tourney.
It was a rough outing in Vegas but the Cats are hopefully onto bigger things in the NCAA Tournament vs. Long Beach State. Bear Down!
Mar 19, 2024•18 min
Ep.182: Cats win final Pac-12 Title.
Arizona won its last Pac-12 Title on the floor of the great Pauley Pavilion. Onto the Pac-12 Tourney. Bear Down!
Mar 12, 2024•20 min
Ep.181: Cats sweep the scummies and Ducks.
Wells Fargo Arena brought it, but Arizona wasn't fazed. And McKale hosted its last official Pac-12 home game while the Cats sent Dana Altman and the Ducks home with one final bad memory.
Mar 05, 2024•22 min
Ep.180: Arizona still in first place after splitting the Washington schools.
After a tough loss to Wazzu the Cats rebounded with a quick turnaround win against the Huskies.
Feb 27, 2024•24 min
Ep.179: Arizona destroys the scummies at McKale.
Arizona decided the last home game against tempe normal in the Pac-12 era should be one for the record books, and Tommy Lloyd contract talk.
Feb 20, 2024•18 min
Ep.178: 3OT Thriller at Utah and domination in Boulder.
Arizona got a sweep at the mountain schools and prepares for a McKale matchup against Bobby Hurley.
Feb 14, 2024•17 min
Ep.177: Arizona splits the Oregon Trail for the last time in the Pac-12.
Oregon State's buzzer-beater did not take all the wind out of the Cats sails. They rebounded with a dominating win over Oregon with an impressive outing by Caleb Love. Bear Down!
Jan 31, 2024•21 min
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