Wildcat Wednesday - Traveling to "McKale North"
03/09/2023 | Wildcat Wednesday
This week marks one of the biggest highlights of the year as the Wildcat Family ascends onto Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament. Thousands of Wildcats, donning their red and blue, take over the Las Vegas Strip and fill the stands of T-Mobile Arena. It's always a special feeling to hear the "U of A" chant echo loudly through the venue day after day. Creating a "McKale North" atmosphere 400 miles from Tucson is a great testament to all of our fans, alumni and supporters, and our men's basketball program revels in this Arizona advantage.
Coach Lloyd and the Wildcats will look to defend their tournament championship as the second seed in this year's bracket. We will face the winner of Stanford and Utah in our first game of the week, tipping off at 7 p.m. (MST) on Thursday, March 9 on the Pac-12 Networks. Please visit the Pac-12's Tournament Central page for all information for this year's tournament.
The University of Arizona Alumni Association has a plethora of events planned for Wildcats heading to Sin City this week, so please check their calendar to join your fellow Wildcats and Bear Down in Las Vegas!
NIL SUCCESS STORIES
ArizonaWildcats.com continues to tell the stories of our student-athletes, which includes our "NIL Success Stories". Name, Image and Likeness is now an integral part of the lives of student-athletes as a critical addition to our longstanding Commitment to an Athlete's Total Success (C.A.T.S) program. Arizona Athletics remains committed to its mission of providing opportunities for student-athletes to become academic, athletic and life champions, and supporting the outstanding young women and men in our programs through new NIL endeavors bolsters that commitment.
This series of written pieces highlight how our student-athletes are penning their own NIL success stories as Wildcats while utilizing our department's Arizona EDGE program. Read how Jacob Cowing, Maya Nnaji and Kylan Boswell are enhancing their student-athlete experiences by harnessing the power of Arizona's NIL resources, tools and opportunities.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Gymnastics has its final home meet on Friday, March 10th at 6:00 PM versus BYU. It is Military appreciation and senior night! Click here to purchase tickets.
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Baseball will be playing against California on Friday, March 10th, Saturday, March 11th, and Sunday, March 12th. Bark in the Park is on March 12, and you will be able to bring your dogs to the ballpark! Click here to purchase tickets.
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Women's Tennis vs Penn will be at the Robson Tennis Center on Thursday, March 9th at 2:00 pm. Admission is free!
WILDCAT HEADLINES
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2023-24 Men's and Women's Basketball season tickets are on sale now! Click here to purchase and be prepared for next year's home games.
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Selection Sunday is this Sunday, March 12th! Tune into CBS at 3:00 PM MST for the NCAA Men's Basketball bracket and field, and ESPN at 5:00 PM for the NCAA Women's Bracket and field.
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Wildcat Club and Men's Basketball Season ticket holders have until Sunday, March 12th at 2:00 PM to request tickets for NCAA tournament's 1st and second rounds! Click here to request.
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Softball's Olivia DiNardo Named NFCA National Player of the Week as well as Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week.
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Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo landed on All Pac-12 First Team
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Men's Tennis Remains Undefeated at Home After Doubleheader Victories
SHOW YOUR COLORS
Dave ('71 )& Janice ('71, '77) Shelton proudly wearing the colors at Copper,Canyon, Mexico. David also celebrated his 75th birthday while on the trip!
Preparing for Flag football ??
Send us your photos of you wearing the colors!
Thank you for wearing the colors and sharing your Arizona pride! Make sure to take a picture the next time you are wearing the colors and send it to us, we just might include it in next week's Wildcat Wednesday! And even if your photo submission doesn't make next week's edition, please check our "Wear the Colors" album at facebook.com/ArizonaAthletics on Fridays.
NOTE: Please submit photos for Wildcat Wednesday with an original email to uofaad@arizona.edu using the subject line 'Wildcat Wednesday photo.' Also, please ensure all submissions are clear and properly lit. We also ask that you identify everyone in the photo so we can highlight them accordingly.
Bear Down and Go Cats!
Dave Heeke
Vice President and Director of Athletics
University of Arizona
uofaad@arizona.edu
