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John Calipari will coach the U.S. team at the FIBA U-19 World Championships in Egypt from July 1-9, ESPN.com reported Thursday morning. The U.S. U-19 team is typically compromised of rising college sophomores, incoming college freshmen and a few of the nation’s best rising high school seniors. At the last U-19 World Championships in 2015, Arizona’s Sean Miller coached the U.S. squad, which included then-high school standouts Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson and Terrance Ferguson. Continue to Article

February 16, 2017 11:34:am EST

No. 5 Arizona is expecting to see more zone defenses on a Washington road trip that begins Thursday night in Pullman against Washington State. The Wildcats (23-3, 12-1 Pac-12) have a one-game conference lead over Oregon, but their offensive attack has been slowed recently by a parade of zone defenses, even by teams that don't normally play that style of defense. Arizona is coming off a closer-than-expected home sweep. Continue to Article

February 15, 2017 9:46:pm EST

Only one of Oregon, Arizona and UCLA can secure a spot in the geographically friendly West Region. The conference’s lone spot in the geographically friendly West Regional also could be at stake. Since the selection committee’s bracketing principles dictate that every league’s top teams get sent to different NCAA tournament regions, only one of Arizona, Oregon and UCLA will be able to stay out West. Continue to Article

February 15, 2017 1:05:pm EST

The NCAA Tournament selection committee released preliminary seeds this weekend, putting Villanova as the top overall seed. Continue to Article

February 12, 2017 5:23:pm EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dillon Brooks scored 21 points before fouling out, Tyler Dorsey added 19 and No. 5 Oregon repelled a couple of second-half threats to beat Southern California for the 14th straight time, 81-70 on Saturday night. Continue to Article

February 12, 2017 12:48:am EST