Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

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=NCAA Tournament=

The University of Arizona has made 27 NCAA tournament appearances, including a current streak of 24 consecutive years, which is the longest active streak and second only to the North Carolina Tar Heel's 27 year streak from 1975-2001. Their combined record is 41-25 (1 loss vacated by the NCAA), including a 1997 National Championship and 4 final fours.cite web | url=http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/tourneyrecords| title=All-time NCAA tourney win-loss records | work=cbs.sportsline.com | accessdate= 2008-03-30] Arizona is also one of only four #2 seeds to ever lose a first round game, losing 64-61 to #15 seed Santa Clara, led by future NBA star Steve Nash in 1993. cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6D9123EF93AA25750C0A965958260|title=Santa Clara, Seeded 15th, Beats Arizona |publisher="nytimes.com" |date=1993-03-19 |accessdate=2008-03-19]

Men's Basketball Final Four historycite web | url=http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/finalfourseeds | title=Tourney History - Seeds in the Final Four | work=cbs.sportsline.com | accessdate=2008-03-30]
*1988-Semifinalist
*1994-Semifinalist
*1997-Champion
*2001-Runner-up

1997 Championship Results

The 1997 Arizona team is the only team to date to beat three #1 seeds to win the national title.

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

"The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition."

UA has been a #1 seed five times.

Current team

* Team Roster: [http://www.arizonaathletics.com/m-basketball/page.aspx?id=378 [Arizona Wildcats ] ]

See also

*University of Arizona
*Arizona Wildcats
*Lute Olson

External links

* [http://www.arizonaathletics.com/m-basketball/default.aspx?id=84 Arizona Athletics web site]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=american Players who attended Arizona]

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