Arizona’s Sweet 16 Dominance Sparks Buzz: Is This the Year They Break Through March Madness?
“We went out there and played our Arizona brand of basketball,” said freshman Koa Peat. “Everything fell in place.”
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With the win, Arizona is once again on the cusp of breaking its dreaded Final Four drought, last appearing in the national semifinals in 2001. One could argue a curse has hovered over Tucson for 25 years, but if there is one team to snap it, it’s this one. After the Sweet 16, all the signs point to it.
But remember, Arizona has been in this same exact position before. Outstanding seasons have been washed out plenty of times. The Wildcats have been to the Elite Eight five times since the last Final Four then – with some great squads – but have failed to break through every single time.



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