Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on the court … 1. Everything, and nothing The end of the Pac-12’s participation in the 2022 NCAA Tournament was abrupt, unsatisfactory, unceremonious or disappointing…
Jon Wilner
The Pac-12 regular-season and tournament champion is done, out, gone. The No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament was eliminated Thursday night by the No. 18 overall seed. After…
The Hotline’s coverage of spring football across the Pac-12 continues with a deep dive into areas of intrigue for each team, with one massive caveat: We’re ignoring the quarterback position….
The wild first weekend of the NCAA Tournament ended with six of the top-16 seeds eliminated, the East region in shambles and one of the all-time Cinderellas (St. Peter’s) advancing…
Arizona’s rise is more than mere surprise. It’s the awaited return-to-prominence of an elite college basketball program — a rebirth rooted in a complex web of coaching styles and shared…
UCLA was good. Arizona was good and lucky. The former played with the precision of a No. 1 seed in dispatching Saint Mary’s while the latter looked like a No….
On six occasions over the long history of the NCAA Tournament, the western third of the country has sent two teams to the Final Four. Not once has the region…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need for research — not all…
The betting favorites in the NCAA Tournament are Gonzaga and Arizona. That’s not a misprint. It’s not a COVID year. It’s not an alternative universe. Two Western teams are the…
Our search for the winner of the NCAA Tournament began in the NBA, with first-round projections for the upcoming draft. You cannot survive March Madness without elite talent. From there,…
