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….
Jon Wilner
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,…
The Pac-12’s representatives in the NCAA Tournament — all three of them — have fairly distinct playing styles, roster makeups, and coaching philosophies. But Arizona, USC, and UCLA are quite…
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…
LAS VEGAS — The Pac-12 is considering ways to turn ownership of its statistics into a source of revenue, with the university presidents and chancellors expected to discuss the issue…
LAS VEGAS — The Pac-12 tournament should provide an impressive amount of entertainment this week at T-Mobile Arena. The on-court action might even be intriguing. With Bill Walton on the…
What we learned on the final weekend of the regular season … 1. Oregon missed its chance As a classic NCAA Tournament bubble-sitter — a team with several premium wins…