Former conference rivals Arizona and UCLA men’s basketball teams are set to face each other three times in the next four years, starting with a highly anticipated matchup on December 14 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
The historic basketball programs will also meet again in neutral-site contests in 2025 at the Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena) and again in 2027 in Los Angeles (TBD).
“We are happy to work alongside UCLA to keep this series on the schedule moving forward,” Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd said. “For decades, Arizona-UCLA games have meant so much to our players, coaches, and fans across the country. Icons in the game of basketball have made this rivalry into one of the best in college basketball, and we look forward to adding the next chapters in the years to come.”
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“We look forward to facing Arizona next season in Phoenix,” UCLA head coach Mick Cronin added. “It’s a win-win situation for both UCLA and Arizona, as we want to preserve what has turned into a fantastic basketball rivalry out West. These are two schools with strong basketball traditions and passionate fan bases, and it’s important for us to find ways to continue playing each other. I have a lot of respect for Tommy Lloyd and the job that he has done the past three seasons at Arizona. His teams are talented and well-coached. Adding Arizona to our schedule next season will help our team as we move into Big Ten Conference play.”
Tickets for the December 14 game in Phoenix will go on sale Wednesday, August 14, at 10:00 AM PT, at footprintcenter.com. Details surrounding game time and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
The Arizona-UCLA series expands on the collaboration between Position Sports, a Phoenix-based event and marketing agency, and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Position Sports and the Hall of Fame entered into a 10-year partnership in 2023 that culminated in the creation of the Hall of Fame Series, a collection of multi-game, singular events that features several of the top college basketball teams in exciting non-conference matchups both domestically and abroad.
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The Wildcats participated in the Hall of Fame Series Phoenix at the Footprint Center in December, upsetting the then-third-ranked University of Alabama 87-74.
Under Lloyd, Arizona is 6-2 against the Bruins including wins in the 2022 and 2023 Pac-12 Tournament championship games and they clinched the 2024 Pac-12 regular season title with a win at UCLA.
* Release Courtesy of Arizona and UCLA Athletics *
