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Story byarizona-wildcats-iowa-state-cyclones-preview-senior-night-bradley-awaka-dellorso-big12-championship-mckale-2026Brian PedersenMon, March 2, 2026 at 2:30 AM UTC·5 min readDuring its 45 seasons in the Pac-10/12, Arizona took home the regular season title in men’s basketball 18 times. But it took a little while to get that first crown, in 1986, after eight years in the league. Arizona’s ascension to the top of its current conference has had a much quicker timeline. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe second-ranked Wildcats (27-2, 14-2) have already clinched a share of their first Big 12 title, in their second season of competition, but can win it outright with one victory in the last two games. The first chance comes Monday night when Iowa State (24-5, 11-5) comes to McKale Center at ALKEME Arena for the home finale.“We’ve got a couple games down the stretch here to give ourselves an opportunity to do that,” UA coach Tommy Lloyd said after Saturday’s win, which was the 139th of his career to tie Brad Stevens for most by a Division I head coach in his first five seasons.
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