The Tucson sports stars Arizona let get away | Greg HansenGreg Hansen’s notebook: Did the U of A let Tucson’s greatest prep athlete get away? Bijan Robinson headlines a look at local stars who found college and professional success elsewhere.
- Elijah Grayson Murray Cronkite News
After surviving bone cancer and a below-the-knee amputation, Canyon del Oro basketball player Billy Cronin returned to the court, inspiring teammates while pursuing a college basketball dream.
- Jorge I. Guajardo The Arizona Republic
The Native American Jr. Nationals in Mesa featured more than 500 teams and players from multiple countries, highlighting Indigenous basketball, cultural pride and the sport’s growing global reach.
- Greg Hansen
Greg Hansen's notebook: Cholla and Sahuaro high schools are the latest TUSD campuses to have their athletic facilities upgraded thanks to a bond passed by voters in 2023.
- Bruce Pascoe
Ex-Wildcat and current UNLV coach Josh Pastner says recruiting relationships still matter, but NIL money drives roster decisions as UNLV navigates another major rebuild amid constant transfer portal turnover.
- Bruce Pascoe
Fresh off a USA Basketball silver-medal run, Arizona standout recruiting targets Darius Wabbington and Adan Diggs returned to Section 7, carrying lessons, pressure and bigger expectations into the summer.
- Bruce Pascoe
U of A men's basketball targets were on hand at the Section 7 tournament in Mesa. Go behind the scenes with Arizona Daily Star reporter Bruce Pascoe.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Arizona men's basketball didn't lose out when Milan Momcilovic picked the Wildcats of Kentucky over Tucson.
Check out highlight clips of the New York Knicks' star point guard and team captain
Greg Hansen's notebook: How Tucson has fared in state championships in other sports dating to 1980, outside of dominating the softball world.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Arizona basketball walk-on Jackson Francois, son of Arizona atheltic director Desireé Reed-Francois, has been hired to be the head boys basketball coach at Walden Grove High School.
Greg Hansen's notebook: What were these Tucson sports stars brewing up during a gathering last week?
Ex-Arizona Wildcat star Joseph Blair raised more than $130K for new basketball courts at Tucson park
Former Arizona basketball star Joseph Blair cuts the ribbon on Tucson's new Judith “Mama” Blair Basketball Courts at Palo Verde Park Saturday, May 30, 2026. The courts honor Blair's late mother, Judith. Blair helped raise more than $130,000 for the project. Video by Grace Trejo, Arizona Daily Star
Greg Hansen's Notebook: The family of a former University of Arizona athletic director had a season to remember in Tucson sports.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Canyon del Oro softball coach Kelly Fowler has added to her family's long history of state championships.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Former Arizona basketball player Corey Williams will be inducted to the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame, the only unanimous selection of the 10-person 2026 class.
Youth sports violence and abuse are rising, from sideline fights to online harassment, as pressure, unrealistic expectations and misplaced trust create unsafe environments for young athletes nationwide.
Pueblo basketball standout and Arizona’s girls basketball all-time leading scorer, America Cazares, signed with Pima Community College last week, keeping her talents right here in Tucson.
Coolidge High School's sports teams are eligible for the postseason after the Arizona Interscholastic Association's executive board reduced its probation status for hostile taunts to a warning.
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Greg Hansen's Notebook: In his senior season at Sahuaro High, point guard Cisco Llamas averaged a city-best 24.4 points per game, putting him in historic company.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Tucson Unified School District's new athletic director brings 30-plus years of experience amid evolving competition and challenges in modern athletics landscape.
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Goodyear Millennium guard and Arizona recruiting target Adan Diggs was named by MaxPreps as the National Sophomore of the Year.
After state playoffs, top Arizona men's basketball recruits Adan Diggs and Darius Wabbington refocus at a USA camp, continuing development, competition and recruitment.
Greg Hansen's notebook: After resigning last month, former Arizona women's basketball GM, Michelle Marciniak, was hired as the CEO of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Two Salpointe Lancers went on to play for Final Four basketball teams — one at UConn, one at Arizona. They'll be cheering on their alma maters Saturday.
Miles Simon reflects on playing in the Final Four, the celebration in Tucson after winning a national championship, and his assessment of the current rendition of Arizona men's basketball.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Former Sahuaro High basketball coach Dick McConnell's son and grandson are following in McConnell's footsteps.
A Tucson middle school teacher and girls high school assistant basketball coach has been arrested on suspicion of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Greg Hansen's notebook: The story Ed Nymeyer, a Tucson athlete and coach, could fill a book. Playing basketball into his late 80s, Nymeyer never lost his love for the game.