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ARIZONA’S LONGEST STRETCHES WITHOUT A GAME IN THE PAC-10/12 ERA
15 DAYS
1990-91
Won 28, Lost 7
Coach: Lute Olson
Dec. 8 at Louisiana State L 82-92
Dec. 23 Providence W 99-87
14 DAYS
1986-87
Won 18, Lost 12
Dec. 13 at Georgetown L 74-82
Dec. 27 St. Bonaventure W 70-64
13 DAYS
1986-87
Won 18, Lost 12
Coach: Lute Olson
Nov. 21 at UNLV (1) L 87-92
Dec. 4 at San Diego State W 110-781989-90
Won 25, Lost 7
Coach: Lute Olson
Dec. 6 Northern Arizona W 84-37
Dec. 19 Miami, Fla. W 83-53
12 DAYS
1998-99
Won 22, Lost 6
Coach: Lute Olson
Nov. 13 Tennessee W 73-72
Nov. 25 Texas W 73-57
2014-15
Won 12, Lost 1
Coach: Sean Miller
Dec. 23 UNLV L 71-67
Jan. 4 ASU (to be determined)
10 DAYS
2013-14
Won 33, Lost 5
Coach: Sean Miller
Dec. 23 Northern Arizona W 77-44
Jan. 2 Washington State W 60-25
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The last time Arizona’s basketball team played a game, the Wildcats’ football team was in Tucson practicing, still eight days away from playing in the Fiesta Bowl.
That seems like an eternity ago.
Arizona has smarted since losing its first game Dec. 23 against UNLV, a 71-67 decision in Las Vegas. It will resume its season tomorrow against ASU in the Pac-12 opener for the arch-rivals. Christmas and New Year’s have come in between the 12-day break so at least the festivities cured the holiday blues after the loss to the Running Rebels.
This is the Wildcats’ seventh stretch of at least 10 days without a game in the regular season since the program joined the Pac-10 in 1978. Arizona’s record is 6-0 in the previous long stretches without games.
The longest spell without games was in the 1990-91 season when Lute Olson’s team followed a loss at LSU on Dec. 8 with a victory over Providence on Dec. 23.
The No. 2 Wildcats were humbled by LSU and Shaquille O’Neal (29 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots) in that 92-82 loss. Arizona bounced back to beat the Friars 99-87 in McKale Center 15 days later despite allowing Eric Murdock to score 45 points.
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also has published articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
