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| University | University of Arizona |
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| First season | 1972 (1972) |
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| All-time record | 718–728–0 (.497) |
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| Head coach | Becky Burke (1st season) |
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| Conference | Big 12 |
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| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Arena | McKale Center
(capacity: 14,545) |
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| Nickname | Wildcats |
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| Colors | Cardinal and navy
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| 2021 |
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| Final Four | 2021 |
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| Elite Eight | 2021 |
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| Sweet Sixteen | 1998, 2021 |
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| Appearances | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
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The Arizona Wildcats women's basketball program is the official women's basketball program at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Basketball is one of eleven women's sports at the University of Arizona. The team is a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 athletic conference. The team's home venue is the McKale Center, which seats 14,545 fans. The official team colors are cardinal red and navy blue. The Wildcats have qualified for eight NCAA Tournaments. On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference along with Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.
For most of its history, the women’s basketball program has been playing in the shadow of its men’s counterpart, leading to many losing seasons. However, in recent years, the women’s team has been improving their success in winning, mostly due to coaching regime and talent, and captured the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) championship in 2019. They made the Final Four for the first time in 2021 and defeated UConn to qualify for the National Championship game. They would lose to Stanford in the National Championship.
