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Arizona Showing Signs of Resurgence

TUCSON, Ariz. – Even as his star player Derrick Williams, broken pinky and all, lay underneath a pile in celebration of a thrilling victory in front of him Saturday afternoon, University of Arizona coach Sean Miller was too preoccupied with his own emotions to deal with the dangers there. Miller was still a bit out...

Arizona Withstands Late Run by Washington for Wild Win

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Washington Huskies made the second half interesting with a torrid comeback, but it was the 12th-ranked Arizona Wildcats who were able to hold on by the slimmest margins during Saturday night's 87-86 victory at the McKale Center. This was easily the Wildcats' most signature win to date and the one that...

Derrick Williams, No. 12 Arizona Hold Off Klay Thompson, Washington State

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Derrick Williams had 26 points and eight rebounds, and No. 12 Arizona withstood a big night from Klay Thompson to hold off Washington State 79-70 Thursday night. Williams had been relatively quiet the previous two games, scoring a combined 23 points as he tried to fight through collapsing defenses...

Pac-10 at Halfway Point: Improving, Still Far From Great

Halfway through the Pac-10 season and it's fair and accurate to say that this is a better conference than last year's dismal downer of a campaign. Arizona and UCLA have done considerable work improving on last year's uncharacteristic win-loss records. There are players in this league -- such as Washington's Isaiah...

Pac-10's Best Gather for Battle in Seattle

In a conference living light on the marquee these days, Thursday night's matchup between 25th-ranked Arizona and No. 20 Washington in Seattle is likely the most interesting duel of the Pac-10 regular-season. On paper, it's the two best teams, with the two best players going head-to-head for an early claim on first place...

Derrick Williams News From the Web

05/24/12 Williams and Morrissey named in Irish U-19 squad Source: Waterford News and Star - Waterford - Ireland WATERFORD duo Derrick Williams and Conor Morrissey will link up with each other once again after they were named in the Republic of Ireland U-19 squad that will compete in the UEFA U-19 Championship Elite Phase Qualification tournament that will commence from May 26-29.
05/22/12 Williams named second-team NBA rookie pick Source: Arizona Daily Star - Tucson AZ Former Wildcat standout Derrick Williams has been named a second-team all-rookie NBA pick.
05/22/12 Ex-Cat Derrick Williams earns second-team NBA... Source: Tucson Citizen - Tucson AZ Former Arizona Wildcats forward Derrick Williams , the second pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, was selected to the second-team All-Rookie team in voting of league coaches.
05/22/12 Valley's Best Arrive at State Source: Flathead Beacon - Kalispell MT Names like Lexy, Tess and Derrick have been familiar ones over the last four springs.
05/22/12 Rubio, Williams Named To NBA All-Rookie Teams Source: CBS - WCCO 4 - Minneapolis MN Ricky Rubio didn't quite land Rookie of the Year honors, but he did earn a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Team. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard was chosen from votes placed by the NBA's 30 head coaches, who were asked to select five players for the first team.