Five Salt Lake City memories to consider as UA opens in Utah

2. In Arizona’s shocking 1993 first-round loss to 15th-seeded Santa Clara, 64-61, the Broncos did not bring a pep band to the arena. Because Santa Clara was a significant underdog and because the game took place between winter final exams and spring recess, the band did not travel to Salt Lake City. The school hired the Vanderbilt band, which had played earlier in the day as the Commodores beat Boise State, and gave them red and white T-shirts.  A year later, the NCAA ruled that each team must have its own band on site. 

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