Best Arizona basketball photos

Arizona Wildcats guard Gabe York (1) pulls a page from former teammate T.J. McConnell's playbook and visits the block "A" at midcourt before subbing out during the second half of the No. 18 University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Stanford University Cardinal men's college basketball game at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, March 5, 2016. Arizona won 94-62. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

When Tucsonans typically celebrate, it’s because Sean Miller has worked some March magic or the UA’s football team has made a sporadic run at glory.

Those moments were few and far between in 2016, with nary a Tournament run nor a bowl berth to bring joy to Tucson.

There were fleeting flashes of fun in both sports, but Arizona fans had to look elsewhere for satisfaction in what was widely considered a down year.

Here are the half-dozen performances β€” team or individual β€” that brought Tucson sports fans the most joy over the last year:Β 


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