Arizona has added a Dec. 21 home game against Montana State and swapped the opponent for its Nov. 7 regular-season opener from NAU to Nicholls State.
The move means UA coach Tommy Lloyd won't have to face his son, Liam, who transferred from Grand Canyon to NAU in March. NAU and UA were scheduled to face each other for a fourth straight season on Nov. 7, but the 2022-23 game instead will be pushed back to a future season.
Our newest Lumberjack didn't have to travel far to find his new home. Pumped that @LiamLl0yd will be wearing the 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 & 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 soon!📰 https://t.co/wtYA4M7EIv#NAUStrong ⚒️🌲🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/itg4C2xNHB
— NAU Men's Basketball (@NAUBasketball) March 31, 2022
Arizona has only played Montana State twice, but not in the past four decades. The Wildcats lost to the Bobcats 39-32 in 1939-40 at Oklahoma City and beat them 64-59 in 1981-82 in Minneapolis.
The Wildcats still have two more home opponents to announce before completing their 2022-23 schedule. Earlier Monday, the Pac-12 announced weekend schedule pairs for the final 10 weeks of conference play, though exact dates and times are still to be announced.
Here's how the Wildcats' schedule looks as of now:
Nov. 7: NICHOLLS STATE
Nov. 11: SOUTHERN
Nov. 14: Home game vs. opponent TBA
Nov. 17: UTAH TECH
Nov. 21: vs. Cincinnati, at Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 22: vs. Ohio State or San Diego State, Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii, TBD
Nov. 23: Maui Invitational final game, Lahaina Hawaii, TBD
Dec. 1: at Utah
Dec. 4: CAL
Dec. 10: vs. Indiana (MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas), 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 13: Home game vs opponent TBA
Dec. 17: TENNESSEE
Dec. 21: MONTANA STATE
Dec. 29-Jan 2: at Arizona State
Jan. 4-8: WASHINGTON/WASHINGTON STATE
Jan. 11-15: at Oregon/Oregon State
Jan. 18-22:UCLA/USC
Jan. 25-29: at Washington/Washington State
Feb. 1-5: OREGON/OREGON STATE
Feb. 8-12: at Cal/Stanford
Feb. 15-19: COLORADO/UTAH
Feb. 22-26: ARIZONA STATE
March 1-4: at UCLA/USC
March 8-11: Pac-12 Tournament, Las Vegas
