PJ Brown, beat reporter covering Arizona Wildcats women's basketball for the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson.com chats with Star sports editor Brett Fera ahead of the UA's weekend matchup with Cal and no. 6 Stanford, in both teams' final Pac-12 visit to McKale Center.

PJ Brown, beat reporter covering Arizona Wildcats women's basketball for the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson.com chats with Star sports editor Brett Fera on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, ahead of the UA's weekend matchup with Cal and no. 6 Stanford, in both teams' final Pac-12 visit to McKale Center.

PJ and Brett also discuss:

β€” outgoing athletic director Dave Heeke’s impact on Arizona women’s basketball

β€” how the UA fanbase is expected to stick with their team, even through a tough recent stretch

β€” the story of the week in college basketball β€” once 14-0 TCU relying on walk-ons to fill out its roster and getting a win over UCF

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Contact sports reporter PJ Brown at pjbrown@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @PJBrown09