As 2016 comes to a close, it is time to look back and be reminded of the Zona Zealots top viewed posts.
At Zona Zealots, we had a great idea. The year 2016 is almost over, so we thought this would be a great time to review the Arizona Wildcats highlights of the year through the articles you enjoyed the most.
By far the article you enjoyed or viewed the most was Bobby Hurley’s technical in his first game against the Wildcats at home. We will never forget the faces he made or the tirade he went on spewing bad language at the referee’s, and God knows what as he made his way to the locker room.
So let’s take a walk down memory lane, shall we?
Arizona Wildcats Basketball: Bobby Hurley’s big mistake, Sean Miller’s brilliance
The Arizona Wildcats basketball team played their rivals today, and their head coach Sean Miller was brilliant! ASU's coach Bobby Hurley made a big mistake.
Hurley soon learned that he should have never gone native in a game against his school’s rivals. His antics resulted in a rash of memes and badgering by Wildcats fans against Hurley’s Twitter account and the eminent blocking against them all including Zona Zealots. It was a riot, and of course, we wrote about it.
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The next huge hit was a post about Sean Miller and his sweaty shirt. Miller was coaching his Cats in the NCAA tournament against Wichita State in the first round. Arizona wasn’t doing very well, they got surprised with a press defense and were struggling. As Wildcats fans were concentrating on the losing game, the rest of the world was focused on his clothes. Miller had sweat through his shirt, and the rest is history.
At Zona Zealots, we didn’t report necessarily on this incident, we used it as an April Fools joke.
The story didn’t stop there, and Miller got the last laugh.
Arizona Basketball: Miller’s Sweaty shirt leads to unusual partnership
Arizona Basketball: Miller's Sweaty shirt leads to Unusual Partnership
Allonzo Trier and Zona Zealots straightened out together any confusion on some of his most recent tweets along with media and others speculating on his return. We confirmed two things, we all want Allonzo back in uniform playing, and he knows that and understands. True, we originally thought one of his tweets was a message but were quickly corrected and we then immediately updated our post.
The Return of Zo, Arizona Basketball guard Allonzo Trier keeping spirits high
Arizona fans finally have some positive signs regarding the return of Zo, Arizona Basketball guard Allonzo Trier from Lute Olson.
Cats in the NBA
Speaking of Arizona basketball, Wildcats fans not only enjoyed reading about current players on the roster but their alumni in the pros. After the Cats lost to the Wichita Shockers in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the next exciting event for the players leaving Arizona was the NBA Draft.
Arizona Wildcats Picked in NBA Draft Top 10: An Elite Feat
Arizona Wildcats Basketball is hoping to make a splash on the national scene at the 2015 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York.
The 2016 NBA Draft brought in a lot of viewers as did anything with T.J. McConnell, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Aaron Gordon and Stanley Johnson. Rondae bought his mom a house, and T.J made the Sixers roster, Aaron Gordon came close to winning the NBA All-Star dunk contest and Stanley Johnson took on Lebron James in the NBA Playoffs and we talked about it in an exclusive Zona Zealots interview.
T.J. McConnell: Arizona Wildcat may go from Undrafted to NBA starter in one year
It's that time again, time for the media to speculate or doubt if T.J. McConnell will be getting a roster spot in the NBA.
T.J. McConnell shines as an NBA Rookie
Former Arizona Basketball point guard and now former NBA rookie T.J. McConnell, shined in the NBA for the 2015-16 season.
Although Aaron Gordon did not officially win the Dunk contest, he captured the hearts of NBA fans everywhere with his ‘out of this world acrobatics’ which will never be forgotten. Most thought the Dunk contest got to be stale and uninteresting, but Zach Lavine (who won the contest) and Gordon brought it back to life!
Aaron Gordon shocks the world in the best NBA Dunk Contest ever!
Two former Pac-12 basketball players, Aaron Gordon, and Zach LaVine battled it out Saturday night during one of the greatest NBA Allstar Slam Dunk contests.
Arizona Football
As far as football goes, fans were excited to hear about commitments and the NFL Draft. Will Parks was drafted before the highly decorated Scooby Wright III, but there were no hard feelings and the two are now both on rosters in the NFL. Parks plays safety for the Denver Bronco’s and Scooby recently was signed to the Arizona Cardinals.
NFL Draft Wrap-up: Arizona Wildcats signed by NFL Teams
A few former Arizona Football players may not have heard their names called this weekend during the NFL Draft, but found themselves signed to NFL Rosters
Arizona Football: Scooby Joins Dawg Pound
Former Arizona Football player Scooby Wright, finally has dream come true as he is selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 7th and final round.
NFL Draft: Where there’s a Will there’s a way
The 2016 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and after a successful Pro Day, former Arizona Wildcats safety Will Parks' draft chances is quickly growing.
And after a heartbreaking 2016 season, the Arizona Football team brought back the territorial cup!
Arizona Football runs over Rival Arizona State to Victory, Territorial Cup in Tucson
The 90th meeting between in-state rivals, Arizona & ASU, this Duel in the Desert saw Arizona Football run over the Sun Devils en route to victory.
It was Jay Johnson’s first season coaching the Arizona Wildcats, and he brought some great ideas with him to Tucson. The first one was to give the team a license to have fun. The second was to allow the team to have a good time in the dugout instructing them to make the dug out the most fun place to be on campus. Work hard, play hard seems to be his motto, and it worked.
The Arizona Baseball dugout is the best place to be on Campus
The Arizona Baseball dugout is the best place to be on Campus
Our Cats weren’t ranked, they weren’t expected to make the playoffs, and they certainly weren’t expected to get all the way to the College World Series. Johnson’s Wildcats had a legitimate chance to win the championship trophy, game it weren’t for a few mishaps in the final game of three. First, their skilled catcher who also has a knack for walloping the ball, Cesar Salazar got hit in the head with the opponents bat at the end of a swing.
When does that happen? Then the umpire called a player out at the plate when it probably should have been a run. This call and the injury to our catcher made it even harder for the team to win the game, but then they rallied, and there was still a chance. They fell short, but they were heroes to Wildcats fans everywhere. What a story. Zona Zealots started following the team from mid-season, and the rest was history.
Arizona Baseball: Wildcats Survive, move within one game of Championship
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Arizona Baseball Wins! Going to the NCAA College World Series Finals
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Arizona Baseball loses College World Series by a controversial run
The unranked Arizona Baseball team lost to the Coastal Carolina team by one measly run, two games in a row, by a score of 4-3.
Must Read: Arizona Wildcats: 5 Zona Zealots Holiday Wishes
We’re sure we missed something, but we are also sure we gave you at least a week of reading material. Zona Zealots wants to wish you all a very Happy New Years! We will see you on the other side in 2017. BearDown!