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Arizona Basketball: Top 25 Wildcat wins of all-time

By David Rosen

15 Feb 2001: Gilbert Arenas #9 of the Arizona Wildcats congratulates teammates Michael Wright #2, Richard Jefferson #44, Loren Woods #3 during the game against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The Bruins defeated the Wildcats 79-77.Mandatory Credit: Donald Miralle /Allsport
15 Feb 2001: Gilbert Arenas #9 of the Arizona Wildcats congratulates teammates Michael Wright #2, Richard Jefferson #44, Loren Woods #3 during the game against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The Bruins defeated the Wildcats 79-77.Mandatory Credit: Donald Miralle /Allsport /
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TUCSON, AZ – NOVEMBER 13: Arizona Wildcats mascot Wilbur the Wildcat dances during the first half of the college basketball game against the Pacific Tigers at McKale Center on November 13, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ – NOVEMBER 13: Arizona Wildcats mascot Wilbur the Wildcat dances during the first half of the college basketball game against the Pacific Tigers at McKale Center on November 13, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Arizona’s first-ever game against Morenci YMCA

Who: First-ever game against Morenci YMCI

When: 1905

Where: Gymnasium portion of the Morenci Club

Game stats: N/A

How could you not include this game? Granted it took place over 100 years ago, but this was the first win of many by one of the best programs in college basketball!

Just six short years after John Naismith invented the game of basketball, the sport looked very different back then! There was no dribbling, there were no dunks, and the sport didn’t involve as much scoring.

Led by then-head coach Orin A. Kates, the Wildcats took on Morenci YMCA and came away victorious by a 40-32 final!

Who knew this first win would later jump-start a program that would go on to become one of the best. This victory signifies Arizona’s rich history and tradition and is important to note it as being one of the most memorable in school history!

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