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Arizona's Caleb Love wins AP Pac-12 player and newcomer of the year in first season with Wildcats
Caleb Love had quite a first season at Arizona.
Love was named The Associated Press Pac-12 men’s college basketball player and newcomer of the year on Tuesday by a panel of media members who cover the conference. Washington State’s Kyle Smith was named coach of the year.
Love spent his first three seasons at North Carolina, making a name for himself by hitting big shots during the Tar Heels’ run to the 2022 national championship game.
Wanting a new challenge, Love opted to transfer to Arizona, where he implored coach Tommy Lloyd and his staff to coach him hard. Love fit perfectly into Lloyd’s team-first philosophy, playing within the framework of the offense while still asserting himself as the Wildcats’ go-to player.
The 6-foot-4 guard helped lead No. 6 Arizona to the final Pac-12 regular-season championship and a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Love led the Wildcats and was the Pac-12’s fourth-leading scorer with a career-best 18.7 points per game. He had the best shooting season of his career at 43% and helped Arizona in many other ways, averaging 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
Smith ushered in a breakthrough season at Washington State. Picked to finish 10th in the preseason poll, the Cougars were one of the biggest surprises in college basketball.
Washington State head coach Kyle Smith, center, greets fans waiting in line before the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Pullman, Wash. Credit: AP/Young Kwak
Washington State swept the season series with a sweep of Arizona, including a 77-71 victory at McKale Center. The Cougars moved into the AP Top 25 for the first time in 16 years at No. 21 on Feb. 19 and are No. 18 heading into this week’s Pac-12 Tournament. Washington State finished the regular season 23-7 and its 14 Pac-12 wins match the program’s most in a conference season.
FIRST TEAM
u-Guard — KJ Simpson, Colorado, Jr., 6-2, 189, West Hills, Calif.
Guard — Caleb Love, Arizona, Sr., 6-4, 205, St. Louis.
Washington forward Keion Brooks Jr. (1) drives between Arizona guard Caleb Love (2) and forward Keshad Johnson (16) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. Credit: AP/Rick Scuteri
Guard — Jaylon Tyson, Jr., 6-7, 215, Plano, Texas
u-Forward — Keion Brooks, Jr., Washington, 6-7, 210, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Center — Oumar Ballo, Arizona, Sr., 7-0, 260, Koulikoro, Mali.
—u-unanimous selection.
SECOND TEAM
Guard — Jordan Pope, Oregon St, Soph, 6-2, 165, Oakley, Calif.
Guard — Boogie Ellis, USC, Sr., 6-3, 190, San Diego.
Guard — Myles Rice, Washington State, freshman, 6-3, 180, Columbia, S.C.
Forward — Isaac Jones, Washington State, Sr., 6-9, 245, Spanaway, Wash.
Forward — Branden Carlson, Utah, Sr., 7-0, 220, South Jordan, Utah
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Player of the year — Caleb Love, Arizona.
Coach of the year — Kyle Smith, Washington State.
Newcomer of the year — Caleb Love, Arizona.
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All-Pac-12 voting panel: Bruce Pascoe, Arizona Daily Star; Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic; Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News; Pat Rooney, BuffZone.com; Andrew Quinn, KREM and KSKN Television; Brenna Greene, KOIN TV.
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Person accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona
PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals
In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Arizona State CB Keith Abney
Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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