AZ Wildcats Podcast

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The AZ Wildcats Podcast is your daily source for the best University of Arizona sports coverage. Hosted by UA grads Kevin Thomas and Damon Fairall, the show brings you insider updates, exclusive interviews, and expert analysis on Wildcats football, basketball, recruiting news, and more. From game-day breakdowns to special guest appearances and plenty of Wildcats pride, AZ Wildcats Podcast is the ultimate podcast for Arizona fans everywhere.

Recent Episodes
  • Will Tetairoa McMillan Become HIGHEST DRAFTED Arizona Wildcat Ever?
    Apr 24, 2025 – 01:01:06
  • Will Brent Brennan & Arizona Football Have ATTENDANCE PROBLEMS In 2025-26?
    Apr 23, 2025 – 00:59:23
  • Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan Could SLIDE In NFL DRAFT, But WHY?!
    Apr 22, 2025 – 01:01:41
  • Is Arizona Football ON THE RIGHT TRACK After Spring Football Wraps Up?
    Apr 21, 2025 – 01:27:50
  • Noah Fifita, Brent Brennan, & Arizona Football Talk Next Season LIVE From Spring Showcase
    Apr 20, 2025 – 01:40:56
  • Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd Expects Carter Bryant To EXPLORE NBA DRAFT
    Apr 18, 2025 – 01:23:32
  • Becky Burke Building UNDERRATED ROSTER Amid Criticism Of Mid-Major Coaches
    Apr 17, 2025 – 01:03:09
  • Can RETURNING Jaden Bradley & Others Help Arizona CUT DOWN THE NETS?
    Apr 16, 2025 – 01:28:31
  • Is Arizona ONE PIECE Away From Final Four EXPECTATIONS?!
    Apr 14, 2025 – 01:17:43
  • Can Transfer Evan Nelson SOLVE Some Of Arizona’s ROSTER ISSUES?
    Apr 11, 2025 – 01:22:10
  • Arizona Hires Becky Burke As NEW WBB Head Coach Amid Program TURMOIL!
    Apr 10, 2025 – 01:13:03
  • BREAKING: 5-Star Brayden Burries COMMITS To ARIZONA Joining A TOP Recruiting Class In 2025-26
    Apr 9, 2025 – 01:31:28
  • Are Arizona and Tommy Lloyd CLOSE To National Title Contention In 2025-26?
    Apr 8, 2025 – 01:00:46
  • Arizona’s Depth DECIMATED by Transfer Portal as Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats Attempt to Retool
    Apr 7, 2025 – 01:13:21
  • Can 5-STAR Koa Peat Get Arizona BACK to Final Four?
    Apr 4, 2025 – 01:18:03
  • Arizona’s Carter Bryant Is Being UNDERRATED By NBA Draft Experts!
    Apr 4, 2025 – 01:14:29
  • TOP Arizona Target Brayden Burries SHINES In McDonalds All-American Game Festivities
    Apr 2, 2025 – 01:08:49
  • Can Arizona FIND GOLD In Transfer Portal After Exits Of Henri Veesaar & KJ Lewis
    Apr 1, 2025 – 01:20:35
  • Arizona LOSING Key Players To Transfer Portal After KJ Lewis & Henri Veesaar's Exit
    Mar 31, 2025 – 01:24:29
  • The BEST MOMENTS Of The 2024-25 Arizona Basketball Season REMEMBERED
    Mar 28, 2025 – 01:22:08
  • POSTGAME: Arizona OVERMATCHED by Duke & Cooper Flagg Despite Caleb Love’s 2nd-Half Takeover Attempt
    Mar 28, 2025 – 01:44:43
  • BREAKING: 5-Star Koa Peat Commits to Arizona over ASU & others
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:41:01
  • How to UPSET Duke According to Arizona LEGEND Derrick Williams
    Mar 26, 2025 – 01:23:23
  • Is Arizona Being DISRESPECTED Ahead Of REMATCH With Duke & Cooper Flagg
    Mar 25, 2025 – 01:15:30
  • Was Arizona’s Win Over Oregon to Reach the Sweet 16 THE BEST of Tommy Lloyd Era?
    Mar 24, 2025 – 01:20:25
  • Arizona SWEET 16 BOUND After Caleb Love TAKES OVER with Duke & Cooper Flagg on the Horizon
    Mar 24, 2025 – 01:15:42
  • Arizona DISMANTLES Akron Behind Monster Second-Half with PAC-12 Rematch on Horizon vs. Oregon
    Mar 22, 2025 – 01:31:28
  • How Arizona Can BREAKDOWN The Akron Zips & Avoid CATASTROPHIC UPSET
    Mar 20, 2025 – 01:08:56
  • Are Experts DEAD-WRONG About Arizona In March Madness Tournament vs. Akron?
    Mar 19, 2025 – 01:11:25
  • Can Arizona Basketball SURVIVE & ADVANCE To A National Championship?
    Mar 18, 2025 – 01:36:17
  • The DARK HORSES Arizona Basketball MUST Look Out For In March Madness Tournament
    Mar 17, 2025 – 01:20:59
  • Arizona JUST SHORT in Big 12 Championship as Houston Proves TOO TOUGH for Wildcats
    Mar 16, 2025 – 01:12:31
  • Arizona Wildcats TITLE BOUND in Big 12 Tournament After Wire-to-Wire Win Over Texas Tech
    Mar 15, 2025 – 01:20:57
  • Arizona Gets REVENGE on Kansas & Hunter Dickinson, ADVANCES to Semi-Final of Big 12 Tournament
    Mar 14, 2025 – 01:23:48
  • How Arizona Wildcats WIN REMATCH vs. Kansas Jayhawks in Big 12 Tournament
    Mar 13, 2025 – 01:25:17
  • Tommy Lloyd CALLS OUT Arizona Fans Ahead Of Wildcats' FIRST Big 12 Tournament
    Mar 10, 2025 – 00:59:23
  • Arizona Comeback FALLS SHORT After MONSTER First Half From Kansas & Hunter Dickinson
    Mar 9, 2025 – 01:10:30
  • Is Kansas Test MUST WIN For Tommy Lloyd & Struggling Arizona Wildcats?
    Mar 7, 2025 – 01:17:57
  • Is Arizona Basketball TOO FLAWED To Make DEEP Tournament Run?
    Mar 5, 2025 – 01:32:00
  • Arizona’s DANGEROUSLY Close Senior Night Win Could Spell THE END of Bobby Hurley’s ASU Career
    Mar 5, 2025 – 01:19:55
  • Arizona Basketball Faces FRACTURED Arizona State Ahead Of MASSIVE Kansas Game
    Mar 3, 2025 – 01:25:01
  • Arizona Wildcats BLOWN AWAY By Iowa State Following Disaster First Half In Rematch Of OT Thriller
    Mar 2, 2025 – 01:27:48
  • Arizona Can Prove Iowa State Win Was NOT A FLUKE Tomorrow Night In Ames
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:59:36
  • Arizona DOMINATES Utah In BOUNCE BACK Performance, Responding to Coach Lloyd's Call-Out
    Feb 27, 2025 – 01:27:42
  • Arizona’s Duane Akina TEXAS Bound In SHOCKING LOSS For Arizona Program
    Feb 25, 2025 – 01:08:28
  • Arizona Basketball Fans FURIOUS After UPSETTING BYU Loss, Can Arizona Bounce Back?
    Feb 24, 2025 – 00:59:00
  • Arizona ROBBED BY REFS Against BYU As Late Bailout Whistle Wins It For Cougars
    Feb 23, 2025 – 01:24:50
  • Can Tommy Lloyd & Arizona Basketball Complete The SWEEP Of Red Hot BYU?
    Feb 22, 2025 – 01:05:16
  • The Big 12 Is Officially The CRAZIEST Conference In College Basketball
    Feb 19, 2025 – 01:03:56
  • Why This Year’s Arizona Is THE WORST Shooting Team In the Tommy Lloyd-Era
    Feb 18, 2025 – 01:01:36
Recent Reviews
  • kkm<3
    so fun!
    one of the most fun podcasts to listen to!
  • 1968++
    Great show
    You guys are the Best!!
  • Pugz5
    5 Stars!
    Mike backs the A and is honest about the teams while providing thorough coverage. Great pod!
  • Sekfjfvnnvvveje
    Awful
    Awful
  • ^JR
    Saul Goodman should host this one.
    If the show isn’t hosted by Saul Goodman or anyone that can speak, then Mike should always have a guest so he doesn’t trip over his own words so much. “Not ooooonly does blah blah blah” is a phrase I believe Mike learned to use when he can’t think of anything to say, but he abuses it and never thinks of anything to say. The uhhhhhhh and ummmmm turns fans off, edit that out & save our time. Mike also loves to dish out criticism on the players ( his job ) but he gets offended when anyone has the nerve to criticize him. It’s constructive Mike. #saulgoodman to host!!
  • Johnmarcusequential
    Geeked out on the wildcats
    Iron Mike Luke has a great show and is my sole source for arizona sports podcasting. Sure he's quirky with his "right there"s but his quirks lighten the mood and remind one that the entire purpose of following our alma mater is to enjoy a slice of our youth. The banter is great, the ads are short. I'm backing the A -- let's add # BTMFA to BTFD.
  • Draino54
    What a goodball!
    Mike is a witty goofball who grows on you. Fun to listen too. He baffles you most of the time with his absentmindedness, but Backs the A all the time. Very entertaining with great guests. His middle name is Circle K. Listen and you will know why.
  • tjatua
    Mike Luke is the Man!!
    Bear Down and Back The A
  • Majalcasgirl
    I like this show but…
    I like this show a lot but Mike saying “right there” over and over again is starting to bug me a little.
  • rickygarrett
    Great listen for an Arizona Athletics enthusiast
    Mike and guests do a wonderful job covering Arizona Basketball, Football and Women’s Basketball. Such a great show and fun to listen to some of the ol 1290 AM guys. I will always Back The A and Back PHNX!
  • PDXJWS
    Meh
    Not a lot of content or insight. Just kind of restating obvious. opening theme song is horrendous and way too long. Sometimes can’t skip over it. Good guests from time to time
  • cod🔔
    Content when you need it
    Love logging on right after u of a wins for the live streams! Mike highlights history of the program through players and tradition and holds the future up through analysis and talks and recruiting. Great add reader too by the way.
  • kms32017
    A draft kings commercial with opinions about UA sports
    Really, just an extended commercial for draft kings. The podcaster interjects his own opinions about football and basketball. Absolutely no insight will be gained by listening. I gave it a shot for about two months then said to myself, "what am I doing?"
  • beardownbias
    Mike knows Arizona Bball
    Mike is one of the most knowledgeable fans of Arizona basketball out there. He has great guests and always backs the A. Bear Down!
  • Stoolie541
    Drinking Game Proposal
    Take a shot everytime Mike mentions Lute Olsen. The man’s a legend and we all love him but join us in the present my man.
  • Gustaf in M
    Paid sponsorship advocating for vaccination of 5 year olds?
    Having to sit through endless Mike Schuster blathering sessions was bad enough, but I was willing to grind through it because I wanted some Cats content. Now, this is an easy unsubscribe decision.
  • G-money33
    Great stuff for any Wildcats fan
    Mike is an excellent, well-informed host, and he really does a great job with his guests. A must-listen for U of A sports fans!
  • leah_cm
    Back the A!
    Love this podcast! Mike knows all there is to know about Arizona Athletics and has some awesome guests. Bear Down!
  • DieHardValleyFan
    Mike is king!
    I listen daily, as Mike keeps me coming back for more. I am a die hard for UofA sports and this is the best source in podcast form. Can’t recommend it enough!
  • Max_Simpson
    A-mazing
    Mike is the man. This show is the best U of A coverage and it’s not even close.
  • shxwn d.
    Bear Down
    No secret that football season was rough, but this pod always kept it fun while still keeping it real. Now basketball is here and and its only up from here!
  • Jason Scheer
    Ehh
    I was underwhelmed with this podcast. There are better sources for Arizona athletics out there
  • Killa B from the Old Show
    Great content
    Mike does a nice job of bringing on guests and carrying information from the field to the mic. Great listen for any Wildcats fan!
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