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If last season taught us anything, the best way to kick start a run to the Final Four is to make an opening-month statement in Las Vegas.
UCLA would like to make the claim this time around.
The Bruins started the college basketball season with the most impressive outing of opening night, notching the first top five upset of the season in a 84-75 win over No. 4 Arizona in the Sin City.
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An old school Pac-12 battle, this was framed to be as another big out for Arizona, playing in the pseudo-McKale Center North to take over T-Mobile Arena and begin another run to the Final Four. UCLA was an unknown, with no knowledge of how it would attack in what could be a slugfest or high-speed affair.
It ended up being both − and UCLA punched the Wildcats right in the mouth.
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College basketball is here! See who the top 10 players are heading into 2026-27 season
Duke center Patrick Ngongba II (21) and Kansas guard Tyran Stokes (4) are among the top 10 players in college basketball for the 2026-27 season according to USA TODAY Sports’ Jordan Mendoza and Craig Meyer. Click here to see the full top 100 list. (Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal)
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College basketball is here! See who the top 10 players are heading into 2026-27 season
Duke center Patrick Ngongba II (21) and Kansas guard Tyran Stokes (4) are among the top 10 players in college basketball for the 2026-27 season according to USA TODAY Sports’ Jordan Mendoza and Craig Meyer. Click here to see the full top 100 list. (Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal)
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College basketball is here! See who the top 10 players are heading into 2026-27 season
10. David Mirkovic (Illinois): For a team returning plenty of pieces from a Final Four, Mirkovic stands out above the rest. He finds way to score across the floor, but his ability to command the boards (team-high 8 rebounds per game) played a huge role in him being named to NCAA all-South Region team. He’s coming off foot surgery and when he’s back, he’ll be the focal point of the…
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