There always tends to be a strong showing of Arizona Wildcats fans at the Pac-12 tournament, particularly since the event moved to Las Vegas in 2013.
But for the first time, those fans will need to show up from the start instead of getting the first day of the tourney for sightseeing and sunbathing.
Arizona (17-14, 8-10) will be the No. 9 seed in the Pac-12 tourney, and thus play in Wednesday’s first round for the first time since 2008. The Wildcats will take on No. 8 USC (15-16, 8-10) at 12 p.