The Arizona Wildcats opened the 2018-19 season against Idaho State back in November, in front of 1,226 in McKale Center. Arizona would win the game 71-46.
To open the WNIT, Arizona also played against Idaho State, in front of an impressive-but-still-small crowd of 3,265. The Wildcats won that game 66-56.
Two and a half weeks later, McKale was sold out for a women’s basketball for the first time in school history. This time, Arizona was facing Northwestern, and it won yet again, claiming the WNIT championship.
2018-19 was a special season for Arizona. First, coach Adia Barnes signed the 14th-best recruiting class in the nation and second-best in the Pac-12, with the star recruit being center Cate Reese.