The 19th-ranked Arizona Wildcats (2-0) return to the hardwood Thursday when they host the San Jose State Spartans (1-1) of the Mountain West Conference.
Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. MST on the Pac-12 Network. Here are some things to watch for.
San Jose State has been one of the worst teams in college basketball over the past several seasons. It has not had a winning record since 2011 and went a combined 8-53 in 2017-18 and 2018-19, ranking 301st and 343rd (of 353) in KenPom’s national ratings, respectively.
And while Arizona coach Sean Miller did point out that the Spartans beat a usually-decent Hofstra team on the road in their season-opener, he basically conceded that this game is supposed to be a cupcake game squeezed between two good opponents in Illinois and New Mexico State.