Racking up 25 wins including an NCAA Tournament victory, the Arizona women’s basketball team enjoyed its best season in school history in 1999-00 and nearly followed it up by landing the top recruit in the country.
Joan Bonvicini, who coached the Cats from 1991 to 2008, confirmed a rumor that the legendary Diana Taurasi once had the Arizona Wildcats in her final three.
“Yes, that is true!” Bonvicini tweeted.
What a program-changing addition that would have been.
Taurasi, from Chino, California, wound up committing to UConn, where she won three national championships and two National Player of the Year awards before a long, successful pro career that has included three WNBA championships with the Phoenix Mercury, who selected her No.