 Following his first season he was also named Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, Tucson's Man of the Year and hosted two television shows.Under Snowden's tutelage the Arizona program continued to succeed for several years, making the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament twice and reaching the Elite Eight in 1976.Arizona's success under Snowden faded following their move to the Pacific-10 Conference in 1978, with his final three seasons resulting in losing records.