▁ 1 6 th ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁regular ▁season ▁championship ▁title ▁( back ▁to ▁back , ▁ 2 9 th ▁overall ). ▁As ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁Tournament , ▁Arizona ▁defeated ▁Colorado , ▁U CLA ▁( av eng ed ▁from ▁ 8 2 – 7 4 ▁loss ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁A Z ) ▁and ▁US C ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁straight ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁tournament ▁championship ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁time . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Wild c ats ▁received ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁consecutive ▁year ▁( 3 5 th ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁appearances ). ▁As ▁a ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁region , ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁round , ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁seed ▁Buff alo ▁ 6 8 – 8 9 . ▁ ▁Off season ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁Br andon ▁Williams , ▁originally ▁from ▁Pan or ama ▁City , ▁CA ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁commit ment ▁in ▁the ▁Arizona ▁class . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁Arizona ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁over ▁Gonz aga , ▁Kansas , ▁U CLA ▁and ▁US C . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁four - star ▁prospect . ▁He ▁back ed ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁Arizona ▁after ▁more ▁information ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 –