Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd discussed the lack of Wildcats’ fans in Kansas City for the Big XII Tournament after the win over Central Florida in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Arizona and Central Florida played in the second quarterfinal on Thursday after Iowa State beat Texas Tech.
When Arizona was in the Pac-12, the various arenas where the conference tournament was played were nicknamed McKale North. Arizona would annually pack the arenas in Las Vegas and make the Pac-12 Tournament a pseudo Wildcats home game, frequently for three days.
The Big XII was always going to be different against some Arizona fans that the fan base would travel to Kansas City in high numbers. Even Lloyd has stressed that Arizona has to focus on the game, no matter what the venue is or what floor it is played on…