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Arizona basketball: Sean Miller is ‘really happy’ with the Wildcats’ non-conference schedule

The Arizona Wildcats’ non-conference schedule, especially the slate of games in McKale Center, has drawn the ire of criticism this season.

On Tuesday, the Wildcats (10-2) host the New Mexico Lobos in their non-conference finale, a team in which Sean Miller said is the best team on Arizona’s home non-conference schedule.

The Lobos are the No. 113 team in college basketball, per Kenpom.com, so that sort of says it all about how uninspiring the team’s home slate was during non-conference play.

As a whole, Arizona’s non-conference strength of schedule places at No.