As conference tournament across the Midwest and Southeast were going through delay after delay last week, the inaugural Pac-12 tourney went off without a weather hitch. That’s the desert in late May for you.
It will be a completely different story this weekend when Arizona plays in the NCAA Tournament. Gone will be the hot, dry conditions of Tucson and Scottsdale, replaced instead by the sticky, stormy climate of south Florida for the Coral Gables Regional,
“Typical Miami weather,” Arizona coach Chip Hale said Monday. “We’re gonna have to deal with some rain showers during games, maybe some delays and stuff like that.