During an interview with John Fanta of NBC Sports, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd discussed the importance of the Wildcats' rivalry with UCLA. Arizona and UCLA play on Friday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, with an 8 PM Mountain Standard Time tipoff on Peacock.
Arizona has 50 wins and 64 losses against UCLA. The intensity of the Arizona-UCLA rivalry grew infinitely when Lute Olson became the Arizona head coach in 1983. Olson had a 28-23 record against UCLA over 25 seasons as the Arizona head coach.
Olson had a close relationship with legendary UCLA head coach John Wooden, who led the Bruins to 10 national championships.