It can’t be pleasing to Sean Miller that many are projecting UCLA’s season to reach heights that have eluded the Arizona basketball coach his entire career.
Arizona has been the class of the Pac-12 far longer than Coach Steve Alford’s three-plus seasons at UCLA, yet Miller remains one of the most highly regarded coaches never to have made the Final Four.
When the Wildcats visit Pauley Pavilion on Saturday for the first of two contests with UCLA this season, the Bruins won’t just be the more highly ranked team, they are Bovada’s betting favorite to win the national championship.