Anyone who has watched the Arizona Wildcats play over the last two seasons has seen the transformation. The questionable shot selection all but disappeared. Th

But that’s as far as the journey has gone for the Wildcats over the past decade. The last trip to the Elite Eight was in 2015—the longest drought for the program since the 12 years between its first (1976) and second (1988) Elite Eights—and the UA’s last of four Final Four appearances came in 2001.

Arizona’s season came to an end on Thursday night at the hands of the juggernaut that is Duke. The Wildcats got an all-time performance from Caleb Love in his final college game and turned a 19-point deficit in the second half into a 2-score game but just couldn’t finish the rally.