UCLA and Arizona will play basketball this November and celebrate the life of Bill Walton in Inglewood
Matt Zemek
 | UCLA Wire
UCLA basketball will pay tribute to one of its icons this November. It will also play a very big basketball game close to home. The Bruins will try to win one for the Redhead in the Bill Walton Game versus Arizona.
It has been announced that UCLA will face Arizona on Friday, Nov. 14 in the Intuit Dome, the home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, California. Bill Walton is not just a UCLA legend; his son, Luke Walton, played for Arizona under Lute Olson decades ago. The chance for Arizona and UCLA to play a nonconference game after the implosion of the old Pac-12 gives the two schools a big stage for a Bill Walton tribute.
Bill Walton is synonymous with both UCLA basketball and the old Pac-12. He is legitimately — and easily — one of the five greatest college basketball players of all time (based strictly on his achievements and greatness as a college basketball star, removed from his NBA career). As a broadcaster, Walton became the champion of the Conference of Champions, never missing an opportunity to promote or embellish the Pac-12’s legacy and standing in college sports, especially hoops.
It will be an emotional night in Inglewood this November. The best tribute UCLA can pay to Bill Walton is to win.