Arizona Athletics and Carvana Announce Landmark Jersey Patch Partnership

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 30, 2026--

Arizona Athletics and Carvana today announced a landmark partnership, which designates Carvana as the exclusive auto partner of Arizona Athletics, the official jersey patch partner for Wildcats men’s and women’s basketball, and an official University of Arizona partner.

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The partnership, in collaboration with Arizona Sports Enterprises, represents the first jersey patch sponsorship in school history and will extend beyond athletics to create broader connections between Carvana and the University of Arizona.

“We are pleased to announce this transformative partnership between Arizona Athletics and Carvana,” R. Ken Coit Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois said. “Carvana has deep Arizona roots and shares our commitment to innovation, competitive excellence, and community engagement. The depth of this partnership showcases the power of the Wildcats brand and creates impactful opportunities for our men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes. We appreciate everyone who worked together to bring this to life.”

The partnership includes significant integration with Arizona’s men's and women's basketball teams, including in-venue branding at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena, digital and social content, radio and ESPN+ inventory, game sponsorships, fan activations, and hospitality opportunities. Carvana and Arizona Athletics will collaborate on original, season-long content across both programs, including a social media series and additional short- and mid-form storytelling.

“Arizona Athletics is one of the premier athletic programs in the country, and we’re excited to be the first jersey patch partner for men’s and women’s basketball in school history. We’re proud to align with an organization that shares our ambition and commitment to excellence,” said Ryan Keeton, Carvana Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer. “As an Arizona company, this partnership gives us the opportunity to support the student-athletes who wear the jersey every day and to connect with Wildcats fans in new and authentic ways.”

In addition to its sponsorship presence around marquee Wildcats men’s basketball events, Carvana will serve as presenting sponsor of the Red-Blue Showcase and Red-Blue post-event/concert. Carvana will also integrate into Arizona basketball alumni programming and reunions. Elevated fan experiences and sweepstakes will also provide Arizona fans access to unique experiences surrounding Wildcats basketball.

Carvana will work directly with select men’s and women's basketball student-athletes via Name, Image & Likeness initiatives, including content and promotions.

“Arizona men’s basketball is a premium brand built on our people, our tradition, and the standard we strive to uphold every day,” men’s basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd said. “Carvana shares that commitment to people and excellence, and we are grateful for their meaningful investment in our program. We're excited to welcome them to our family and to serve the best fans in the country together."

“We’re incredibly grateful to Carvana for its investment in Arizona women’s basketball and our student-athletes,” women’s basketball head coach Becky Burke said. “This partnership creates meaningful opportunities for our players, our program and our fans, and we’re excited to have a partner that believes in what we’re building here in Tucson.”

Beyond athletics, Carvana will engage with University of Arizona students, families, employees, and alumni through campus events and career development opportunities. Through Carvana Cares, its employee-driven community outreach program, Carvana will also collaborate with both basketball teams on local initiatives.

About Arizona Athletics

The University of Arizona’s Department of Athletics, a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference, supports more than 500 student-athletes across 22 sports. The Wildcats have captured 24 team national championships and 199 individual national championships in their storied history. Arizona Athletics is dedicated to developing and graduating leaders in its mission to win championships and galvanize the community. For more information visit arizonawildcats.com.

About the University of Arizona

Established in 1885, the University of Arizona is the state's flagship, land-grant institution. The U of A ranks among America's top institutions, focusing on student access and success while driving a $1 billion research enterprise and engaging communities throughout the state, nation and world. As a leading Research 1 institution and member of the Association of American Universities, the U of A advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships. With two accredited medical schools, designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education, recognition as a premier university for service members, distinguished programs in management information systems, planetary sciences, dance, photography, and public and applied humanities, the U of A offers the world to its students while uplifting Arizona.

About Arizona Sports Enterprises

Founded in 2024, Arizona Sports Enterprises (ASE) serves as the official multimedia rights holder for Arizona Athletics. ASE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that facilitates corporate partnerships and other commercial initiatives that connect brands with the passion and tradition of Arizona Athletics and drive value for its partners.

About Carvana

Carvana’s mission is to change the way people buy and sell cars. Since launching in 2013, more than 4 million customers have chosen Carvana’s leading automotive e-commerce experience to shop, sell, finance, and trade in vehicles entirely online, with the convenience of delivery or local pickup as soon as the same day. Carvana’s unique offering is powered by its passionate team, differentiated national infrastructure, and purpose-built technology. For more information, visit carvana.com.

Partnership designates Carvana as exclusive auto partner, official jersey patch partner of Wildcats men’s and women’s basketball, and official University of Arizona partner.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has rescheduled weekend campaign rallies in a pair of critical Midwestern states that he had previously canceled, according to a person familiar with the plans.

The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday, said the person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss his schedule.

The scheduling whiplash underscored the chaotic and shifting nature of the final days of the midterm campaigns, in which Trump and Republicans are scrambling to retain their majorities in Congress in an election that has turned largely on affordability issues and the president's favorability. At the start of the month, Trump promised a marathon sprint of his signature rallies to shore up Republican candidates, and he has headlined 25 of them so far in October.

The Republican National Committee initially said in canceling the rallies that Trump would do telerallies instead to reach more voters. But the person familiar with the latest plans said the Iowa and Kansas rallies have been rearranged to accommodate the new telerallies added to Trump’s schedule.

Trump’s initial plans had him in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday and in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday. Then the plans shifted so he would instead do a “72-hour sprint” of phone rallies, meant so the president could reach more voters nationwide, according to the RNC.

Now, Trump will be holding both the Iowa and Kansas rallies on Sunday. Both states are home to battleground Senate races that will help determine whether Republicans hold onto their majority in the chamber in the midterm elections.

Trump has already traveled to both states this month to boost GOP Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas and Republican Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, who currently serves in the House.

The president on Thursday furiously pushed back at the notion that the initial cancellation of his Kansas rally, which became public as he was returning to Washington from another campaign event in South Carolina, was tied to fatigue or his health.

“I’m not going to Kansas because he’s doing very well,” Trump said, seeming to refer to Marshall. The president added that “I feel perfect” and that “I don't feel I have to go to Kansas.”

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Kansas earlier this week to stump for Marshall and flew to Iowa in September to campaign alongside the party's House candidates. The vice president's office had announced that he would head to St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Friday to hold a news conference on his anti-fraud efforts, but he was no longer doing so because of a scheduling change, according to a person with knowledge of his plans.

In an interview with a Kansas City radio station on Friday morning, Trump called Marshall “fantastic” and credited the senator for pushing his administration on policies benefiting Kansas farmers such as expanding tax-free use of red-dyed diesel.

Trump criticized Marshall's Democratic challenger, Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton, as a "radical” who has “caused turmoil with the church because he’s so liberal.” Hamilton has said that if Jesus were standing before them now, “Roger Marshall would call him ‘woke.’”

Associated Press writer Meg Kinnard contributed to this report. Follow the AP’s coverage of the 2026 midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/elections.

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)