Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed Arizona Wildcats Basketball Welcome to Indianapolis Bobblehead to celebrate the Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team and its fans’ trip to Indianapolis for the 2026 NCAA Division I Final Four. The Final Four National Semifinals games will take place this Saturday, April 4th with the National Championship Game on Monday, April 6th at Lucas Oil Stadium. The limited edition bobblehead is available exclusively from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the University of Arizona.
- The bobbleheads are now available in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store at this link.
- The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in October, are $40 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
- Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to 2,026.
- Standing on a cardinal and navy circular race track base that reads “Arizona Wildcats” across the front, the Wilbur Wildcat bobblehead is holding a suitcase in one hand and a checkered flag in the other hand. The Wilbur bobblehead is standing in between a race car and basketball, which both bobble. The basketball, race car, and suitcase are all adorned with the Arizona logo. The base also features a sign that reads “Welcome To Indianapolis.”
- With a 79-64 victory over second-seeded Purdue in the Elite Eight on Saturday, March 28th at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, top-seeded Arizona advanced to the Final Four for the fifth time in program history.
- The Wildcats (36-2) will face Michigan (35-3) in the national semifinals on Saturday, April 4th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The winner will take on the winner between Illinois and UConn for the national championship on Monday, April 6th.
- Under fifth-year coach Tommy Lloyd, the Wildcats advanced to their first Final Four since 2001 and will be trying to win the program’s second national championship.
- In the Elite Eight victory, freshman Koa Peat scored a team-high 20 points and was named the West Region’s Most Outstanding Player. Ivan Kharchenkov scored 18 points and Jaden Bradley and Brayden Burries added 14 points apiece as Arizona outscored Purdue 48-26 in the second half. Bradley, the Big 12 Player of the Year, joined Peat on the All-Region team.
- “We’re excited to unveil this limited-edition bobblehead celebrating the Arizona Wildcats and their fans’ trip to Indianapolis with the goal of bringing a National Championship trophy back to Arizona,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “This bobblehead is the perfect way for Arizona fans, alumni, students, faculty, and staff to show off their school pride!”
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.
