It appears the Michigan basketball program has its first opponent in the new Big Ten-Pac-12 scheduling alliance.

The Arizona Daily Star reported Tuesday that Michigan and the University of Arizona will begin a two-year, home-and-home basketball series beginning in 2013-14.

Michigan has not yet confirmed the report.

The Michigan basketball team will reportedly play a home-and-away series with Arizona starting in 2013-14. Shown is the Wildcats' Kyle Fogg, right, and Jordin Mayes.

Associated Press

According to the newspaper, the Wolverines and Wildcats will meet in Ann Arbor during the 2013-14 season and conclude the pact in Tucson, Ariz. in 2014-15.

In December, both the Big Ten and the Pac-12 announced a scheduling alliance aimed at broadening the reach of both leagues nationally. The pact requires participating athletic programs from both leagues, basketball included, to engage in non-conference series with one another for the foreseeable future.

Michigan and Arizona have played eight times, with six of those games coming on a neutral floor and the other two being played at Arizona.

The Wolverines' only wins over the Wildcats came during a road game in 1957 and a neutral-floor game at The Palace of Auburn Hills in 1996, a game Michigan ultimately forfeited due to sanctions.

Nick Baumgardner covers Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2514, by email at nickbaumgardner@annarbor.com and followed on Twitter @nickbaumgardner.

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