2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	21–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sean Miller (11th season);
Associate head coach	Jack Murphy
Assistant coaches	Danny Peters; Justin Gainey;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	7	.774
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
USC	11	–	7	.611	22	–	9	.710
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Colorado	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
Utah	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
California	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
Washington	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Sean Miller and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in tie for fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, where they defeated Washington in the first round and were set to take on USC in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for 6th place. They received the 9-seed in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, where they lost to 8-seed USC in the first round, 65–78.

Offseason

Departures
Name	Position	Year	Hometown	Reason
Ryan Luther	F	Graduate Student	Gibsonia, PA	Completed athletic eligibility
Justin Coleman	G	Graduate Student	Birmingham, AL	Completed athletic eligibility
Alex Barcello	G	Junior	Chandler, AZ	Elected to transfer to BYU.^[1]
Emmanuel Akot	F	Sophomore	Winnipeg, MB	Quit team in January. Later elected to transfer to Boise State.^[2]^[3]
Brandon Randolph	G	Sophomore	Yonkers, NY	Entered 2019 NBA draft.^[4]
Reference:

Incoming transfers
Name	Position	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Remaining eligibility	Notes
Stone Gettings	F	Graduate Student	Malibu, CA	Cornell	1	Graduated from Cornell in December 2018, redshirted the remainder of the season at Arizona. Will play for the entire 2019–20 season.^[5]
Max Hazzard	G	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, CA	UC Irvine	1	Graduate from UC Irvine. Max is eligible to play immediately as a graduate.^[6]
Jemarl Baker	G	Redshirt Sophomore	Menifee, CA	Kentucky	2	Transfer from Kentucky.^[7] Jemarl has been granted a waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to play for the Arizona Wildcats in 2019-20 instead sitting out a year.^[8]
Jordan Brown	F	Sophomore	Roseville, CA	Nevada	3	Transfer from Nevada. He will redshirt the 2019–20 season under NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility at the start of the 2020–21 season.^[9]
Reference:

2019 recruiting class

Nico Mannion, originally from Siena, Italy, was originally a part of the 2020 recruiting class, but reclassified to the 2019 class in July 2018. He verbally committed to Arizona on September 14, 2018, over Marquette. Mannion is a consensus five-star prospect out of Pinnacle HS in Phoenix, Arizona.

Christian Koloko, originally from Douala, Cameroon, was the second commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on September 23, 2018, over California, Creighton, and Vanderbilt. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.

Josh Green, originally from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was the third commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 4, 2018, over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green is a consensus five-star prospect out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Zeke Nnaji, originally from Lakeville, MN was the fifth commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on November 23, 2018, over UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Purdue. Nnaji is a consensus four-star prospect out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nico Mannion PG	Siena, Italy	Pinnacle HS (AZ)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 14, 2018
Nico Mannion PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Christian Koloko C	Douala, Cameroon	Sierra Canyon School (CA)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 23, 2018
Christian Koloko C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Josh Green G/F	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 4, 2018
Josh Green G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Zeke Nnaji F/C	Lakeville, MN	Hopkins HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 23, 2018
Zeke Nnaji F/C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #11 247Sports: #5 ESPN: #6
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arizona 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

Dalen Terry, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, was the first commit of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on July 23, 2019, over rival Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Memphis, USC and Utah. Terry a consensus four-star prospect out of Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bennedict Mathurin, originally from Montreal, Canada was the second commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on January 15, 2020, over Baylor & Washington State. Mathurin was a consensus four-star prospect out of the NBA Academy Latin America.

Kerr Kriisa, originally from Tartu, Estonia, was the third commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on April 18, 2020, over BYU, Oregon & Syracuse. Kriisa a consensus four-star prospect out of BC Prienai in Prienai, Lithuania.

Daniel Batcho, originally from Chatenay-Malabry, France, was the fourth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 23, 2020, over Arizona State, Creighton, Miami & Virginia Tech. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball in Paris, France.

Tibet Gorener, originally from Şişli, Turkey, was the fifth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 28, 2020, over Nebraska, Creighton, UC Santa Barbara & UConn. He is consensus four-star out of Orange Lutheran HS in Orange, California.

Ąžuolas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the sixth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently a four-star prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania.

Tautvilas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the seventh commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently an unranked prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dalen Terry SF	Phoenix, AZ	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 23, 2019
Dalen Terry SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Bennedict Mathurin SF	Montreal, Canada	NBA Latin America (MX)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 15, 2120
Bennedict Mathurin SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Kerr Kriisa PG	Tartu, Estonia	BC Prienai	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 18, 2020
Kerr Kriisa PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Daniel Batcho PF	Chatenay-Malabry, France	Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 23, 2020
Daniel Batcho PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tibet Gorener SF	Şişli, Turkey	Orange Lutheran HS (CA)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 28, 2020
Tibet Gorener SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ąžuolas Tubelis PF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rytas Vilnius	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 27, 2020
Ąžuolas Tubelis PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tautvilas Tubelis SF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rytas Vilnius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 27, 2020
Tautvilas Tubelis SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #8 247Sports: #5 ESPN: #5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arizona 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "2020 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "2020 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Coaching changes

In June 2019, Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy resigned to take the position of associate head coach on Miller's staff.^[10]

Personnel

Roster

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Josh Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy (FL)	Sydney, NSW
G	1	Nico Mannion	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Pinnacle HS (AZ)	Siena, Italy
G	2	Brandon Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Crespi Carmelite HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	3	Dylan Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	UNC Asheville	Mobile, AL
F/C	4	Chase Jeter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Duke	Las Vegas, NV
G	5	Max Hazzard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	UC Irvine	Los Angeles, CA
G	10	Jemarl Baker Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Kentucky	Menifee, CA
F	11	Ira Lee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Crossroads School	Los Angeles, CA
F	13	Stone Gettings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Cornell	Malibu, CA
F	21	Jordan Brown	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Nevada	Roseville, CA
F/C	22	Zeke Nnaji	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Hopkins HS	Lakeville, MN
C	35	Christian Koloko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School (CA)	Douala, Cameroon
F	50	Jordan Mains (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pinnacle HS	Scottsdale, AZ
G	52	Kory Jones (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Westfield HS	Herndon, VA
F	54	Matt Weyand (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Mater Dei HS	Irvine, CA
F	55	Jake DesJardins (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Coronado HS	Henderson, NV

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Murphy (Arizona)
Danny Peters (Ohio State)
Justin Gainey (NC State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2020

Aug. 7, 2019 – Sophomore guard Brandon Williams to miss entire 2019–20 season due to a right knee injury.^[11]
Nov. 1, 2019 – Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive was suspended indefinitely after violating team rules.^[12] He returned to action Nov. 14, 2019
Nov. 22, 2019 – Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive was dismissed after violating team rules.^[13]
Nov. 30, 2019 – Graduate forward Stone Gettings out with concussion and facial fracture in game against Penn.^[14] Made return against Arizona State on January 4, 2020.^[15]
Jan. 3, 2020 – Freshman Jordan Mains has been added to the roster as a walk-on.^[16]
Jan. 16, 2020 – RS Senior center Chase Jeter out with a back injury.^[17]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Arizona	Alma Mater (year)
Sean Miller	Head coach	11th	Pittsburgh (1992)
Jack Murphy	Associate head coach	1st	Arizona (2005)
Danny Peters	Assistant coach	2nd	Ohio State (2010)
Justin Gainey	Assistant coach	2nd	NC State (2000)
Ryan Reynolds	Director of Basketball Operations	11th	Xavier (2007)
Austin Carroll	Assistant director of Basketball Operations	4th	American (2014)

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Zeke Nnaji	Christian Koloko	Chase Jeter
PF	Stone Gettings	Ira Lee
SF	Josh Green
SG	Dylan Smith	Max Hazzard
PG	Nico Mannion	Jemarl Baker Jr.

Preseason

Red and Blue game

The annual Red-Blue game was held at McKale Center on September 27, 2019. Sophomore Devonaire Doutrive won the slam dunk contest,^[18] and the Blue team, led by Devonaire Doutrive, defeated the Red team, 46–32.^[19]

Preseason rankings

The Arizona Wildcats were selected fourth in the 2019–20 Pac-12 media poll.^[20] The Wildcats were ranked 21 in the AP Top 25 and ranked 17 in the Coaches polls.

Preseason awards watchlists

Josh Green – Julius Erving Award (FR, SG)
Chase Jeter – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (RSSR, F/C)
Nico Mannion – Naismith Trophy (FR, PG)
Nico Mannion – Wooden Award (FR, PG)
Zeke Nnaji − Oscar Robertson Trophy (FR, PF)

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

The Wildcats had 2 players at 2 positions selected to the preseason all Pac-12 teams.

First team

Nico Mannion – FR, PG

Second team

Josh Green – FR, SG

Schedule and results

The Wildcats opponents were finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Arizona will host opponents Chico State (exhibition game), Gonzaga, Illinois, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Omaha, San Jose State, and South Dakota State at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Arizona will participate in the 2019 Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, CA with six of the following potential opponents including (College of Charleston, Pepperdine, Penn, Providence, UCF, or Wake Forest). The Wildcats will also play in a neutral-site game against St. John's at the new Chase Center in San Francisco, CA in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Game. Arizona played only one true road game against Baylor at Ferrell Center in Waco, TX.

In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, Arizona did not play the two Rocky Mountain schools on the road (Colorado and Utah) or the two Northern California schools at home (California and Stanford).

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 6:30 p.m., P12N	No. 21	Chico State	W 74–65	–	17 – Jeter	14 – Green	6 – Mannion	McKale Center (12,605) Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 21	Northern Arizona	W 91–52	1–0	20 – Nnaji	6 – Tied	5 – Hazzard	McKale Center (12,960) Tucson, AZ
November 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 21	Illinois	W 90–69	2–0	23 – Mannion	7 – Jeter	9 – Mannion	McKale Center (13,780) Tucson, AZ
November 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	San Jose State	W 87–39	3–0	26 – Nnaji	11 – Nnaji	5 – Baker Jr.	McKale Center (12,755) Tucson, AZ
November 17, 2019* 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	New Mexico State	W 83–53	4–0	19 – Nnaji	8 – Jeter	4 – Hazzard	McKale Center (13,161) Tucson, AZ
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 14	South Dakota State	W 71–64	5–0	15 – Green	7 – Jeter	4 – Mannion	McKale Center (12,828) Tucson, AZ
November 24, 2019* 6:30 pm, P12N	No. 14	Long Beach State Wooden Legacy campus-site game	W 104–67	6–0	22 – Mannion	6 – Jeter	8 – Mannion	McKale Center (12,943) Tucson, AZ
November 28, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	vs. Pepperdine Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 93–91	7–0	24 – Green	11 – Nnaji	11 – Mannion	Anaheim Arena (1,574) Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	vs. Penn Wooden Legacy semifinals	W 92–82	8–0	24 – Mannion	7 – Nnaji	4 – Mannion	Anaheim Arena (2,605) Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	vs. Wake Forest Wooden Legacy championship	W 73–66	9–0	20 – Smith	11 – Green	7 – Mannion	Anaheim Arena (2,185) Anaheim, CA
December 7, 2019* 10:00 am, ESPNU	No. 12	at No. 18 Baylor	L 58–63	9–1	15 – Mannion	7 – Tied	5 – Mannion	Ferrell Center (7,872) Waco, TX
December 11, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 15	Omaha	W 99–49	10–1	15 – Tied	10 – Koloko	11 – Mannion	McKale Center (13,256) Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	No. 6 Gonzaga	L 80–84	10–2	17 – Green	17 – Nnaji	10 – Mannion	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
December 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	vs. St. John's Al Attles Classic	L 67–70	10–3	24 – Nnaji	13 – Nnaji	4 – Baker Jr.	Chase Center (6,728) San Francisco, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 4, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 25	Arizona State Rivalry	W 75–47	11–3 (1–0)	17 – Nnaji	11 – Nnaji	7 – Mannion	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 9 Oregon	L 73–74 ^OT	11–4 (1–1)	20 – Mannion	14 – Nnaji	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (10,113) Eugene, OR
January 12, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1	No. 24	at Oregon State	L 65–82	11–5 (1–2)	21 – Nnaji	9 – Nnaji	9 – Mannion	Gill Coliseum (4,911) Corvallis, OR
January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, P12N		Utah	W 93–77	12–5 (2–2)	24 – Tied	8 – Nnaji	6 – Smith	McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, AZ
January 18, 2020 12:30 pm, FOX		No. 20 Colorado	W 75–54	13–5 (3–2)	13 – Tied	12 – Nnaji	5 – Mannion	McKale Center (14,279) Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N	No. 22	at Arizona State Rivalry	L 65–66	13–6 (3–3)	21 – Nnaji	10 – Nnaji	4 – Baker	Desert Financial Arena (13,500) Tempe, AZ
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Washington	W 75–72	14–6 (4–3)	17 – Baker	8 – Nnaji	5 – Mannion	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,123) Seattle, WA
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	W 66–49	15–6 (5–3)	19 – Gettings	12 – Gettings	4 – Mannion	Beasley Coliseum (4,032) Pullman, WA
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	USC	W 85–80	16–6 (6–3)	20 – Mannion	11 – Nnaji	7 – Mannion	McKale Center (13,816) Tucson, AZ
February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	UCLA Rivalry	L 52–65	16–7 (6–4)	14 – Nnaji	10 – Nnaji	3 – Gettings	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
February 13, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1		at California	W 68–52	17–7 (7–4)	21 – Nnaji	6 – Tied	5 – Mannion	Haas Pavilion (6,291) Berkeley, CA
February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	W 69–60	18–7 (8–4)	21 – Nnaji	11 – Nnaji	3 – Green	Maples Pavilion (4,839) Stanford, CA
February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 24	Oregon State	W 89–63	19–7 (9–4)	18 – Green	7 – Nnaji	6 – Tied	McKale Center (13,555) Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	No. 14 Oregon	L 72–73 ^OT	19–8 (9–5)	18 – Smith	8 – Gettings	8 – Mannion	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN		at USC	L 48–57	19–9 (9–6)	15 – Nnaji	9 – Nnaji	2 – 2 Tied	Galen Center (4,121) Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN		at UCLA Rivalry	L 64–69	19–10 (9–7)	19 – Mannion	8 – Smith	5 – Mannion	Pauley Pavilion (11,567) Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1		Washington State	W 83–62	20–10 (10–7)	23 – Mannion	9 – Gettings	7 – Mannion	McKale Center (13,052) Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN		Washington	L 63–69	20–11 (10–8)	19 – Smith	11 – Nnaji	5 – Mannion	McKale Center (13,604) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 11, 2020 2:30 pm, P12N	(5)	vs. (12) Washington First round	W 77–70	21–11	19 – Green	9 – Nnaji	6 – Smith	T-Mobile Arena (8,048) Paradise, NV
March 12, 2020 2:30 pm, P12N	(5)	vs. (4) USC Quarterfinals	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic					T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

^[21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	21	19	14	14	12	15	16	24	25	24	RV	22	RV	23	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	17	17	14	14	11	14	17	24	24	24	RV	21	RV	23	RV	21	24-T	RV	RV	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	PF	TO	Stl	Blk
Chase Jeter	21	16	352	16.8	143	6.8	53	92	57.6%	0	0	0.0%	37	61	60.7%	26	65	91	4.3	14	50	16	6	9
Christian Koloko	26	0	209	8.0	52	2.0	23	49	46.9%	0	1	0.0%	6	17	35.3%	23	38	61	2.3	5	27	3	9	22
Dylan Smith	30	30	783	26.1	243	8.1	79	218	36.2%	49	138	35.5%	36	51	70.6%	13	79	92	2.6	40	68	46	22	16
Ira Lee	30	2	404	13.5	105	3.5	44	82	53.7%	0	0	0.0%	17	30	56.7%	29	68	97	3.2	29	53	24	15	11
Jemarl Baker Jr.	30	0	583	19.4	175	5.8	61	164	37.2%	34	96	39.7%	19	23	82.6%	11	60	71	2.4	69	52	21	21	5
Josh Green	28	28	858	30.6	332	11.9	115	271	42.4%	34	96	39.7%	76	99	76.8%	35	93	128	4.6	73	69	41	44	12
Kory Jones	5	0	8	1.6	0	0.0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Weyand	6	0	9	1.5	6	1.0	2	4	50.0%	2	4	50.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0
Max Hazzard	28	0	413	14.8	149	5.3	50	118	42.4%	34	89	38.2%	15	18	83.3%	7	37	44	1.6	26	43	18	15	1
Nico Mannion	30	30	955	31.8	422	14.1	137	350	39.1%	50	152	32.9%	98	121	81.0%	8	69	77	2.6	162	53	76	33	0
Stone Gettings	25	15	512	20.5	167	6.7	65	130	50.0%	15	39	38.5%	22	32	68.8%	29	46	75	4.0	23	62	28	15	7
Zeke Nnaji	30	30	912	30.4	492	16.4	172	297	57.9%	5	17	29.4%	143	188	76.1%	89	167	256	8.5	24	70	63	21	28
Jordan Mains	2	0	2	1.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0	0	2	0	0	0
Total	30	–	–	–	2305	76.8	807	1790	45.1%	216	616	35.1%	475	648	73.3%	324	803	1127	37.5	462	553	347	202	112
Opponents	30	–	–	–	1951	65.0	661	1683	39.3%	202	637	31.7%	427	591	72.3%	280	731	1011	33.7	345	572	432	135	92

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Awards & milestones

Season highs

Weekly awards

Zeke Nnaji

4x Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week, (Nov. 11 & 18, Jan. 20, Feb. 17)
Malone Finalist

Nico Mannion

Wooden Legacy MVP
Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team
Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week, (Dec. 2)

Chase Jeter

Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team

Dylan Smith

Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team

Pac-12 Conference honors

Stone Gettings

Pac-12 Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Zeke Nnaji

Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year
All-Pac-12 First Team

Nico Mannion

All-Pac-12 Second Team

References

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^ Presnell, Kelly. "Source: Akot finds a home". Tucson.com. Tucson.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ "Arizona's Brandon Randolph to remain in NBA Draft".
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^ Spears, Justin. "Arizona Wildcats land UC Irvine guard Max Hazzard as graduate transfer". Tucson.com. Tucson.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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[2] Daniels, Evan. "Source: Emmanuel Akot to transfer from Arizona". 247Sports.com. CBS Interactive inc. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[3] Presnell, Kelly. "Source: Akot finds a home". Tucson.com. Tucson.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

[4] "Arizona's Brandon Randolph to remain in NBA Draft".

[5] Spears, Justin. "Cornell transfer Stone Gettings to play for Arizona in 2019-20". Tucson.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[6] Spears, Justin. "Arizona Wildcats land UC Irvine guard Max Hazzard as graduate transfer". Tucson.com. Tucson.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[7] Pascoe, Bruce. "Kentucky transfer Jemarl Baker commits to Arizona Wildcats". Tucson.com. Tucson.com. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

[8] Pascoe, Bruce. "NCAA: Arizona guard Jemarl Baker can play immediately this season". Tucson.com. Tucson.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

[9] Daniels, Evan. "Nevada transfer Jordan Brown commits to Arizona". 247sports.com. 247sports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[10] "Jack Murphy resigns, Shane Burcar tabbed as interim head coach at Northern Arizona". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. June 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[11] Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona Wildcats guard Brandon Williams will miss 2019-20 season with knee issue". Tucson.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[12] "Devonaire Doutrive's status is unclear".

[13] "Arizona basketball dismisses guard Devonaire Doutrive". azdesertswarm. November 22, 2019.

[14] Pascoe, Bruce. "Stone Gettings, Nico Mannion banged up in Arizona Wildcats' win over Penn". Tucson.com.

[15] Presnell, Kelly. "Arizona Wildcats' Stone Gettings returning to full health, will play vs ASU". Tucson.com.

[16] "Arizona Adds Walk-On Jordan Mains To Roster".

[17] Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona Wildcats center Chase Jeter won't play vs. Utah". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[18] "Doutrive Wins Dunk Contest, Leads Blue to 46-32 Win". September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

[19] "Box Score" (PDF). September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

[20] "Oregon edges Colorado as 2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball favorite". Pac-12.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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