Wildcat Quick Facts Location ...... Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Founded ...... 1885 Enrollment ...... 37,000 President ...... Dr. Peter Likins 2003-04 Athletic Director ...... Jim Livengood Head Coach ...... ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Richard Paige Alma Mater ...... Augsburg ’56 McKale Center, Room 106 Men’s Basketball Contact Record/Years ...... 691-239 (.743)/31 P.O. Box 210096 Phone: (520) 621-4163 Record at UA ...... 499-147 (.772)/21 Tucson, AZ 85721-0096 FAX: (520) 621-2681 Assistant Coaches . . . . Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Arizona Hosts Team Nike in Final Exhibition Game Josh Pastner Basketball Office ...... (520) 621-4813 Date: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003 Time: 7 p.m. MST Basketball SID ...... Richard Paige Location: Olson Court at McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz. e-mail ...... [email protected] Radio: Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Joe Nehls) TV: FSNA (Dave Sitton/Bob Elliott) Paige Home ...... (520) 790-4347 Office Phone ...... (520) 621-0916 Arizona Probable Starters (2002-03 Statistics) FAX ...... (520) 621-2681 No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Press Row ...... (520) 621-4334 F 21 Hassan Adams 6-4 201 So. Los Angeles, Calif. 9.1 3.4 0.6 Internet . . . . . www.arizonaathletics.com F 24 6-6 207 So. Springfield, Ill. 6.4 4.9 2.1 2003-04 Schedule/Results C 45 Channing Frye 6-11 248 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. 12.6 8.0 0.7 Nov. 12 Sydney Comets (ex) W, 109-66 G 15 Mustafa Shakur 6-3 178 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. ------Nov. 20 Team Nike (ex) 7 p.m. G 20 Salim Stoudamire 6-1 177 Jr. Portland, Ore. 13.0 1.6 1.8 Nov. 24 NORTHERN ARIZONA (TBA) 6:30 p.m. Reserves Nov. 28 @vs. Florida (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Dec. 6 at Saint Louis (ESPN2) Noon F 2 Isaiah Fox 6-9 269 Jr. Santa Monica, Calif. 3.6 3.0 0.3 Dec. 9 #vs. Texas (ESPN) 9 p.m. G 11 Jason Ranne 6-4 201 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. 0.7 0.2 0.1 Dec. 13 MARQUETTE (FSN) 2 p.m. G 12 Fil Torres 6-2 200 Sr. Lisle, Ill. 0.5 0.1 0.2 Dec. 17 SAINT MARY’S (FSNA) 8 p.m. Dec. 22 SAN DIEGO STATE (FSNA) 6 :30 p.m. G 13 Chris Rodgers 6-3 203 Fr. Portland, Ore. 2.5 0.9 1.0 Dec. 28 !LIBERTY (TBA) 4 p.m. G 14 Beau Muhlbach 6-3 195 Fr. Lufkin, Texas ------Dec. 30 !vs. La.-Lafayette/Valparaiso (FSNA)TBA F 30 Matt Brase 6-6 215 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. ------Jan. 3 *at Arizona State (FSN) 1:30 p.m. C 54 Kirk Walters 6-10 212 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. ------Jan. 8 *CALIFORNIA (FSNA) 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 *STANFORD (FSN) 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15 *at USC (FSNA) 8 p.m. GAME DATA: Arizona hits the hardwood for the second of two exhibition games to open the Jan. 17 *at UCLA (ABC) 3 p.m. 2003-04 schedule Thursday against Team Nike ... Eight lettermen return from last Jan. 22 *OREGON STATE (FSN) 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 *OREGON (CBS) 2 p.m. season’s 28-4 club that won the Pac-10 championship and advanced to the NCAA West Jan. 29 *at Washington (FSNA) 7:30 p.m. Regional final ... Expect a much more competitive game this evening as Team Nike’s Jan. 31 *at Washington Stae (FSN) 1 p.m. seven previous games have been decided by an average of 9.4 points per game ... Feb. 5 *at California (FSN) 7:30 p.m. Counting tonight’s game, Arizona will play three games in the next eight days ... The Feb. 7 *at Stanford (ABC) Noon Feb. 12 *USC (FSN) 6:30 p.m. Wildcats open the regular season against Northern Arizona on Nov. 24. Feb. 14 *UCLA (FSN) 1 p.m. Feb. 19 *at Oregon (FSN) 7:30 p.m. THE RANKINGS: Arizona opens the 2003-04 season ranked No. 4 in both the Associated Feb. 21 *at Oregon State (FSNA) 7 p.m. Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. With its No. 4 ranking to start the season, it Feb. 26 *WASHINGTON (FSNA) 6:30 p.m. marks the fourth time in the last five seasons that Arizona will open a year ranked in the Feb. 28 *WASHINGTON STATE (FSNA) Noon March 7 *ARIZONA STATE (CBS) 2 p.m. nation’s top 10. UA has been ranked in 270 consecutive AP polls released during the March 11-13 %at Pac-10 Conference Tournament regular season only.

All times are local to site ARIZONA HEAD COACH LUTE OLSON . . . begins his 21st season at Arizona and his Home games in BOLD CAPS 31st overall as a college head coach with a career record of 691-239 (.743) and 499- * Pacific-10 Conference game (ex) exhibition game 147 (.772) at Arizona ... He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of @ MassMutual Classic, Springfield, Mass. Fame on Sept. 27, 2002 ... Olson recorded his 600th career win and his 400th victory at # Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y. Arizona during the 2000 campaign and has the second-most Pac-10 wins (279) in ! Fiesta Bowl Classic presented by Bank One, Tucson, Ariz.. % at Pac-10 Tournament, Los Angeles, Calif. history, trailing UCLA’s John Wooden (304, 1949-75) ... He has the second-best conference winning percentage (.784/279-77) and second-most league champion- Staying Current ships won (10) in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only Wooden (.810/ The University of Arizona aslo maintains a comprehensive 304-74/16 titles) ... During his 20-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one athletic web site, featuring the latest information on all 19 Wildcat varsity sports. Point your internet browser to national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), www.arizonaathletics.com. participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won 10 Pac-10 Conference All UA basketball games are broadcast live on the Wildcat Basketball Network, which consists of the flagship KNST- titles, four Pac-10 Tournament crowns (1988, ‘89, ‘90, 2002) and been to the NCAA AM 790 in Tucson and 15 affiliates in Arizona, California, Tournament for the past 19 years, which is the longest active and second-longest Nevada and Mexico. All home games and selected road streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27)... He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four ... contests are also carried in Spanish on Tucson’s KXEW-AM 1600 and Radio XENY-AM 760 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times (1986, ‘88, ‘89, ‘93, TEAMLINE (800-846-4700) also carries KNST’s ‘94, ‘98, 2003), the Big Ten Coach of the Year twice (1979 & ‘81) and directed the UA broadcasts via phone, while broadcatst.com netcasts KNST’s program to the nation’s best winning percentage over the past 16 years (429-101/.809) signal via the internet with links from arizonaathletics.com. Beginning in December, Coach Olson’s weekly radio show ... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 46 NBA Draft picks, including 27 at airs Tuesday nights on KNST at 6 p.m. MST His television Arizona – 20 alone since 1990 ... He’s led UA to 16 consecutive 20-win seasons and show airs Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. MST on KWBA-TV 58. has 25 overall in his career, making him one of only five head coaches in NCAA history to record 25 or more 20-win seasons... Under Olson, the Cats are 294-30 (.907) in McKale Center and have won 222 of its last 237 home games ... He is assisted by Jim Rosborough, Rodney Tention and Josh Pastner. The Rankings LAST TIME OUT: Seven Wildcats finished in double figures in a 109-66 win Nov. 12 against the Sydney Comets. Bolstered by 57 percent shooting in the first half, Arizona Associated Press Top 25 Poll jumped out to a 16-point lead nine minutes into the contest and never looked back. UA (Preseason, Nov. 11, 2003) Rnk. Team Points Last shot 51.3 percent for the game, outrebounded Sydney 60-41 and forced 21 turnovers 1. Connecticut (67) 1,793 23 and led by as many as 56 points in the game. Hassan Adams led all scorers with an 2. Duke (3) 1,667 7 efficient 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting. 3 Michigan State (1) 1,607 NR 4. ARIZONA 1,476 2 SCOUTING TEAM NIKE: Tonight’s game is the final game of an eight-game tour of U.S. 5. Missouri 1,436 24 colleges by Team Nike. Currently, the squad has a 2-5 record, including wins over 6. Kansas (1) 1,396 6 Lehigh (84-80) and Penn State (90-78). The team has also played games against 7. Syracuse 1,311 13 Connecticut (78-96), Syracuse (82-94), Marquette (77-86), Michigan State (81-85) and 8. Florida 1,219 10 9. North Carolina 1,139 NR Stanford (78-117). Jeff Boschee (Kansas), the only player to score in double figures in 10. Gonzaga 1,125 NR all seven games, leads Team Nike with a 16.4 points per game average during the 11. Kentucky 1,092 1 tour, while Lionel Armstead (West Virginia) chips in with a 14.6 ppg average. Justin 12. Texas 1,083 5 Tatum (Saint Louis) leads the team with a 7.9 rebounds per game average. 13. Illinois 941 11 14. Oklahoma 822 3 NO STRANGERS TO McKALE: Perhaps its starts with Team Nike coach Glenn Sergent, 15. Wisconsin 715 21 but several members of Team Nike have made previous visits to McKale Center. 16. Louisville 623 14 According to Sergent, his clubs (Marathon Oil, Nike Elite, Team Nike) have been a part 17. Saint Joseph’s 579 NR 18. Cincinnati 578 NR of the UA exhibition schedule in 19 of the last 20 seasons in Tucson (except Nov. 19. Stanford 555 18 1999), and he’s brought forward Daryl Cunningham on each of his last four visits to 20. Wake Forest 458 8 McKale (counting tonight). Three other members of the team made trips to McKale 21. Notre Dame 429 22 Center during their collegiate careers and posted a cumulative 2-2 record. Jeff Boshee 22. Pittsburgh 382 4 was a part of the Kansas team that defeated Arizona, 105-97, on Dec. 1, 2001, while 23. Marquette 155 9 24. North Carolina State 120 NR Wayland White helped New Mexico down the Cats, 70-68, on Dec. 21, 1999. Former 25. Oklahoma State 93 NR West Virginia standout Lionel Armstead was 0-2 in McKale during the 2001 Fiesta Bowl Classic, as WVU lost to Valparaiso (76-57) and Pepperdine (97-65). ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (Preseason, Oct 30, 2003) POINTS APLENTY: In racing to 109 points in last Wednesday’s exhibition win over the Rnk. Team Points Last Sydney Comets, seven players finished in double figures. The Cats hadn’t accom- 1. Connecticut (25) 762 11 2. Duke (3) 697 9 plished that feat since a 107-68 win over Western Kentucky to open the 2002-03 3. Michigan State (1) 677 18 regular season. As was the case in both games, Hassan Adams led Arizona with 22 4. ARIZONA 638 5 points. He was 9-of-12 from the floor against WKU and 10-of-12 vs. Sydney. 5. Kansas 589 2 6. Missouri 560 22 SOLID SHOOTING: One of the questions Arizona needs to answer in the preseason is 7. Syracuse (1) 533 1 just how good of a shooting team will it be. If the early indicators prove correct, the 8. Florida 507 16 answer will be very good. When combining the shooting from the Pepsi Red-Blue 9. Kentucky 498 4 Game and the Nov. 12 contest with the Sydney Kings, Arizona has shot 52.1 percent 10. North Carolina (1) 493 NR 11. Texas 461 3 from the floor (124-of-238). Five UA players are shooting 50 percent or better in the 12. Gonzaga 403 NR preseason, led by Hassan Adams (.769) and Andre Iguodala (.629). 13. Illinois 399 13 14. Wisconsin 392 13 PLAYING UNSELFISHLY: Led by Mustafa Shakur’s game-high eight assists, Arizona 15. Oklahoma 353 7 tallied 27 assists in last Wednesday’s win over Sydney, including three players with 16. Louisville 291 19 four or more (Iguodala 7, Stoudamire 4). Of the Wildcats’ 40 field goals in the game, 68 17. Stanford 258 20 percent came via an from a teammate. 18. Saint Joseph’s 244 NR 19 Cincinnati 225 NR GETTING BETTER: Freshman Kirk Walters continues to improve, according to the head Notre Dame 225 15 coach, “Kirk gets better every day.” In 25 minutes vs. Sydney, the 6-foot-10 Walters 21. Wake Forest 216 12 tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot. 22. Pittsburgh 148 8 23. Marquette 78 6 TOPS IN THE PAC-10: In the annual poll of media members who regularly cover the 24. Oklahoma State 61 24 Pac-10 Conference, Arizona was selected as the team to beat for the league title. The 25. Maryland 46 10 Cats received 26 of a possible 35 first-place votes and 339 points overall. Stanford Poll Progression (321), California (238) and Oregon (215) rounded out the top four places. It is the ninth ESPN/ time since 1989-90 that UA has been the predicted winner in the preseason poll. Record AP USA Today Preseason -- 4 4 TALENT POOL: With the 2003-04 NBA season underway, no fewer than 10 former Wildcats are on active NBA rosters. Only two other schools (Kentucky and North Carolina with 12) have more players in the league. Here is the complete list: Gilbert Arenas, ; Mike Bibby, ; Ben Davis, Houston Rockets; Richard Jefferson, New Jersey Nets; Chris Mills, ; Sean Rooks, New Orleans Hornets; Damon Stoudamire, Portland TrailBlazers; Jason Terry, Atlanta Hawks; Luke Walton, ; and Loren Woods, Miami Heat. A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Lute Olson and the National Beer Wholesalers Association unveiled a radio public service announcement Tuesday which encourages those under the age of 21 not to drink alcohol illegally and those 21 or older to drink responsibly. The PSA will be distributed to radio stations throughout Arizona. UP NEXT: Arizona opens its 100th season basketball on Monday, Nov. 24, as the squad hosts Northern Arizona. Tip-off in McKale Center is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. MST and will be televised live in the Tucson area on Fox Sports Net Arizona. Wildcats At A Glance

21 Hassan Adams 13 Chris Rodgers G, 6-4, 201, So., Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester) G, 6-4, 200, So., Portland, Ore. (Woodrow Wilson) Hit 10-of-13 FG attempts to lead Arizona with 22 points in exhibition Will push for playing time at either guard position ... Also has the win over the Sydney Comets on 11/12 ... DNP in Pepsi Red-Blue game on flexibility to play the three spot ... Excellent defender ... One of five 11/5 due to flu-like symptoms. Wildcats to be shooting better than 50 percent in the preseason (12-of- 23/.522) ... Finished with 11 points, three assists and two steals in 19 30 Matt Brase minutes vs. Sydney on 11/12. F, 6-6, 215, Jr., Tucson, Ariz. (Central Arizona College) 15 Mustafa Shakur Lute Olson’s grandson and the first Tucson product on the UA roster since John Ash (1996-2001) ... Tallied two points and five boards on 11/ G, 6-3, 178, Fr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Friends Central) 12 vs. Sydney Comets. The leading heir to the UA point guard throne ... Bears a striking resemblance to a young Jason Terry ... Has struggled with his shot in the preseason (8-of-22/.364), but has 17 assists (6 TO) and four steals to 2 Isaiah Fox his credit ... Tallied 10 points, five rebounds and eight assists vs. Sydney F, 6-9, 269, Jr., Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads) on 11/12. Connected on 15-of-21 FG attempts en route to 30 points, five rebounds and three assists on 11/5 in Pepsi Red-Blue game. 20 Salim Stoudamire G, 6-1, 177, Jr., Portland, Ore. (Lake Oswego) 45 Channing Frye Included on both the John R. Wooden and Naismith preseason player C, 6-11, 248, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) of the year award lists ... Looked to be one of the team’s leaders in A third team Dick Vitale preseason All-America pick ... Included on both 2003-04 ... Connected on 12-of-29 (.414) attempts in the the John R. Wooden and Naismith preseason player of the year award preseason ... Hit 5-of-10 FG, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range) to finish lists ... Shooting .514 (18-of-35) in the preseason to go with 22 rebounds with 14 points, four assists and a vs. Sydney on 11/12. ... Finished with 14 points, seven boards and three blocks in 22 minutes vs. Sydney Comets on 11/12. 12 Fil Torres G, 6-2, 200, Sr., Lisle, Ill. (Naperville North) 24 Andre Iguodala Walk-on who is instrumental to the team’s success due to his work on F, 6-6, 207, So., Springfield, Ill. (Lanphier) the scout team ... Grabbed two boards on 11/12 vs. Sydney ... Still trying With an improved jump shot, could develop into one of the finest to come to grips with the Chicago Cubs’ euphoric playoff run and its players in the country ... Arguably the team’s best passer and very stunningly abrupt end. aggressive on the boards ... Shooting .629 from the floor in the pre- season (22-of-35) ... Finished with 19 points (8-of-10 FG), 15 rebounds, 54 Kirk Walters seven assists and two steals on 11/12 vs. Sydney Comets. C, 6-10, 212, Fr., Grand Rapids, Mich. (South Christian) Big man who improves every day ... Shooting .667 from the floor (12- 14 Beau Muhlbach of-18) in two exhibition appearances ... Tallied 11 points, eight boards, G, 6-3, 195, Fr., Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) two assists and a on 11/12 vs. Sydney Comets ... As Olson says, A walk-on who made quite a splash with 36 points in team’s first “We’re very pleased with him. The only thing we can’t do is get weight public scrimmage on Oct. 18 ... Since that time has cooled off a bit, on him quickly enough.” shooting .462 from the floor (6-of-13) ... Posted six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Sydney Comets on 11/12.

11 Jason Ranne G, 6-4, 201, Sr., Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelly) One of two senior walk-ons on the club ... His efforts with the practice squad earned him a scholarship ... One of five finalists for UA Homecoming King (he did not win) ... Tallied a par of rebounds and a pair of assists in 10 minutes vs. Sydney on 11/12 ... An outstanding student with visions of a career in law.

Number of Times Leading Team* Number of Times Recording Points Reb Ast Blk Stl Min POINTS Reb Reb Ast Blk Stl Adams 10-15 16-20 21-25 26+ 5+ 10+ 5+ 3+ 3+ Brase Adams Fox Brase Frye Fox Iguodala Frye Muhlbach Iguodala Ranne Muhlbach Rodgers Ranne Shakur Rodgers Stoudamire Shakur Torres Stoudamire Walters Torres (* includes ties) Walters