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2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ARIZONA (13-4, 7-4 Pac-12) at UTAH (7-7, 4-6 PAC-12) DATE OPPONENT TIME (MST) TV Feb. 4, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. MST 11/27 Grambling State# W, 74-55 Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City, Utah 12/5 Eastern Washington W, 70-67 TV: FS1 (Jim Kozimor & Dave Miller) 12/7 Northern Arizona W, 96-53 Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Jeffries & Geary) 12/9 CSU Bakersfield W, 85-60 Audio Stream: ArizonaWildcats.com Live Stats: ArizonaStats.com 12/12 UTEP# W, 69-61 Series History: Arizona leads, 35-30; Miller: 14-2 overall 12/19 vs. Stanford* (in Santa Cruz) L, 75-78 12/22 Montana W, 70-64 BY THE NUMBERS NR/NR ....................................................Rankings (AP/Coaches) ......................................... NR/NR 12/28 Colorado* W, 88-74 31 ............................................................. 2020-21 KenPom Rank ...................................................... 72 12/31 at Washington* W, 80-53 41 ....................................................................... NET Ranking ................................................................95 1/2 at Washington State* W, 86-82 (2OT) Sean Miller ......................................................Head Coach .................................Larry Krystkowiak 298-104 (12th year) ..................................Record at School ............................... 178-133 (10th yr) 1/7 USC* L, 73-87 417-151 (17th year)........................................ Career Record .................................220-153 (12th yr) 1/9 UCLA* L, 76-81 1/14 at Oregon State* W, 98-64 NOTING THE WILDCATS • Arizona is coming off of a 71-50 win over Cal in Tucson on Saturday while Utah posted a 1/16 at Oregon* Postponed 77-74 comeback win at Colorado. UA has won its last four road games. 1/21 at Arizona State* W, 84-82 • The Wildcats are the only team in the country to have three players that have scored 31 1/25 Arizona State* W, 80-67 or more points in a game this season (Mathurin, Baker Jr., A. Tubelis). 1/28 Stanford* L, 64-73 • Arizona is also the only team in the country with 5 players that have scored 25 or more 1/30 California* W, 71-50 in a game (Mathurin, Baker Jr., A. Tubelis, J. Brown, Akinjo) • Arizona is 2nd nationally in FTA (430) and 4th in FTM (308). 2/4 at Utah* 5:00pm FS1 • In conference play, Arizona leads in scoring (79.55) and ranks second in assists (15.7), 2/6 at Colorado* 6:00pm FS1 rebound margin (+7.1) and 3FG% (39.9%). 2/11 Oregon State* 6:00pm Pac-12 • UA head coach Sean Miller has 298 wins with the Wildcats and is 8-2 in Salt Lake City. 2/13 Oregon* 2:00pm ESPN2/U • For the season, UA leads the Pac-12 and is 13th nationally in rebounding margin (+9.0). 2/18 at UCLA* TBA ESPN/2/U • Junior guard James Akinjo is playing like an All-Pac-12 guard, ranking among the league leaders in scoring (8th), assists (1st), steals (4th), 3FG made (6th), assist/turnover ratio 2/20 at USC* TBA FS1 (7th) in Pac-12 play. He had 20 points, 8 assists against Cal. He's averaging 19.3 points, 2/25 Washington State* TBA FS1 5.8 assists over the last 4 games. 2/27 Washington* TBA CBS • Azuolas Tubelis is second on the team in scoring in Pac-12 games (12.9) and he leads the team and is fifth in the Pac-12 in rebounding (7.1). Season-high point output is 31 # - part of Southwest Classic points and he has one double-double on the year. • Freshman wing Bennedict Mathurin leads the team in scoring (17.2) and rebounding * indicates Pac-12 conference game (6.2) in road games this season. He ranks sixth in the Pac-12 with his 43.9% from the Home games in BOLD 3-point line this season. After a sprained ankle on Jan. 25 against ASU, he did not start All times shown are MST against Stanford but scored 10 points in 26 minutes. Added 10 points vs. Cal. Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week accolades on Jan. 4 following 31-point game vs. OSU. NOTE: On Dec. 29, 2020, the University of Arizona • Grad transfer guard Terrell Brown Jr., has 61 assists to just 16 turnovers this season, announced it was self-imposing a postseason ban on the the 10th-best ratio in the country (3.8). In Pac-12 games, he is averaging 9.8 points, 3.4 men's basketball program for the 2020-21 season. The rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 53.3% from the 3-point line. Wildcats will not compete at the Pac-12 Tournament, NCAA Tournament or any other postseason event this season. • Sophomore center Christian Koloko is fourth in conference play in blocked shots (1.45). POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown 13 James Akinjo G Jr. 6-1 185 14.8 2.0 5.7 Oakland, Calif. 31 Terrell Brown Jr. G Gr. 6-3 185 8.5 3.4 3.6 Seattle, Wash. 0 Bennedict Mathurin G/F Fr. 6-7 195 11.6 4.8 0.9 Montreal, Canada 10 Ąžuolas Tubelis F Fr. 6-11 245 10.9 6.3 1.1 Vilnius, Lithuania NUMBER TO KNOW - 2 35 Christian Koloko F So. 7-1 225 5.0 5.0 1.5* Douala, Cameroon Arizona and Utah State are the only two teams in the OFF THE BENCH country that have not been out-rebounded by an No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown opponent in a game this season. 4 Dalen Terry G/F Fr. 6-7 195 5.2 3.4 2.1 Phoenix, Ariz. 11 Ira Lee F Sr. 6-8 245 3.7 3.8 0.4* Los Angeles, Calif. 21 Jordan Brown F R-So. 6-11 235 10.1 5.2 0.9* Roseville, Calif. 5 Tibet Gorener F Fr. 6-9 200 1.3 0.9 - Istanbul, Turkey * - blocks per game 75 NBA Draft Picks / 36 Conference Titles / 31 All-Americans / 18 Sweet 16’s / 11 Elite Eights / 4 Final Fours / 1997 National Champions 2020-21 ARIZONA BASKETBALL THE 2020-21 ARIZONA WILDCATS No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) ARIZONA QUICK FACTS 0 Bennedict Mathurin Fr. G/F 6-7 195 Montreal, Canada (NBA Academy Latin America) Location .............................................................Tucson, Arizona 1 Daniel Batcho Fr. F 6-11 245 Paris, France (Centre Federal du Basketball) Nickname ........................................................................ Wildcats Colors .................................................................Cardinal & Navy 3 Jemarl Baker Jr. R-Jr. G 6-5 195 Menifee, Calif. (Kentucky) President.......................................................Dr. Robert Robbins 4 Dalen Terry Fr. G 6-7 195 South Phoenix, Ariz. (Hillcrest Prep) Director of Athletics ...............................................Dave Heeke Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ................................................ Erika Barnes 5 Tibet Gorener Fr. F 6-9 200 Istanbul, Turkey (Orange Lutheran [Calif.]) Faculty Representative ................................... Ricardo Valerdi 10 Azuolas Tubelis Fr. F 6-11 245 Vilnius, Lithuania (Vilnius Rytas) Enrollment ...........................................................................45,217 11 Ira Lee Sr. F 6-8 245 Los Angeles, Calif. (Crossroads School) Athletics Website ....................................ArizonaWildcats.com University Website ................................................. Arizona.edu 13 James Akinjo Jr. G 6-1 185 Oakland, Calif. (Georgetown) Arena (Built) ............................................ McKale Center (1973) 20 Tautvilas Tubelis Fr. F 6-7 225 Vilnius, Lithuania (Vilnius Basketball School) Capacity ...............................................................................14,644 21 Jordan Brown R-So. F 6-11 235 Roseville, Calif. (Nevada) 25 Kerr Kriisa Fr. G 6-3 180 Tartu, Estonia (Zalgiris Kaunas) PROGRAM HISTORY 31 Terrell Brown Jr. Gr. G 6-3 185 Seattle, Wash. (Seattle University) First season of men’s basketball ................................1904-05 35 Christian Koloko So. C 7-1 225 Douala, Cameroon (Sierra Canyon HS [Calif.]) All-time record ....................1,834-957 (12th in NCAA wins) ^ 50 Jordan Mains So. F 6-6 200 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS) All-Time Winning Percentage .............. .657 (9th in NCAA)^ NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 33 (last: 2018) 53 Grant Weitman Fr. G 6-4 205 Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe HS) NCAA Tournament Record ..................................56-32 (.636) 54 Matt Weyand Sr. F 6-5 200 Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) Sweet 16 Appearances ...................................... 18 (Last: 2017) Elite Eight Appearances .....................................11 (Last: 2015) Final Four Appearances ..................................... 4 (Last: 2001) COACHING STAFF Pac-12 Tournament Recod .....................................34-14 (.708) Head Coach: Sean Miller, 12th season (Pittsburgh ‘92) Pac-12 Regular Season Titles ...........................16 (Last: 2018) Associate Head Coach: Jack Murphy, second season (Arizona ‘02) Pac-12 Tournament Titles ....................................7 (Last: 2018) All-Americans ..............................31 (Last: 2018 - Ayton, Trier) Assistant Coach: Jason Terry, first season (Arizona ‘14) NBA Draft Picks .... 75 (Last: Mannion - 48th overall, 2020) Assistant Coach: Danny Peters, third season (Ohio State ‘10) Assistant AD, Basketball Operations: Ryan Reynolds, 12th season (Xavier ‘07) + - adjusted for vacated games due to NCAA infractions (all-time wins as of start of 2020-21 season) Director, On-Campus Recruiting and Basketball Analytics: David Miller (Arizona ’13) Director, Student-Athlete Development: Anthony Richards (Le Moyne ’18) ^ - record, ranking at start of 2020-21 season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COMMUNICATIONS James AKINJO ...........................Uh-kin-jo JEMARL Baker Jr. ......................Jamal Men’s Basketball contact ................................ Nate Wiechers Email .................................................... [email protected] Daniel BATCHO .........................Botch-o