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2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016-17 ARIZONA ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) TV/Radio Roster ....................................................... 2 0 Parker Jackson-Cartwright Jr. G 5-11 170 Los Angeles, Calif. (Sierra Canyon HS) Broadcast Notes ....................................................... 3 1 Rawle Alkins Fr. G 6-5 220 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Word of God Academy (NC.)) 2016-17 Schedule ...................................................... 4 2 Kobi Simmons Fr. G 6-5 175 Atlanta, Ga. (St. Francis HS) 2016-17 Opponents ..............................................5-7 3 Dylan Smith So. G 6-5 170 Mobile, Ala. (UNC Asheville) Coach/Staff Bios .................................................. 8-10 5 Kadeem Allen Sr. G 6-3 205 Wilmington, N.C. (Hutchinson CC) 10 Lauri Markkanen Fr. F 7-0 230 Jyväskylä, Finland (Helsinki Academy) Student-Athlete Bios ........................................11-12 14 Dusan Ristic Jr. C 7-0 245 Novi Sad, Serbia (Sunrise Christian Academy) 2015-16 Stats .....................................................13-14 20 Talbott Denny Sr. F 6-5 215 Tucson, Ariz. (Lipscomb University) Opponent History ............................................15-29 21 Chance Comanche So. C 6-11 215 Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills HS) Records ...............................................................30-49 24 Ray Smith R-Fr. F 6-8 220 Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas HS) Honors ................................................................50-52 25 Keanu Pinder Jr. F 6-9 220 Perth, Australia (Hutchinson CC) 35 Allonzo Trier So. G 6-5 205 Seattle, Wash. (Findlay Prep) NBA Draft ................................................................53 50 Tyler Trillo R-So. G 5-11 170 Soutbury, Conn. (Roger Williams University) In the Polls ..........................................................54-55 51 Paulo Cruz Fr. G 6-4 210 San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker HS) vs. Ranked Opponents .....................................56-58 55 Jake DesJardins Fr. F 6-6 215 Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) Yearly Results .....................................................59-72 All-Time Letterwinners ...................................73-74 COACHING STAFF All-Time Jersey Numbers ................................75-76 Head Coach: Sean Miller, eighth season (Pittsburgh ‘92) Individual Career Stats .....................................77-81 Associate Head Coach: Joe Pasternack, sixth season (Indiana ‘99) McKale Center Information..................................82 Assistant Coach: Emanuel Richardson, eighth season (Pittsburgh-Johnstown ‘98) Assistant Coach: Mark Phelps, second season (Old Dominion ‘96) Director of Basketball Operations: Ryan Reynolds, eighth season (Xavier ‘07) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Austin Carroll, first season (American ‘14) 2016-17 ARIZONA QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY Location ......................................................Tucson, Ariz. 2015-16 Overall Record ....................................25-9 First Season ..................................................... 1904-05 Enrollment ..........................................................43,088 2015-16 Home Record .......................................17-1 All-Time Rec. ................................ 1,737-918+ (.654) Founded ................................................................... 1885 2015-16 Road Record ........................................... 5-5 All-Time Pac-12 Rec. ........................... 465-219 (.680) Nickname .........................................................Wildcats 2015-16 Neutral Record ...................................... 3-3 NCAA Tourn. Apps. ..........................32 (Last: 2016)+ Colors .................................................. Cardinal & Navy 2015-16 Pac-12 Record ......................................12-6 NCAA Tourn. Rec. ...............................54-30 (.643)+ President ....................................Dr. Ann Weaver Hart 2015-16 Pac-12 Finish ...........................................3rd Final Four Apps. ................................... 4 (Last: 2001) AD ..................................................................Greg Byrne 2015-16 Final Ranking .................................. 17 (AP) Pac-12 Titles ......................................... 14 (Last: 2015) FAR ............................................................ Jory Hancock ....................................................... 22 (ESPN/USA Today) Pac-12 Tourn. Titles ............................. 5 (Last: 2015) Conference ..........................................................Pac-12 2016 Postseason ........................ NCAA First Round Arena ........................................McKale Center (1973) Starters R/L ................................................................2/3 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Capacity ................................................................14,644 Letterwinners R/L ...................................................6/6 Web Site ...................................... arizonawildcats.com Basketball SID............................................Matt Ensor Key Returners Office Phone .......................................(520) 621-0916 COACHING STAFF Allonzo Trier ................... 14.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 36.4% 3FG Email .......................................... [email protected] Kadeem Allen ...........................8.4 ppg, 3.6 apg, 1.0 spg Office Fax .............................................(520) 621-2681 Head Coach ................................................Sean Miller Dusan Ristic .........................7.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 55.0% FG Press Row .............................................(520) 621-4334 Alma Mater ............................................ Pittsburgh ‘92 Parker Jackson-Cartwright ................. 5.2 ppg, 3.4 apg Season at Arizona .............................................Eighth Chance Comanche ............................... 1.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg Office Mailing Address Season as a Head Coach ...................................13th University of Arizona Athletics Record at Arizona ............................... 188-61 (.755) Key Newcomers McKale Center Overall Record ................................... 308-108 (.740) Rawle Alkins ..............................................Fr., G, 6-5/220 1 National Championship Drive Pac-12 Record ..........................................91-35 (.722) Lauri Markkanen .........................................Fr., F, 7-0/230 P.O. Box 210096 Assoc. Head Coach ........................... Joe Pasternack Keanu Pinder ................................................Jr., F, 6-9/220 Tucson, AZ 85721 Asst. Coaches ............................Emanuel Richardson Kobi Simmons ...........................................Fr., G, 6-5/175 .........................................................................Mark Phelps + adjusted for vacated games due to NCAA infrac- Dir. of Operations .............................. Ryan Reynolds PRONUNCIATION tions Ast. Dir. of Ops .....................................Austin Carroll Athletic Trainer ................................. Justin Kokoskie RAWLE ALKINS Raleigh ALL-kins Performance Enhancement ..........Chris Rounds Chance COMANCHE Co-Manch-EE Basketball Phone ..............................(520) 621-2430 Jake DESJARDINS Des-JAR-dins LAURI MARKKANEN L-Ow-REE MARK-a-nin KEANU PINDER Key-An-oo PIN-Der DUSAN RISTIC Doo-sahn Wrist-itch KOBI Simmons Ko-Bee Allonzo TRIER Tree-ER ARIZONAWILDCATS.COM 1 TV/RADIO ROSTER #0 PARKER #1 RAWLE ALKINS #2 KOBI SIMMONS #3 DYLAN SMITH #5 KADEEM ALLEN JACKSON-CARTWRIGHT 6-5 // 220 // Fr. // G 6-5 // 175 // Fr. // G 6-5 // 170 // So. // G 6-3 // 205 // Sr. // G 5-11 // 170 // Jr. // G Brooklyn, N.Y. Atlanta, Ga. Mobile, Ala. Wilmington, N.C. Los Angeles, Calif. #10 LAURI MARKKANEN #14 DUSAN RISTIC #20 TALBOTT DENNY #21 CHANCE COMANCHE #24 RAY SMITH 7-0 // 230 // Fr. // F 7-0 // 245 // Jr. // C 6-5 // 215 // Sr. // F 6-11 // 215 // So. // C 6-8 // 220 // R-Fr. // F Jyväskylä, Finland Novi Sad, Serbia Tucson, Ariz. Beverly Hills, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. #25 KEANU PINDER #35 ALLONZO TRIER #50 TYLER TRILLO #51 PAULO CRUZ #55 JAKE DESJARDINS 6-9 // 220 // Jr. // F 6-5 // 205 // So. // G 5-11 // 170 // So. // G 6-4 // 210 // So. // G 6-6 // 215 // Fr. // F Perth, Australia Seattle, Wash. Southbury, Conn. San Diego, Calif. Henderson, Nev. SEAN MILLER JOE PASTERNACK EMANUEL RICHARDSON MARK PHELPS RYAN REYNOLDS Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Eighth Season Sixth Season Eighth Season Second Season Eighth Season 2 ARIZONA BASKETBALL BROADCAST NOTES IN ELITE CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS COMPANY MCKALE FINGERPRINTS ON THE NBA FINALS Through his first seven seasons as the head coach at the University of Arizona, Sean Miller It was former members of the Arizona Basketball program that made headlines in June. Seven has amassed a record of 91-35 (.722) in Pac-12 games. That conference winning percentage former Wildcat players were part of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and ranks fourth in the history of the Pac-12 for coaches with six or more seasons in the league. the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is the most UA alums in a NBA Finals in program history, topping five one year ago. John Wooden UCLA 304-74 (27 seasons) .810 Lute Olson Arizona 321-101 (21 seasons) .764 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim Harrick UCLA 107-37 (8 seasons) .743 Brett Brielmaier (assistant coach) Sean Miller Arizona 91-35 (7 seasons)