2020-21 Schedule/Results Noting the Wildcats
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2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COLORADO (6-1, 0-0 Pac-12) vs. ARIZONA (6-1, 0-1 Pac-12) DATE OPPONENT TIME (MST) TV Dec. 28, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. (MST) 11/27 Grambling State# W, 74-55 McKale Center | Tucson, Ariz. 12/5 Eastern Washington W, 70-67 TV: Pac-12 Networks (Ted Robinson & Matt Muehlebach) 12/7 Northern Arizona W, 96-53 Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Jeffries & Hansen) 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, 20-14 12/19 vs. Stanford* (in Santa Cruz) L, 75-78 12/22 Montana W, 70-64 BY THE NUMBERS 12/28 Colorado* 7:30pm Pac-12 Net. rv/rv ........................................................Rankings (AP/Coaches) ......................................... NR/NR 24 ............................................................ .......................................................47 12/31 at Washington* 6:00pm Pac-12 Net. 2020-21 KenPom Rank Tad Boyle .........................................................Head Coach ............................................Sean Miller 1/2 at Washington State* 8:30pm Pac-12 Net. 216-135 (11th yr) ..........................................Record at School ................................291-101 (12th yr) 1/7 USC* 7:00pm ESPN2 272-201 (15th yr) .......................................... Career Record ................................... 411-148 (17th yr) 1/9 UCLA* 2/7/8pm ESPN/2 1/14 at Oregon State* 9:00pm FS1 NOTING THE WILDCATS • Arizona is 113-12 (.904) in the last 125 games they have played in the McKale Center. 1/16 at Oregon* 8:00pm ESPN/2 • The Wildcats are 9-0 all-time against Colorado in Tucson since the McKale Center 1/21 at Arizona State* TBA ESPN/2/U opened during the 1972-73 season. In the Sean Miller era at Arizona, the Wildcats are 1/28 Stanford* TBA ESPN/2/U 16-6 against the Buffs overall and have won four the last five meetings. 1/30 California* TBA Pac-12 Net. • UA is coming off a 70-64 win over Montana on Dec. 22 while Colorado posted a 74-64 2/4 at Utah* TBA FS1 victory against Grand Canyon the same day. • Arizona and Colorado are tied for first in 3FG% among Pac-12 teams, with both teams 2/6 at Colorado* TBA FS1 connecting at a 37.5% clip. 2/11 Oregon State* TBA Pac-12 Net. • The Wildcats lead the Pac-12 and rank 17th nationally in rebounding margin (+11.3). 2/13 Oregon* TBA ESPN/2/U • The 36 total blocked shots by the Arizona defense also leads the Pac-12 and the 5.1 2/18 at UCLA* TBA ESPN/2/U blocks per game ranks 24th nationally. 2/20 at USC* TBA FS1 • Redshirt junior guard Jemarl Baker Jr. was named Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 14) and followed that up with a 29-point performance at Stanford. He was 8-of-13 from the 2/25 Washington State* TBA FS1 3-point line against the Cardinal, including 7-of-10 in the second half to set a new UA 2/27 Washington* TBA CBS record for 3FGM in a half. He leads the team and is 10th in the Pac-12 in scoring (15.4). 3/6 Arizona State* TBA ESPN/2/U • Junior guard James Akinjo is second on the team in scoring (13.4) and ranks third in the 3/10 Pac-12 Tournament - First Round TBA Pac-12 in assists/game (4.7). He had a season-high nine assists against Stanford and had 3/11 Pac-12 Tournament - Quarterfinals TBA 18 points and five assists the last time out against Montana. • Graduate transfer guard Terrell Brown Jr. has 23 assists to just 3 turnovers this season, 3/12 Pac-12 Tournament - Semifinals TBA that ratio is the third-best nationally. He has not committed a turnover in his last 103 3/13 Pac-12 Tournament Championship TBA minutes. He is shooting 45.5% from the 3-point line this year after shooting just 30% in (Las Vegas) his two years at Seattle University. • Freshmen Ąžuolas Tubelis made his first career start the last time out against Montana. # - part of Southwest Classic He did it all in that game, finishing with 8 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots in just 28 minutes - just the 4th player in the country to do that this year. * indicates Pac-12 conference game (Continued on page 3) Home games in BOLD All times shown are MST POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown 3 Jemarl Baker Jr. G R-Jr. 6-5 195 15.4 2.6 1.7 Menifee, Calif. 13 James Akinjo G Jr. 6-1 185 13.4 1.4 4.7 Oakland, Calif. 4 Dalen Terry G/F Fr. 6-7 195 4.4 3.3 2.4 Phoenix, Ariz. 10 Ąžuolas Tubelis F Fr. 6-11 245 7.6 5.0 0.9* Vilnius, Lithuania 21 Jordan Brown F R-So. 6-11 235 10.7 6.9 0.6 Roseville, Calif. NUMBER TO KNOW - 4 OFF THE BENCH Azuolas Tubelis' is just the fourth player in the country to No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown post the stat line he had against Montana - 8p, 9r, 3a, 3s, 0 Bennedict Mathurin G/F Fr. 6-7 195 9.9 4.6 1.1 Montreal, Canada 2b. But Tubelis is the only one to do it while playing less 11 Ira Lee F Sr. 6-8 245 4.3 5.2 0.5 Los Angeles, Calif. than 30 minutes in the game. 31 Terrell Brown Jr. G Gr. 6-3 185 6.3 3.1 3.3 Seattle, Wash. 35 Christian Koloko F So. 7-1 225 4.1 5.3 1.3* Douala, Cameroon * - 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 ......................1,840-956 (12th in NCAA wins) 50 Jordan Mains So. F 6-6 200 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS) All-Time Winning Percentage ................ .659 (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) COMMUNICATIONS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Men’s Basketball contact ................................ Nate Wiechers James AKINJO ...........................Uh-kin-jo Email .................................................... [email protected] JEMARL Baker Jr. ......................Jamal Mobile Phone .......................................................(812) 345-1991 Office Phone ....................................................... (520) 621-0914 Daniel BATCHO .........................Botch-o Mailing address ............................... McKale Memorial Center Tibet GORENER .........................Gorn-er .................................................