Adam Gonzales Assistant Director of Communications Services O: (520) 621-1814 | C: (520) 591-6239 [email protected] www.ArizonaWildcats.com Twitter: @ArizonaWBB Instagram: @ArizonaWBasketball Facebook: Facebook.com/ArizonaWomensBasketball 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARENCES | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2021 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ARIZONA (16-5) vs. STONY BROOK (15-5) DATE OPPONENT TIME TV Mar. 22, 2021 | 11 a.m. (MST) NOVEMBER (1-0) Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas 29 Northern Arizona W, 76-63 DECEMBER (6-0) TV: ESPN2 (Tiffany Green & Steffi Sorensen) Radio: KTUC 1400 AM (Derrick Palmer) 4 #9 UCLA* W, 68-65 Live Stats: Arizona.Statbroadcast.com 6 USC* W, 78-77 Series Record: First Meeting 10 Arizona State* W, 65-37 Last NCAA Game: L, 76-43 vs. LSU (Second Round, 2005) 18 Colorado* W, 62-59 20 Utah* W, 77-60 BY THE NUMBERS 23 Idaho W, 96-42 3 .............................................................NCAA Tournament Seed.............................................................14 JANUARY (4-2) 11 ..............................................................Rankings (AP/Coaches) ......................................................NR Adia Barnes ....................................................Head Coach .................................... Caroline McCombs 1 #1 Stanford* L, 81-54 84-65 (5th year) ........................................Record at School ....................................130-75 (7th year) 3 California* W, 69-33 Same .............................................................. Career Record .........................................................Same 8 Washington* Canc. 10 Washington State* L, 71-69 OT FROM THE TIP 14 #10 Oregon* W, 57-41 f Arizona is playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 2005 and was chosen as a 3-seed. 17 Oregon State* W, 67-51 f The Wildcats will face 14-seed Stony Brook in the First Round at 11 a.m. MST on ESPN2. 22 Utah* W, 66-54 f Arizona has never faced Stony Brook. 24 Colorado* Canc. f Arizona hasn’t been seeded this high since the 1998 NCAA Tournament (3-seed). 29 USC* Canc. f The last time Arizona played in the NCAA Tournament, they reached the Second Round as a 9-seed. 31 #5 UCLA* Canc. f Adia Barnes is one of 11 head coaches ever to play and coach in the NCAA Tournament at their alma mater. FEBRUARY (4-2) f Barnes agreed to a contract extension through the 2025-26 season. 5 Oregon State* Canc. f McDonald, Pellington and Yeaney are the only three Wildcats with NCAA Tournament experience. 8 #11 Oregon* W, 79-59 f Arizona won 13 conference games for the first time since the 2003-04 season when Arizona won the Pac-10. 12 Washington State* W, 60-51 f Aari McDonald was named an AP and ESPN Second Team All-American. 14 Washington* W, 75-53 f McDonald was named Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. 19 California* W, 59-50 f She is the first person to be Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year since Chiney Oguwmike. 22 #4 Stanford* L, 62-48 f McDonald is the only player in Pac-12 history to lead the league in scoring and steals three-straight seasons. 28 Arizona State* L, 66-64 OT f She was named a Lieberman Award Finalist and a Naismith Player and Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist. MARCH (1-1) f McDonald has scored in double-figures in 86-straight games, the longest active streak in the nation. 4 Washington State# W, 60-44 f She is the NCAA career scoring leader among active players, is 4th in Arizona history and 18th in Pac-12 history. 5 #9 UCLA# L, 58-49 f Sam Thomas was named Pac-12 All-Defense for the second year in a row and was All-Pac-12 this year. 22 Stony Brook! 11 a.m. ESPN2 f Thomas was also named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. f She is shooting 53% from three in her last 10 games. * indicates Pac-12 conference game f Thomas is the career leader in blocks among all active Pac-12 players. No other player has 100 blocks. # indicates Pac-12 Tournament game f She is the only player in the Pac-12 to average at least two steals and one block per game. ! indicates NCAA Tournament game f After missing her first 10 threes to start the season, Thomas is shooting 46% from deep. Home games in BOLD f Cate Reese earned her second All-Pac-12 selection while Trinity Baptiste was named honorable mention. All times shown are MST f Lauren Ware was named Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Freshman. f Arizona has had someone on the All-Freshman team four years in a row now. f Arizona is the only school in the Pac-12 with three 1,000-point scorers on the roster. NUMBERS TO KNOW f The Wildcats have been ranked in the AP Poll for 34-straight weeks, the longest stretch in school history. f Arizona has been ranked in the top 10 in 13 of the 17 polls, which ties a school record. 1 Aari McDonald is the NCAA's active leader in LAST GAME'S STARTERS career points. No. Name Position Ht. Class Points Rebounds Assists Stl/Blk Minutes 0 Trinity Baptiste (21) F 6-0 Sr. 8.3 5.7 1.0 0.9/0.1 26.1 16 2 Aari McDonald (21) G 5-6 Sr. 19.3 5.1 4.5 2.7/0.0 33.0 Arizona will compete in their first NCAA Tournament in 14 Sam Thomas (21) F 6-0 Sr. 7.7 3.3 1.5 2.0/1.2 31.3 16 years. 23 Bendu Yeaney (18) G 5-10 Jr. 4.0 3.2 1.1 0.9/0.8 22.6 23 25 Cate Reese (21) F 6-2 Jr. 11.3 5.2 0.5 1.0/0.3 24.3 Aari McDonald is Arizona's first Conference Player of the Year in 23 years (Adia Barnes, 1998). KEY RESERVES No. Name Position Ht. Class Points Rebounds Assists Stl/Blk Minutes 87 1 Shaina Pellington (3) G 5-8 RJr. 5.8 1.9 0.8 0.6/0.1 15.4 Aari McDonald has scored in double-figures in 87-straight 13 Helena Pueyo (0) G 6-0 So. 3.6 3.5 1.5 1.8/0.5 21.6 games, the longest active streak in the nation. 32 Lauren Ware (0) F 6-3 Fr. 4.6 4.5 0.4 0.5/1.2 17.7 ( ) starts FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND REGIONALS NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL REGIONALS SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS Stanford (25-2) 1 1 UConn (24-1) Alamo S SUN 3/21, 10 p.m., E1 SUN 3/21, 8 p.m., E1 Alamo N Utah Valley (13-6) 16 16 High Point (22-6) Oklahoma St. (18-8) 8 8 Syracuse (14-8) Texas St. SUN 3/21, 1 p.m., E2 SUN 3/21, 5:30 p.m., E2 Mary's Wake Forest (12-12) 9 9 South Dakota St. (21-3) Missouri St. (21-2) 5 5 Iowa (18-9) Alamo S St. MON 3/22, 7:30 p.m., EU SUN 3/21, Noon, E1 Mary's UC Davis (13-2) 12 12 Central Mich. (18-8) Alamo N Arkansas (19-8) 4 4 Kentucky (17-8) MON 3/22, 2 p.m., E1 SUN 3/21, 2 p.m., E1 Texas Wright St. (18-7) 13 13 Idaho St. (22-3) Oregon (13-8) 6 6 Michigan (14-5) UTSA MON 3/22, 10 p.m., E2 SUN 3/21, 3 p.m., E2 Alamo N South Dakota (19-5) 11 11 FGCU (26-2) Georgia (20-6) 3 3 Tennessee (16-7) Texas St. MON 3/22, Noon, E2 SUN 3/21, 2 p.m., ABC Mary's Drexel (14-8) 14 San Antonio 14 Middle Tenn. (17-7) Texas Northwestern (15-8) 7 April 4 7 Virginia Tech (14-9) State St. MON 3/22, 4p.m., EU SUN 3/21, Noon, EU Mary's UCF (16-4) 10 10 Marquette (19-6) Alamo S Louisville (23-3) 2 ESPN 2 Baylor (25-2) MON 3/22, 8 p.m., E1 San Antonio San Antonio SUN 3/21, 4 p.m., ABC Alamo S Marist (18-3) 15 April 2 April 2 15 Jackson St. (18-5) Texas South Carolina (22-4) 1 ESPN ESPN 1 NC State (20-2) State SUN 3/21, 6 p.m., E1 NATIONAL CHAMPION SUN 3/21, 4 p.m., E1 Alamo N Mercer (19-6) 16 16 N.C. A&T (14-2) Oregon St. (11-7) 8 8 South Fla. (18-3) Texas SUN 3/21, 7:30 p.m., E2 SUN 3/21, 9:30 p.m., E2 State Texas Florida St. (10-8) 9 9 Washington St. (12-11) Texas Georgia Tech (15-8) 5 5 Gonzaga (23-3) State SUN 3/21, 4:30 p.m. EU MON 3/22, 4 p.m., E2 St. Mary's SFA (24-2) 12 12 Belmont (20-5) West Virginia (21-6) 4 4 Indiana (18-5) UTSA St. SUN 3/21, 8 p.m., EU MON 3/22, 2 p.m., EU Mary's Lehigh (10-5) 13 13 VCU (16-10) Texas Texas (18-9) 6 6 Rutgers (14-4) State MON 3/22, 8 p.m., E2 MON 3/22, Noon, EU State Texas Bradley (17-11) 11 11 BYU (18-5) UCLA (16-5) 3 3 Arizona (16-5) Alamo N MON 3/22, 10 p.m., E1 MON 3/22, 2 p.m., E2 Texas Wyoming (14-9) 14 14 Stony Brook (15-5) Alamo N Alabama (16-9) 7 7 Iowa St.