Wildcat Quick Facts Location . Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Basketball Founded . 1885 Enrollment . 35,400 President . Dr. Peter Likins 2001-02 Athletic Director . Jim Livengood Head Coach . Lute Olson ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Richard Paige Alma Mater . Augsburg ’58 McKale Center, Room 106 Men’s Basketball Contact Record/Years . 639-225 (.740)/28 P.O. Box 210096 Phone: (520) 621-4163 Record at UA . 447-133 (.771)/18 Tucson, AZ 85721-0096 FAX: (520) 621-2681 Assistant Coaches . Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Jay John Wildcats Open Exhibition Slate vs. EA Sports All-Stars on Nov. 4 Video/Recruiting Coord. Josh Pastner Date: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001 Time: 4 p.m. MST Basketball Office . (520) 621-4813 Location: Olson Court at McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz. Basketball SID . Richard Paige Radio: Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Joe Nehls) TV: FSNA (Dave Sitton/Bob Elliott) e-mail . [email protected] Paige Home . (520) 790-4347 Arizona Probable Starters (2000-01 Stats) Office Phone . (520) 621-0916 No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FAX . (520) 621-2681 Press Row . (520) 621-4334 F 4 Luke Walton 6-8 241 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 5.5 3.9 3.2 Internet . www.arizonaathletics.com F 33 Rick Anderson 6-9 213 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. -- -- -- C 52 Isaiah Fox 6-9 265 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. -- -- -- 2001-02 Schedule/Results G 22 Jason Gardner 5-10 181 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 10.9 3.0 4.1 Nov. 4 EA Sports All-Stars (Ex) 4 p.m. G 20 Salim Stoudamire 6-1 176 Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore. -- -- -- Nov. 8 !vs. Maryland (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Nov. 9 !vs. Florida/Temple (ESPN/2) TBA Reserves Nov. 17 at Texas (KWBA) 7 p.m. G 3 Will Bynum 5-10 183 Fr. Chicago, Ill. -- -- -- Nov. 25 Nike Elite (Ex) 7 p.m. G 10 Anas Fellah 5-10 165 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. -- -- -- Dec. 1 KANSAS (CBS) 12:30 p.m. G 11 Jason Ranne 6-4 204 So. Tulsa, Okla. 0.0 0.1 0.0 Dec. 4 %vs. Illinois (FSN) 6 p.m. Dec. 8 #vs. Purdue (FSNA) 1:30 p.m. G 12 Fil Torres 6-2 185 Jr. Lisle, Ill. -- -- -- Dec. 15 at Michigan State (CBS) 2 p.m. F 13 Andrew Zahn 6-9 254 Fr. Redondo Beach, Calf. -- -- -- Dec. 20 *at Oregon State (KWBA) 7 p.m. F 14 Peter Jansen 6-8 241 Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. -- -- -- Dec. 22 *at Oregon (FSNA) TBA Dec. 28 ^PEPPERDINE (FSNA) 6 p.m. F 21 Mike Schwertley 6-5 229 So. Phoenix, Ariz. 1.1 0.9 0.1 Dec. 30 ^Valparaiso/West Virginia (FSNA) 2 p.m. F 34 Dennis Latimore 6-8 254 Fr. Halsted, Kan. -- -- -- Jan. 4 *OREGON (FSNA) 6:30 p.m. C 45 Channing Frye 6-10 222 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. -- -- -- Jan. 6 *OREGON STATE (FSNA) 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 *at Washington State (KWBA) 7 p.m. GAME DATA: Arizona (28-8, 15-3 Pac-10 in 2000-01) plays the first of two exhibition Jan. 12 *at Washington (FSNA) 7 p.m. Jan. 17 *USC (FSN) 8:30 p.m. games Sunday, Nov. 4, vs. the EA Sports Southwest All-Stars ... Yes, it’s the Southwest Jan. 19 *UCLA (CBS) Noon version of the EA Sports All-Star program, as the company sponsors six different all-star Jan. 23 *at Arizona State (FSN) 8:30 p.m. traveling teams that crisscross the country during the college basketball exhibition season Jan. 26 CONNECTICUT (CBS) 11 a.m. Jan. 31 *at California (KWBA) 7 p.m. ... This is the third game of Southwest squad’s tour ... One of the players on the EA Sports Feb. 2 *at Stanford (FSN) 5 p.m. roster is former UA standout Justin Wessel ... The Wildcats look forward to playing some Feb. 7 *WASHINGTON (FSNA) 6:30 p.m. outside competition after two weeks of practice, especially with the season opener sched- Feb. 9 *WASHINGTON STATE (FSNA) 8 p.m. uled for Nov. 8. Feb. 14 *at UCLA (FSN) 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 *at USC (ABC) 3 p.m. THE RANKINGS: UA finished the 2000-01 season ranked No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Today Feb. 20 *ARIZONA STATE (FSNA) 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 *STANFORD (TBA) 8:30 p.m. Coaches’ poll and No. 5 in the Associated Press poll. Incidentally, UA has been ranked in March 2 *CALIFORNIA (CBS) Noon the AP top 25 for 109 consecutive weeks, the longest active streak in the nation. The Cats March 7-9 $at Pac-10 Tournament (FSN/CBS) TBA have been ranked in 236 consecutive AP polls released during the regular season. all times local to site and subject to change th Home games in BOLD CAPS ARIZONA HEAD COACH LUTE OLSON . enters his 19 season at Arizona and his * Pacific-10 Conference game 29th overall as a college head coach with a career record of 639-225 (.740) and 447-133 (ex) exhibition game (.771) at Arizona ... He recorded his 600th career win and his 400th victory at Arizona ! at Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, New York, N.Y. % at Southwest Showdown, Phoenix, Ariz. during the 2000 campaign and has the fourth most Pac-10 wins (250) in history, trailing # at John R. Wooden Classic, Anaheim, Calif. UCLA’s John Wooden (304, 1949-75), Oregon State’s Slats Gill (276, 1929-64) and ^ Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic, Tucson, Ariz. Washington’s Hec Edmundson (266, 1921-47) ... He has the second-best conference $ at Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif. winning percentage in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only Wooden Staying Current (.810/304-74) ... During his 18-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one The University of Arizona aslo maintains a national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), comprehensive athletic web site, featuring the participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won nine Pac-10 Conference latest information on all 19 Wildcat varsity sports. Point your internet browser to titles and been to the NCAA Tournament for the past 17 years in a row, which is the www.arizonaathletics.com. second-longest streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27)... He also led Iowa to the All UA basketball games are broadcast live on 1980 Final Four... Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year six times the Wildcat Basketball Network, which consists (1986, ‘88, ‘89, ‘93, ‘94, ‘98), the Big 10 Coach of the Year twice (1979 & ‘81) and of the flagship KNST-AM 790 in Tucson and 13 affiliates in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. All home directed the UA program to the nation’s best winning percentage over the past 14 years games and selected road contests are also carried (377-87/.813) ... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 35 NBA Draft picks, in Spanish on Tucson’s KXEW-AM 1600 and including 20 at Arizona – 15 alone since 1990 ... A Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Radio XENY-AM 760 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. TEAMLINE (800-846-4700) also carries KNST’s finalist in each of the last two years, Olson has led UA to 14 consecutive 20-win broadcasts via phone, while broadcatst.com seasons and has 23 overall in his career, making him one of only seven head coaches netcasts KNST’s signal via the internet with links in NCAA history to record 23 or more 20-win seasons... Under Olson, the Cats are 271- from arizonaathletics.com. 26 (.912) in McKale Center and have won 199 of its last 210 home games. LAST TIME OUT: Jason Gardner and Channing Frye combined for 55 points and Luke The Rankings Walton added 20 points and 12 assists as the Arizona Blue team tallied a 125-78 win Final Associated Press Top 25 Poll over the Red squad in the annual Pepsi Red-Blue scrimmage last Sunday. Gardner (March 12, 2001) was 12-of-19 from the floor and hit four treys, while Frye was 11-of-18 and added eight Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Duke (45) 1,701 3 boards and four blocks. The Blue team jumped out to a 13-0 lead and never looked 2. Stanford (23) 1,674 1 back. Freshman Will Bynum led the Red squad with 19 points. 3. Michigan State 1,537 2 4. Illinois 1,450 4 SCOUTING THE EA SPORTS ALL-STARS: The EA Sports Southwest All-Stars 5. ARIZONA (1) 1,439 8 opened its 11-game tour of the Western United States with a 72-67 loss Thursday at 6. North Carolina 1,357 6 Utah. EA Sports shot 53.2 percent for the game (25-of-47), including 5-of-11 from 7. Boston College 1,264 10 three-point range, but was outrebounded, 36-28, and committed 26 turnovers. Three 8. Florida 1,236 5 EA Sports players finished in double figures, led by Maurice Spillers’ 15 points. Former 9. Kentucky 1,133 15 10. Iowa State 1,113 7 Wildcat Justin Wessel added 11 points and Nick Bradford added 10. The All-Stars play 11. Maryland 1,065 11 Friday, Nov. 2, at Utah State before heading to Tucson. 12. Kansas 903 9 13. Oklahoma 885 16 LAST MEETING: EA Sports jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in the first 2:27 before a 14. Mississippi 853 14 Gilbert Arenas trey at the 14:13 mark gave Arizona a lead it would not relinquish in a 15. UCLA 753 13 104-66 win in McKale Center on Nov.