2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 7: NO. 16/15 ARIZONA VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT NOVEMBER 30, 2016 » 7:00 P.M. MST »TUCSON, ARIZ.» MCKALE CENTER (14,644) 11/1 College of Idaho (Ex.) ................................. W, 86-35 11/6 Chico State (Ex.) ....................................... W, 78-70 MEDIA INFORMATION 11/11 vs. No. 12/9 Michigan State# ...............................W, 65-63 Tip Time: 7:02 p.m. MST TV: Pac-12 Arizona (Sutton/Muehlebach) 11/15 Cal State Bakersfield ...................................W, 78-66 Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Jeffries/Hansen) 11/18 Sacred Heart% ..........................................W, 95-65 Satellite Radio: Sirius 126, XM 198 11/21 Northern Colorado% ................................. W, 71-55 Audio Stream: arizonawildcats.com 11/24 vs. Santa Clara^ ..................................................... W, 69-61 Live Stats: arizonalivestats.com 11/25 vs. Butler^ ...................................................................L, 65-69 INSIDE THE SERIES 11/30 Texas Southern (Pac-12 Networks) ............ 7 p.m. Overall: Arizona leads 1-0 5-1, 0-0 PAC-12 Record 4-2, 0-0 SWAC 12/3 vs. Gonzaga (ESPN)$ ............................................. 3:30 p.m. In Tucson: Never met 16/15 Rankings NR/NR In Houston: Never met 12/6 UC Irvine (Pac-12 Networks) ....................... 8 p.m. N/A RPI N/A At Neutral Sites: Arizona leads 1-0 12/10 at Missouri (ESPN2) .................................................. 10 a.m. Sean Miller Head Coach Mike Davis Current Streak: Arizona won 1 193-61 (8th yr) Record at School 80-59 (5th yr) 12/14 Grand Canyon (ESPNU) ................................9 p.m. Miller vs. Texas Southern: 1-0 313-108 (13th yr) Career Record 307-210 (17th yr) 12/17 vs. Texas A&M! (ESPN2).............................................10 a.m. Last Meeting: Arizona won 93-72 in Portland, Ore. on 12/20 New Mexico (Pac-12 Networks) ...................7 p.m. March 19, 2015 12/30 at California* (ESPN2) ................................................9 p.m. 1/1 at Stanford* (Pac-12 Networks) ..............................6 p.m. OFF THE TOP 1/5 Utah* (FS1) ...................................................8 p.m. 1/7 Colorado* (Pac-12 Networks) ................ 7:30 p.m. • Arizona returns home after splitting its two games in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational last week. The Wildcats defeated Santa Clara, 69-61, on Thanksgiving Day thanks to 30 points from the 1/12 Arizona State* (ESPN/2) ...............................7 p.m. duo of Lauri Markkanen and Kobi Simmons. UA also held a 23-2 advantage in bench scoring over 1/19 at USC* (Pac-12 Networks) ......................................7 p.m. the Broncos. Arizona dropped a 69-65 decision to Butler the next day in a game that featured 11 1/21 at UCLA* (CBS) ............................................................ 2 p.m. lead changes and nine scoring ties. 1/26 Washington State* (Pac-12 Networks) ........7:30 p.m. • UA returns to Tucson where it has won its last 36 non-conference games in McKale Center. Arizona 1/29 Washington* (FOX) .................................1:30 p.m. has won 58 of its last 59 home games with a mark of 111-12 (.902) inside McKale Center under head coach Sean Miller. 2/2 at Oregon State* (ESPN/2) ......................................7 p.m. 2/4 at Oregon* (ESPN/2) ...................................................... TBA • Parker Jackson-Cartwright finished the Wildcats’ trip to Las Vegas with eight assists versus the Butler Bulldogs to give him 13 assists to five turnovers for the trip to Sin City. The junior point guard has 16 2/8 Stanford* (FS1) ............................................ 9 p.m. games of five assists or more in his career. 2/11 California* (ESPN/2)......................................... TBA • Coach Sean Miller and the Wildcats will face Texas Southern after four days of rest on the heels of a 2/16 at Washington State* (FS1) .....................................7 p.m. stretch that saw them play four games in seven days. Excluding season openers, Arizona has won 47 2/18 at Washington* (ESPN/2) ..........................................6 p.m. of its last 60 games (.783) following at least four days of rest from the previous game. 2/23 USC* (Pac-12 Networks) ...............................8 p.m. • The two teams last met in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament in the Moda Center in 2/25 UCLA* (ESPN/2) ................................................ TBA Portland, Ore. The Wildcats took home the 93-72 victory thanks to a double-double from Rondae 3/4 at Arizona State* (CBS) ............................................. 2 p.m. Hollis-Jefferson of 23 points and ten rebounds on efficient seven of nine shooting from the field. All five UA starters scored at least ten points in the win. 3/8-11 Pac-12 Tournament& ..................................................... TBA • Freshman Lauri Markkanen entered the week averaging 18.2 points per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 91.7 percent from the free throw line. According to KenPom.com, the Schedule Key 7-foot forward ranks eighth in the nation in offensive efficiency rating for all players with at least 20% of possessions used. # - Armed Forces Classic (Honolulu, Hawai’i) % - Non-bracketed game of the Las Vegas Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.) ^ - Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) $ - Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Game (Los Angeles, Calif.) ! - Lone Star Shootout (Houston, Texas) ARIZONA PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown * - Pac-12 conference game 0 Parker Jackson-Cartwright G Jr. 5-11 170 9.0 3.0 6.0 Los Angeles, Calif. & - Pac-12 Conference Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) 5 Kadeem Allen G Sr. 6-3 205 7.0 2.8 0.6 Wilmington, N.C. 1 Rawle Alkins G Fr. 6-5 220 10.3 3.5 1.5 Brooklyn, N.Y. 10 Lauri Markkanen F Fr. 7-0 230 18.2 7.8 1.0 Jyväskylä, Finland 14 Dusan Ristic C Jr. 7-0 250 7.8 5.8 0.8 Novi Sad, Serbia OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown 2 Kobi Simmons G Fr. 6-5 175 12.7 1.7 1.2 Atlanta, Ga. 20 Talbott Denny F Sr. 6-5 215 Will Miss Season (Injury) Tucson, Ariz. 21 Chance Comanche C So. 6-11 215 6.8 4.2 0.3 Beverly Hills, Calif. 24 Ray Smith F R-Fr. 6-8 220 Will Miss Season (Injury) Las Vegas, Nev. 25 Keanu Pinder F Jr. 6-9 220 3.2 4.2 0.3 Perth, Australia 35 Allonzo Trier G So. 6-5 205 - - - Seattle, Wash. 50 Tyler Trillo G R-So. 5-11 170 0.0 0.0 2.0 Southbury, Conn. 51 Paulo Cruz G So. 6-4 210 0.0 1.0 0.0 San Diego, Calif. 55 Jake DesJardins F Fr. 6-6 215 0.0 0.0 0.0 Henderson, Nev. TOUGH TO BEAT PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Going back to the 2012-13 season, Arizona has suffered only 27 losses in its last four seasons. Only two of UA’s last 23 losses Chance COMANCHE .................................................... Co-Manch-EE have been by ten or more points. In its last 23 losses, 12 have been one possession games. UA’s average margin of defeat DUSAN RISTIC ....................................................Doo-sahn Wrist-itch in those 23 losses is 4.3 points. Allonzo TRIER .............................................................................Tree-ER RAWLE ALKINS ......................................................... Raleigh ALL-kins LAURI MARKKANEN ....................................L-Ow-Ree MARK-a-nin DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING AND LAURI MARKKANEN KEANU PINDER ...................................................Key-An-Oo PIN-der Lauri Markkanen has opened his collegiate career by leading the Wildcats in scoring in all but one of their six games this KOBI Simmons ............................................................................Ko-Bee season. The 7-footer from Finland has scored in double figures in each of his first six games as a freshman. Since 1975, Jake DERJARDINS ........................................................... Des-Jar-Dins only four other Wildcats have opened their freshman seasons with longer streaks. Here’s a closer look at how that opening streak compares to other Arizona freshmen. ARIZONA’S CURRENT STREAKS *Arizona discontinued its junior varsity team following the 1976-77 season All games .............................................................................................. 1 L Player Season # of double-digit scoring games to open At McKale Center ............................................................................. 9 W On the road .......................................................................................... 2 L Michael Wright 1998-99 10 At neutral sites .....................................................................................1 L Jerryd Bayless 2007-08 9 Non-conference home games .................................................. 36 W Aaron Gordon 2013-14 8 Non-conference road games .......................................................1 W Chase Budinger 2006-07 7 Pac-12 games overall ......................................................................2 W Pac-12 home games ....................................................................... 6 W Lauri Markkanen 2016-17 6 Pac-12 road games ........................................................................... 2 L Ben Davis 1994-95 6 Mike Bibby 1996-97 5 Frank Smith 1979-80 5 2016-17 HONORS Gilbert Arenas 1999-00 4 Lauri Markkanen Karl Malone Award watch list MUCH-NEEDED HOME COOKIN’ Naismith Trophy Preseason watch list History has been kind to the Wildcats when it comes to much-needed home games. Since 2010, Arizona is 13-1 in home John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 games