2020-21 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020-21 ARIZONA ROSTER TV/Radio Roster ...................................................2 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 2020-21 Schedule ...............................................3 0 Benndict Mathurin Fr. G/F 6-6 196 Montreal, Canada (NBA Academy Latin America) Coach/Staff Bios ..................................................4 1 Daniel Batcho Fr. F 6-10 240 Paris, France Student-Athlete Bios ...........................................9 3 Jemarl Baker Jr. R-Jr. G 6-4 200 Menifee, Calif. (Kentucky) 2019-20 Stats .....................................................14 Opponent History ...............................................16 4 Dalen Terry Fr. G 6-7 190 Phoenix, Ariz. (Hillcrest Prep) Individual Records .............................................27 5 Tibet Görener Fr. F 6-8 200 Istanbul, Turkey (Orange Lutheran [Calif.]) Single-Game Records ........................................28 10 Ąžuolas Tubelis Fr. F 6-10 240 Vilnius, Lithuania Top Scoring Performances ................................30 11 Ira Lee Sr. F 6-7 240 Los Angeles, Calif. (Crossroads School) Team Records .....................................................31 McKale Center Records .....................................34 13 James Akinjo Jr. G 6-1 180 Oakland, Calif. (Georgetown) Pac-12 Records ..................................................36 20 Tautvilas Tubelis Fr. F 6-7 210 Vilnius, Lithuania Ring of Honor/Recognized Numbers.................37 21 Jordan Brown R-So. F 6-11 240 Roseville, Calif. (Nevada) Career Leaders ..................................................38 25 Kerr Kriisa Fr. G 6-2 165 Tartu, Estonia Year-by-Year Leaders .........................................46 Miscellaneous Stats...........................................49 31 Terrell Brown Jr. Gr. G 6-1 175 Seattle, Wash. (Seattle University) Honors ................................................................51 35 Christian Koloko So. C 7-0 220 Douala, Cameroon (Sierra Canyon HS [Calif.]) NBA Draft ...........................................................55 50 Jordan Mains So. F 6-6 200 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS) In the Polls .........................................................56 53 Grant Weitman Fr. G 6-3 180 Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe HS) vs. Ranked Opponents ......................................59 Yearly Results ....................................................63 54 Matthew Weyand Sr. F 6-5 200 Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) Season Comparisons ........................................65 Year-by-Year Results ..........................................69 All-Time Letterwinners ......................................79 COACHING STAFF All-Time Jersey Numbers ...................................81 Head Coach: Sean Miller, 12th season (Pittsburgh ‘92) Individual Career Stats ......................................83 Associate Head Coach: Jack Murphy, second season (Arizona ‘02) McKale Center Information ...............................88 Assistant Coaches: Jason Terry, first season (Arizona ‘14), Danny Peters, third season (Ohio State ‘10) Assistant A.D. for Basketball Operations: Ryan Reynolds, 12th season (Xavier ‘07) Director, On-Campus Recruiting and Basketball Analytics: David Miller (Arizona ’13) Director, Student-Athlete Development: Anthony Richards (Le Moyne ’18) 2020-21 ARIZONA QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION PRONUNCIATION Location ........................................................ Tucson, Ariz. 2019-20 Overall Record ........................................... 21-11 James AKINJO .....................................................................Uh-kin-jo Enrollment ..............................................................45,217 2019-20 Home Record ..............................................13-4 JEMARL Baker Jr. ......................................................................Jamal Founded ....................................................................1885 2019-20 Road Record ................................................ 4-6 Daniel BATCHO .....................................................................Botch-o Nickname ............................................................Wildcats 2019-20 Neutral Record .............................................4-1 Tibet GÖRENER .................................................................... Gorn-er Christian KOLOKO ...........................................................ko-LOW-ko Colors.......................................................Cardinal & Navy 2019-20 Pac-12 Record .............................................10-8 Kerr KRIISA ...........................................................................KREE-sah President ............................................ Dr. Robert Robbins 2019-20 Pac-12 Finish .............................................. T5th Bennedict MATHURIN .................................................... Mah-thurin Athletic Director ............................................Dave Heeke 2019-20 Final Ranking .........................................NR (AP) DALEN Terry.......................................................................... Day-lynn Faculty Athletics Rep. ..............................Ricardo Valerdi ...................................................................NR (USA Today) ĄŽUOLAS TUBELIS ..................................Ah-zjew-liss Too-bellus Conference ............................................................. Pac-12 2020 Postseason ...................... Won Pac-12 First Round* TAUTVILAS TUBELIS ...............................Tote-vee-lus Too-bellus Arena ...............................................McKale Center (1973) Starters R/L ................................................................. 0/5 Grant WEITMAN .................................................................Whiteman Capacity ..................................................................14,644 Letterwinners R/L ....................................................... 5/8 Matt WEYAND ......................................................................WAY-and Web Site............................................arizonawildcats.com * - tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic PROGRAM HISTORY Key Returners (UA career stats) First Season ........................................................ 1904-05 Jemarl Baker Jr. .........5.7 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.3 rpg, 82.6 FT% COACHING STAFF NCAA Tourn. Apps. ................................... 33 (Last: 2018)+ Christian Koloko ..........................2.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 25 blk, .....................................................Sean Miller NCAA Tourn. Rec. ........................................56-32 (.636)+ Head Coach Ira Lee ......................................4.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 55.9% FG Alma Mater .................................................Pittsburgh ‘92 Final Four Apps. ..........................................4 (Last: 2001) Season at Arizona ......................................................12th Pac-12 Tourn. Rec. .......................................34-14 (.708)+ Newcomers .......................................... 17th Pac-12 Titles ...............................................16 (Last: 2018) Season as a Head Coach Jordan Brown ^ .......................................R-So, F, 6-11, 210 ..................405-147 (.734) Pac-12 Tourn. Titles .................................... 7 (Last: 2018) Career Record as Head Coach James Akinjo # ............................................ Jr., G, 6-1, 180 ............... 285-100 (.740) + - adjusted for vacated games due to NCAA infractions Record as Arizona Head Coach Ąžuolas Tubelis ..........................................Fr., F, 6-10, 240 .....................Jack Murphy (2nd year) Assoc. Head Coach Dalen Terry ................................................. Fr., G, 6-6, 190 .....................................Jason Terry (1st year) Asst. Coach Kerr Kriisa ................................................... Fr., G, 6-2, 165 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Coach .................................Danny Peters (3rd year) Terrell Brown ...............................................Gr., G, 6-1, 175 Basketball SID .......................................Nathan Wiechers Dir. of Operations ................... Ryan Reynolds (12th year) Daniel Batcho ............................................Fr., F, 6-10, 220 Office Phone .............................................(520) 621-0914 Athletic Trainer ......................Justin Kokoskie (18th year) Benn Mathurin ......................................... Fr., G/F, 6-6, 190 Cell Phone ..................................................(812) 345-1991 Strength Coach .........................Chris Rounds (12th year) Tibet Görener .............................................Fr., F, 6-8, 200 Email [email protected] Basketball Phone .....................................(520) 621-2430 Tautvilas Tubelis ...........................................Fr., F, 6-7, 210 Office Fax ..................................................(520) 621-2681 Grant Weitman............................................ Fr., G, 6-3, 180 Office Mailing Address ^ - sat out 2019-20 as transfer from Nevada University of Arizona Athletics # - transfer from Georgetown; eligible immediately McKale Center 1 National Championship Drive P.O. Box 210096 Tucson, AZ 85721 @APlayersProgram 1 2020-21 ARIZONA BASKETBALL 2020-21 TV/RADIO ROSTER #0 #1 #3 #4 #5 Bennedict Mathurin Daniel Batcho Jemarl Baker