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ArizonaWildcats

ArizonaWildcatsathleticlogo

University UniversityofArizona

Conference Pac-10

Location Tucson,AZ

Headcoach SeanMiller(2ndyear)

Arena McKaleCenter

(Capacity:14,545)

nickname Wildcats

Colors NavyBlueandCardinal

Uniforms

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Homejersey

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Teamcolours

Home

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Awayjersey

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Teamcolours

Away

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Alternatejersey

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Teamcolours

Alternate

NCAAToURNamentchampions

1997

NCAATournamentrunnerup

2001

NCAATournamentFinalFour

1988,1994,1997,2001

NCAATournamentEliteEight

1976,1988,1994,1997,1998,2001,2003,2005

NCAATournamentSweetSixteen

1951,1976,1988,1989,1991,1994,1996,1997,1998,2001,2002,2003,2005,2009

NCAATournamentappearances

1951,1976,1977,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999*,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009

*vacatedbyNCAA

Conferencetournamentchampions

1988,1989,1990,2002(Pac-10)

Conferenceregularseasonchampions

1932,1933,1936,1940,1943,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1953(BIAA)

1976(WAC)

1986,1988,1989,1990,1991,1993,1994,1998,2000,2003,2005(Pac-10)

TheArizonaWildcatsbasketballteamistheintercollegiatemen'sbasketballprogramrepresentingtheUniversityofArizonainTucson,Arizona,UnitedStates.TheteamcompetesinthePacific-10Conference(Pac-10)ofNCAADivisionI.TheyarecurrentlycoachedbySeanMiller.

From1985to2009,theArizonabasketballteamreachedtheNCAATournamentfor25consecutiveyears,twoyearsshyofNorthCarolina'srecordof27.Despitea1999appearancelatervacatedbytheNCAA,themediastillcitesArizona'sstreak,andsimplynotethechange.TheWildcatshavereachedtheFinalFouroftheNCAATournamentonfouroccasions(1988,1994,1997,and2001).In1997,ArizonadefeatedtheUniversityofKentucky,thedefendingnationalchampions,towintheNCAANationalChampionship.InPac-10play,formerheadcoachLuteOlsoncurrentlyholdstherecordformostwinsasaPac-10coachat327.Inaddition,theteamhaswon11Pac-10regularseasontitlesand4Pac-10tournamenttitles.Arizonaalsoholdsthedistinctionofrecording5outofthe717–1Pac-10seasons(one-lossseasons).NoteamhasgoneundefeatedsincetheformationofthePac-10.Arizonahasspent110weeksinthetop10whichis8thall-time.

Contents

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*1History

o1.1Earlyyears

o1.2LuteOlsonera

o1.3AfterLute

o1.4SeanMillerera

*2Coachingrecords

o2.1Arizonayearlyrecords

o2.2Careercoachingrecords

o2.3Coachingawards

*3Players

o3.1Retiredjerseys

o3.2Individualawards

o3.3NBADraftpicks

o3.4NotableFormerArizonaWildcats

*4Postseason

o4.1Pac-10Tournament

o4.2NCAATournament

*5Currentteam

*6Seealso

*7Externallinks

*8References

[edit]History

[edit]Earlyyears

UniversityofArizonafieldeditsfirstmen'sbasketballteamin1904–05.OrinAlbertCatescoachedtheteamanddrewopponentsfromlocalYMCAs.ThefirstgameArizonaplayedendedina40–32victoryovertheMorenciYMCA.

From1925to1961,theprogramwasunderthestewardshipofFredEnke,UA'slongesttenuredcoach.CoachFredA.EnkewasresponsiblefortheearlysuccessesofWildcatbasketball.Enkeamassed509winsinhistenureontheUAsidelinesandstillranksasthesecond-winningestcoachinschoolhistory,winningmorethan60percentofhisgames.EnkealsoledtheCatstothefirstfourpostseasonappearances(3N.I.T./1NCAA)inschoolhistoryandin1950-51competedinboththeN.I.T.andNCAApostseasontournaments.Finally,hewasthefirstcoachtoleadArizonatoanationalranking.Twoofhisteams(1950,1951)finishedtheseasonrankedinthetop15.

UnderEnke,UAcompetedinthenowdefunctBorderConference.UnderEnke'sdirection,Arizonawon12conferencechampionships,includingaspaninwhichtheCatswonorsharedsevenconsecutiveBorderConferencetitles(1942–51).NoBorderConferenceteamwonasmanyleaguegames(231)oroverallcontests(398)duringitsmembership.In1962,ArizonajoinedtheWesternAthleticConferenceasafoundingmemberaftertheBorderConferencedisbanded.

AthleticDirectorDaveStrackbroughtinBenLindseytoreplaceFredSnowdenin1983,andonthesurface,itseemedlikeareasonablemove.Lindseyhadjuniorcollegeexpertise,havinghadasuccessfulcareeratGrandCanyonUniversity,wherehewontwonationaltitles.Whatresulted,however,wasnothingshortofdisaster.The1983teamwent4–24,withonlyonePac-10win.

[edit]LuteOlsonera

Comingoffapreviousseasonrecordof4–24withonlyasinglePac-10win,UAAthleticdirectorCedricDempseyhiredLuteOlsonfromtheUniversityofIowatotakeovertheprogram.UAneededacoachwithahistoryofquicklyturningaroundprograms,whichOlsonhaddonepreviouslyatIowa.“Iknewwehadatremendousamountofworktodo,”OlsonrecalledinarecentinterviewwithTucsonLifestyle.“Theprogramwasinshamblesatthatpoint,aftertheterribleyearbefore...”

UnderOlson,Arizonaquicklyrosetonationalprominence.ArizonawonitsfirstPac-10titlein1986,onlythreeyearsafterhisarrival.Thatseasonsetupanamazing1987–88season,whichincludedtakingtheGreatAlaskaShootoutchampionship,theValleyBankFiestaBowlClassicchampionshipandthePac-10championship.UnderplayersSteveKerr,KennyLoftonandSeanElliott,Arizonaspentmuchoftheseasonranked#1andmadetheirfirst(andOlson'ssecond)FinalFour.WhileArizonalostintheFinalFourround,theirplayputtheprogramonthemapandlaunchedArizona'sreignasaperennialPac-10andNCAAtournamentcontender.

In1997,ArizonadefeatedtheUniversityofKentucky,thedefendingnationalchampions,towintheNCAANationalChampionship.Priortowinningthechampionshipin1997,Arizonastormedbackfrom10-pointdeficitsintheSoutheastRegionalFirstRoundandSecondRoundagainst#13SouthAlabamaand#12CollegeofCharleston,respectivelywinning65–57and73–69.TheSoutheastRegionalsemifinalpittedagainstoverall#1Kansas(34–1)whichhaddefeatedArizonatheyearbeforeinthe1996WestRegionalSemifinal.However,ArizonacameoutfastandstunnedtheJayhawks85–82,thenprevailedinovertimeagainstProvidence96–92intheEliteEighttoclinchaberthintheFinalFour.Arizonathenbeat#1seedNorthCarolina66–58intheFinalFour,whichturnedouttobeDeanSmith'slastgameasacoach.Arizonaalsoaccomplishedtheunprecedentedfeatofbeatingthreenumberoneseedsinthesametournament.

TheyearfollowingtheChampionshipseason,1998,Arizonareturnedall5starters(MikeBibby,MichaelDickerson,MilesSimon,BennettDavison,andAJBramlett)andwerepoisedtomakeanotherrunafterreceivingthe#1overallseedintheWest,butwereupsetbyUtahintheElite8.

In1999,all5starterswerelosttograduationorearlyentrytotheNBAdraftandArizona'shopesofcontinuingitsstreakofconsecutivestriptotheNCAAtournamentwasinjeopardyuntilseniorpointguardJasonTerry(the6thmantheprevioustwoseasons)elevatedhisgame(receivingNationalPlayeroftheYearhonors)andcontinuedtheschool'samazingstreak.

2001wasoneofthemostchallengingandrewardingyearsfortheprogram.LuteOlson’swifeBobbi,wellknowntoplayersandfansalikeasasteadfastpresenceonthesidelines,lostherbattlewithcancer.Theteam,whichhadbeenapreseasonpickbymanytowinthenationaltitlehadtoplaywithoutOlsonforthreeweekswhileOlsonwasonbereavementleave.TheCatsvowedtodedicatetheirseasontoBobbi.WithguardJasonGardner,centerLorenWoodsandforwardMichaelWright—eachanAll-American—leadingtheway,theCatstrouncedtheiropponents,beatingOregon104–65,devastatingUSC105–61,andchargingthroughtheFinalFour.TheytookdownEasternIllinois,Butler,Mississippi,Illinois,andMichiganState,onlytobestoppedbyDukeinthetitlegame.

Olsontookanunexplainedleaveofabsenceatthebeginningofthe2007–2008season.AssistantcoachKevinO'NeilltookoverinterimheadcoachingdutiesfortheArizonaWildcats.Atthattime,Olsonannouncedthatheintendedtobebackforthe2008–09seasonandfinishouthiscontract,whichwasscheduledtoendin2011.Hisdeparturewascriticizedbysomemembersofthemedia.TheyalsoquestionedhowheandtheUAathleticdepartmenthandledhisreturnandtheverbalsuccessionagreementwithcoachO'Neill.However,onOctober23,2008,heunexpectedlyannouncedhisretirementfromtheprogram(bywayofanannouncementfromArizonaathleticdirectorJimLivengood).Afewdayslater,Olson'spersonalphysicianheldapressconferenceandexplainedthattheretirementwasstronglyadvisedduetohealthconcerns.

[edit]AfterLute

AfterLuteOlson'sabruptretirement,ArizonaAthleticDirectorJimLivengoodappointedassistantcoachRussPennellastheinterimheadcoachforthe2008–2009season23daysbeforethestartoftheseason.TheappointmentcameafterMikeDunlap,theassociateheadcoachbroughtintoreplaceKevinO'Neill,turneddownthejob.UnderPennell,theCatsfinished19-13intheregularseason,includinganon-conferencewinoverKansasanda7-gamewinstreakwithwinsoverUCLAandWashington.Despitea19–13finishtotheseason,Arizonawascontroversiallyselectedasoneofthelastteamsintothefieldof65asa12thseedintheMidwestregion,extendingitsNCAAconsecutivetournamentappearancesto25years.TheCatsmadeittotheSweet16(regionalsemi-finals)withwinsover5-seedUtahand13-seedClevelandState,beforefallingtooverall1-seed,Louisville.DespitePennell'spost-seasonsuccess,hewasnotretained,asArizonaannouncedbeforehishiringtheywouldholdanationalcoachingsearchaftertheseasonended.(OnApril9,2009,Pennellwashiredasheadcoachofthemen'sbasketballteamatDivisionIIGrandCanyonUniversity,amemberofthePacificWestConference.)

Aftertheendoftheseason,variouscoachingnameswereconsideredtosucceedLuteOlsononapermanentbasis.ArizonacontactedGonzaga'sMarkFew,Pittsburgh'sJamieDixonandthen-MemphiscoachJohnCalipari(beforeheacceptedthevacantpositionatKentucky)totakethejob.ArizonaevenbroughtUSC'sTimFloydoncampusforaninterviewandmadeanoffer,whichheultimatelyturneddown.

[edit]SeanMillerera

[edit]Coachingrecords

[edit]Arizonayearlyrecords

Source:

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason

1904-1905 OrinA.Kates 1-0

1905-1906 OrinA.Kates IntraSquad

1906-1907 Nocoach 3-1

1907-1908 Nocoach 1-2

1908-1909 Nocoach 1-1

1909-1910 Nocoach 2-2

1910-1911 Nocoach 3-0

1911-1912 FrankL.Kleeberger 2-2

1912-1913 RaymondQuigley 3-2

1913-1914 RaymondQuigley 7-2

1915–1916 PopMcKale 5-0

1916–1917 PopMcKale 10-2

1917–1918 PopMcKale 3-2

1918–1919 PopMcKale 6-3

1919–1920 PopMcKale 9-5

1920–1921 PopMcKale 7-0

1921–1922 JamesPierce 10-2

1922–1923 BasilStanley 17-3

1923–1924 BasilStanley 14-3

1924–1925 WalterDavis 7-4

1925–1926 FredEnke 6-7

1926–1927 FredEnke 13-4

1927–1928 FredEnke 13-3

1928–1929 FredEnke 19-4

1929–1930 FredEnke 15-6

1930–1931 FredEnke 9-6

BorderConference(1931–1961)

1931–1932 FredEnke 18-2 8-2 1st

1932–1933 FredEnke 19-5 7-3 1st

1933–1934 FredEnke 18-9 9-3 2nd

1934–1935 FredEnke 11-8 5-7 4th

1935–1936 FredEnke 16-7 11-5 1st

1936–1937 FredEnke 14-11 9-7 3rd

1937–1938 FredEnke 13-8 9-7 2nd

1938–1939 FredEnke 12-11 8-10 5th

1939–1940 FredEnke 15-10 12-4 1st

1940–1941 FredEnke 11-7 9-6 2nd

1941–1942 FredEnke 9-13 6-10 6th

1942–1943 FredEnke 22-2 16-2 T-1st

1943–1944 FredEnke 12-2 – +

1944–1945 FredEnke 7-11 3-4 6th+

1945–1946 FredEnke 25-5 14-3 1st NIT1stRound(0-1)

1946–1947 FredEnke 21-3 14-2 1st

1947–1948 FredEnke 19-10 12-4 1st

1948–1949 FredEnke 17-11 13-3 1st

1949–1950 FredEnke 26-5 14-2 1st NIT1stRound(0-1)

1950–1951 FredEnke 24-6 15-1 1st NCAASweetSixteen(0-1)

NIT1stRound(0-1)

1951–1952 FredEnke 11-16 6-8 T-3rd

1952–1953 FredEnke 13-11 11-3 T-1st

1953–1954 FredEnke 14-10 8-4 3rd

1954–1955 FredEnke 8-17 3-9 6th

1955–1956 FredEnke 11-15 6-6 5th

1956–1957 FredEnke 13-13 5-5 3rd

1957–1958 FredEnke 10-15 4-6 T-4th

1958–1959 FredEnke 4-22 1-9 6th

1959–1960 FredEnke 10-14 4-6 4th

1960-1961 FredEnke 11-15 5-5 3rd

1961–1962 BruceLarson 12-14

WesternAthleticConference(1962–1978)

1962–1963 BruceLarson 13-13 3-7 T-5th

1963–1964 BruceLarson 15-11 4-6 4th

1964–1965 BruceLarson 17-9 5-5 T-2nd

1965–1966 BruceLarson 15-11 5-5 3rd

1966–1967 BruceLarson 8-17 3-7 5th

1967–1968 BruceLarson 11-13 4-6 T-4th

1968–1969 BruceLarson 17-10 5-5 3rd

1969–1970 BruceLarson 12-14 8-6 4th

1970–1971 BruceLarson 10-16 3-11 8th

1971–1972 BruceLarson 6-20 4-10 7th

1972–1973 FredSnowden 16-10 9-5 T-2nd

1973–1974 FredSnowden 19-7 9-5 T-2nd

1974–1975 FredSnowden 22-7 9-5 T-2nd

1975–1976 FredSnowden 24-9 11-3 1st NCAAEliteEight(2-1)

1976–1977 FredSnowden 21-6 10-4 2nd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1977–1978 FredSnowden 15-11 6-8 T-4th

Pacific-10Conference(1978–present)

1978–1979 FredSnowden 16-11 10-8 T-4th

1979–1980 FredSnowden 12-15 6-12 6th

1980–1981 FredSnowden 13-14 8-10 T-5th

1981–1982 FredSnowden 9-18 4-14 T-8th

1982–1983 BenLindsey 4-24 1-17 10th

1983–1984 LuteOlson 11-17 8-10 8th

1984–1985 LuteOlson 21-10 12-6 T-3rd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1985–1986 LuteOlson 23-9 14-4 1st NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1986–1987 LuteOlson 18-12 13-5 2nd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1987–1988 LuteOlson 35-3 17-1 1st NCAAFinalFour(4-1)

1988–1989 LuteOlson 29-4 17-1 1st NCAASweet16(2-1)

1989–1990 LuteOlson 25-7 15-3 T-1st NCAA2ndRound(1-1)

1990–1991 LuteOlson 28-7 14-4 1st NCAASweet16(2-1)

1991–1992 LuteOlson 24-7 13-5 3rd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1992–1993 LuteOlson 24-4 17-1 1st NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1993–1994 LuteOlson 29-6 14-4 1st NCAAFinalFour(4-1)

1994–1995 LuteOlson 24-7 14-4 2nd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

1995–1996 LuteOlson 27-6 14-4 2nd NCAASweet16(2-1)

1996–1997 LuteOlson 25-9 11-7 5th NCAAChampions(6-0)

1997–1998 LuteOlson 30-5 17-1 1st NCAAEliteEight(3-1)

1998–1999 LuteOlson 22-7 13-5 2nd NCAA1stRound(0-1)*

1999–2000 LuteOlson 27-7 15-3 T-1st NCAA2ndRound(1-1)

2000–2001 LuteOlson/JimRosborough 28-8 15-3 2nd NCAARunner-Up(5-1)

2001–2002 LuteOlson 24-10 12-6 T-2nd NCAASweet16(2-1)

2002–2003 LuteOlson 28-4 17-1 1st NCAAEliteEight(3-1)

2003–2004 LuteOlson 20-10 11-7 3rd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

2004–2005 LuteOlson 30-7 15-3 1st NCAAEliteEight(3-1)

2005–2006 LuteOlson 20-13 11-7 T-4th NCAA2ndRound(1-1)

2006–2007 LuteOlson 20-11 11-7 T-3rd NCAA1stRound(0-1)

2007–2008 KevinO'Neill 19-15* 8-10* 7th NCAA1stRound(0-1)

2008–2009 RussPennell 21-14 9-9 T-5th NCAASweet16(2-1)

2009–2010 SeanMiller 16-15 10-8 4th

Total: 1584-874

NationalChampionConferenceRegularSeasonChampionConferenceTournamentChampion

ConferenceRegularSeason&ConferenceTournamentChampionConferenceDivisionChampion

+DuetotravelrestrictionsduringWorldWarII,noofficialBorderConferencechampionshipwasawardedin1943-44or1944-45.

2000-2001Note:duringOlson'sleaveofabsence,theteamwent3–2,3–1inPac-10Play.ThesetotalsarenotreflectedinOlson'sfinalnumbers,onlyintheyearlyrecord.(Olson'snumbersare25–6,12–2Pac-10play)

*All19winsvacatedbytheNCAAforrecruitmentviolations.

*AppearancevacatedbytheNCAAafteritwasdiscoveredthatpointguardJasonTerryacceptedmoneyfromagentshisjuniorandsenioryear.

[edit]Careercoachingrecords

Source:

HeadCoach Years Win-Loss Pct.

OrinA.Kates 1904–1906 1-0* 1.000

nocoach 1906–1911 10-6 .625

FrankL.Kleeberger 1911–1912 2-2 .500

RaymondQuigley 1912–1914 10-4 .714

PopMcKale 1914–1921 49-12 .803

JamesPierce 1921–1922 10-2 .833

BasilStanley 1922–1924 31-6 .838

WalterDavis 1924–1925 7-4 .636

FredEnke 1925–1961 509-324 .611

BruceLarson 1961–1972 136-148 .479

FredSnowden 1972–1982 167-108 .607

BenLindsey 1982–1983 4-24 .143

LuteOlson 1983–2007 589-188 .758

JimRosborough^ 2000–2001 3-2 .600

KevinO'Neill+ 2007–2008 19-15 .559

RussPennell 2008–2009 21-14 .600

SeanMiller 2009–present 16-15 .516

Totals 1584-874 .644

*Onlyintrasquadgameswereplayedin1905-06.

^Rosboroughservedasheadcoachforfivegamesduringthe2000-01campaignwhileOlsontookaleaveofabsence.Arizonawas28-8overalland15-3inPac-10playthatseason.

+O’NeillservedasinterimheadcoachwhileOlsonmissedtheseasonduetoaleaveofabsence.

[edit]Coachingawards

John.R.WoodenLegendsofCoachingAward

*LuteOlson-2002

ClairBeeCoachoftheYearAward

*LuteOlson-2001

Pac-10CoachoftheYear

*LuteOlson-1986,1988,1989,1993,1994,1998,2003

[edit]Players

[edit]Retiredjerseys

RetiredBasketballJerseys

Sean

Elliott

32

1986-1989

Steve

Kerr

25

1984-1988

Mike

Bibby

10

1997-1998

Jason

Gardner

22

1999-2003

[edit]Individualawards

JohnRWoodenAwardNationalPlayeroftheYear

*1989-SeanElliott

NationalPlayersoftheYear

Thefollowingplayerswerenamedplayeroftheyearbyatleastonemajorpublication:

*1989-SeanElliott(AssociatedPress,WoodenAward,NationalAssociationofBasketballCoaches)

*1997-MikeBibby(BasketballWeekly)

*1999-JasonTerry(SportsIllustrated,BasketballTimes,CBS/Chevrolet)

*2000-JasonGardner(BasketballTimes,BasketballNews,USBasketballWriter'sAssociation)

*2003-JasonGardner(FrancesPomeroyNaismithAward)

Pac-10PlayeroftheYear

*1988-SeanElliott

*1989-SeanElliott

*1993-ChrisMills

*1998-MikeBibby

*1999-JasonTerry

Pac-10freshmanoftheYear

*1986-SeanElliott

*1997-MikeBibby

*1999-MichaelWright

*2002-SalimStoudamire

*2007-ChaseBudinger

*2010-DerrickWilliams

FrankHesslerAwardPac-10All-NewcomeroftheYear

*2000-LorenWoods

Men'sNCAATournamentMostOutstandingPlayer

*1997-MilesSimon

All-Americans

*1951-RogerJohnson

*1976-BobElliott

*1977-BobElliott

*1988-SeanElliott(Consensus)

*1988-SteveKerr

*1989-SeanElliott(Consensus)

*1992-SeanRooks

*1993-ChrisMills

*1994-KhalidReeves(Consensus)

*1995-DamonStoudamire(Consensus)

*1997-MichaelDickerson

*1998-MikeBibby(Consensus)

*1998-MichaelDickerson

*1998-MilesSimon(Consensus)

*1999-JasonTerry(Consensus)

*2000-LorenWoods

*2000-MichaelWright

*2001-LorenWoods

*2001-MichaelWright

*2002-JasonGardner

*2002-LukeWalton

*2003-JasonGardner(Consensus)

*2003-AndreIguodala

*2005-SalimStoudamire(Consensus)

*2009-JordanHill

[edit]NBADraftpicks

Name↓ Round↓ OverallPick↓ Year↓ Team↓

MorrisUdall … … 1948 DenverNuggets(NBL)

LincolnRichmond … … 1948 Ft.WaynePistons

LeonBlevins 7 79 1950 IndianapolisOlympians

LeoJohnson 5 44 1951 Ft.WaynePistons

RogerJohnson … … 1952 MilwaukeeHawks

ErnieMcCray 17 95 1960 CincinnatiRoyals

WarrenRustand 4 31 1965 SanFranciscoWarriors

BillDavis 12 160 1968 PhoenixSuns

MichaelFoster … … 1970 IndianaPacers(ABA)

TomLee 9 147 1971 Philadelphia76ers

EddieMyers 10 160 1971 BaltimoreBullets(MiamiFloridians(ABA))

BillWarner 11 170 1971 BuffaloBraves(NewYorkNets(ABA))

BruceAnderson 7 101 1972 DetroitPistons

EricMoney 2 33 1974 DetroitPistons(DenverNuggets(ABA))

ConielNorman 3 37 1974 Philadelphia76ers(DenverNuggets(ABA))

AlFleming 2 30 1976 PhoenixSuns

JamesRappis 5 77 1976 MilwaukeeBucks

BobElliott 2 42 1977 Philadelphia76ers

HermanHarris 2 43 1977 Philadelphia76ers

JeromeGladney 8 164 1977 SanAntonioSpurs

PhilTaylor 10 198 1978 DenverNuggets

LarryDemic 1 9 1979 NewYorkKnicks

JoeNehls 7 152 1980 HoustonRockets

RonDavis 4 79 1981 WashingtonBullets

RobbieDosty 6 148 1981 GoldenStateWarriors

FrankSmith 8 177 1983 PortlandTrailBlazers

LeonWood 1 10 1984 Philadelphia76ers

PeteWilliams 4 89 1985 DenverNuggets

EddieSmith 7 158 1985 DenverNuggets

TomTolbert 2 34 1988 CharlotteHornets

SteveKerr 2 50 1988 PhoenixSuns

SeanElliott 1 3 1989 SanAntonioSpurs

AnthonyCook 1 24 1989 PhoenixSuns

JudBuechler 2 38 1990 SeattleSuperSonics

BrianWilliams 1 10 1991 OrlandoMagic

SeanRooks 2 30 1992 DallasMavericks

ChrisMills 1 22 1993 ClevelandCavaliers

EdStokes 2 35 1993 MiamiHeat

KhalidReeves 1 12 1994 MiamiHeat

DamonStoudamire 1 7 1995 TorontoRaptors

JosephBlair 2 35 1996 SeattleSuperSonics

BenDavis 2 43 1996 PhoenixSuns

ReggieGeary 2 56 1996 ClevelandCavaliers

MikeBibby 1 2 1998 VancouverGrizzlies

MichaelDickerson 1 14 1998 HoustonRockets

MilesSimon 2 42 1998 OrlandoMagic

JasonTerry 1 10 1999 AtlantaHawks

A.J.Bramlett 2 39 1999 ClevelandCavaliers

RichardJefferson 1 13 2001 HoustonRockets

GilbertArenas 2 31 2001 GoldenStateWarriors

MichaelWright 2 39 2001 NewYorkKnicks

LorenWoods 2 46 2001 MinnesotaTimberwolves

RobertasJavtokas 2 56 2001 SanAntonioSpurs

LukeWalton 2 32 2003 LosAngelesLakers

AndreIguodala 1 9 2004 Philadelphia76ers

ChanningFrye 1 8 2005 NewYorkKnicks

SalimStoudamire 2 31 2005 AtlantaHawks

HassanAdams 2 54 2006 NewJerseyNets

MarcusWilliams 2 33 2007 SanAntonioSpurs

JerrydBayless 1 11 2008 IndianaPacers

JordanHill 1 8 2009 NewYorkKnicks

ChaseBudinger 2 44 2009 DetroitPistons

Source:Arizona2008-09MediaGuide

[edit]NotableFormerArizonaWildcats

Name↓ SeasonsasWildcat↓ Post-Wildcataccomplishment↓

GilbertArenas 1999-00 NBAAll-star(3),CurrentlywithWashingtonWizards

MikeBibby 1996-98 NBAAll-Rookiefirstteam,currentlywithAtlantaHawks

JudBuechler 1986-90 NBAChampion(3),11NBAseasons

BisonDele(BrianWilliams) 1989-90 NBAChampion,7NBAseasons

SeanElliott 1985-89 NBAAll-star(2),NBAChampion(1),12NBAseasons

ChanningFrye 2001-05 NBAAll-RookieTeam,currentlywithPhoenixSuns

AndreIguodala 2002-04 NBAAll-star(1),NBAAll-RookieTeam,CurrentlywithPhiladelphia76ers

RichardJefferson 1998-01 UnitedStates-2004SummerOlympics–Bronzemedal,CurrentlywithSanAntonioSpurs

SteveKerr 1983-88 NBAAll-star(2),NBAChampion(5),17NBAseasons,GeneralManagerofthePhoenixSuns

KennyLofton 1985-89 MLBAll-star(6),GoldGloveAward(4),17MLBseasons

JoshPastner 1996-00 HeadCoach,UniversityofMemphismen'sbasketball

DamonStoudamire 1991-95 NBARookieoftheYear,16NBASeasons

JasonTerry 1995-99 NBASixth-manaward,currentlywithDallasMavericks

MoUdall 1941-42,46-48 FormermemberU.S.Congress(30years)

LukeWalton 1998-03 NBAChampion(2),currentlywithLosAngelesLakers

LeonWood 1979-80 UnitedStates-1984SummerOlympics–Goldmedal,7NBAseasons

Source:Arizona2008-09MediaGuide

[edit]Postseason

[edit]Pac-10Tournament

UAhaswonthePac-10Tournamentarecordfourtimes,includingthreestraighttimesfrom1988-90.TheWildcatshaveplayedinthetournamentfinalfivetimes.UAalsohasarecord5tournamentMVPs.SalimStoudamireis1ofonly2playerstowintheMVPfromalosingsquad.

Year Champion Score Runner-Up Arena City TournamentMVP

1988 Arizona 93-67 OregonState McKaleCenter Tucson,Arizona SeanElliott,Arizona

1989 Arizona 73-51 Stanford GreatWesternForum Inglewood,California SeanElliott,Arizona

1990 Arizona 94-78 UCLA UniversityActivityCenter Tempe,Arizona JudBuechler,Arizona

2002 Arizona 81-71 USC StaplesCenter LosAngeles,California LukeWalton,Arizona

2005 Washington 81-72 Arizona StaplesCenter LosAngeles,California SalimStoudamire,Arizona

Source:2007-08Pac-10Men'sBasketballMediaGuidepages50–60(PDFcopyavailableat2007-08Pac-10Men'sBasketballMediaGuide)

[edit]NCAATournament

TheUniversityofArizonahasmade28NCAAtournamentappearances,includingarunof25consecutiveyearsfrom1985–2009,whichissecondonlytotheNorthCarolinaTarHeel's27yearstreakfrom1975-2001.Theircombinedrecordis43-26,includinga1997NationalChampionshipand4finalfours(1988,1994,1997,2001).Arizonaisalsooneofonlyfour#2seedstoeverloseafirstroundgame,losing64-61to#15seedSantaClara,ledbyfutureNBAstarSteveNashin1993.Inaddition,the1997Arizonateamistheonlyteamtodatetobeatthree#1seedstowinthenationalchampionship.

NCAATournamentSeedingHistory(seedingbeganin1979)

Year↓ Tournament

Seed↓ Tournament

Result↓

1985 10 1stRound(0-1)

1986 9 1stRound(0-1)

1987 10 1stRound(0-1)

1988 1 FinalFour(4-1)

1989 1 Sweet16(2-1)

1990 2 2ndRound(1-1)

1991 2 Sweet16(2-1)

1992 3 1stRound(0-1)

1993 2 1stRound(0-1)

1994 2 FinalFour(4-1)

1995 5 1stRound(0-1)

1996 3 Sweet16(2-1)

1997 4 Champions(6-0)

1998 1 EliteEight(3-1)

1999 4 1stRound(0-1)

2000 1 2ndRound(1-1)

2001 2 Runner-Up(5-1)

2002 3 Sweet16(2-1)

2003 1 EliteEight(3-1)

2004 9 1stRound(0-1)

2005 3 EliteEight(3-1)

2006 8 2ndRound(1-1)

2007 8 1stRound(0-1)

2008 10 1stRound(0-1)

2009 12 Sweet16(2-1)

2010 ... Didnotmaketournament

[edit]Currentteam

*Teamroster

[edit]Seealso

*UniversityofArizona

*ArizonaWildcats

*LuteOlson

*2009–10Pacific-10Conferencemen'sbasketballseason

[edit]Externallinks

*Arizonaathleticswebsite

*PlayerswhoattendedArizona