2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record	16–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller
Assistant coach	Archie Miller
Assistant coach	James Whitford
Assistant coach	Emanuel Richardson
Home arena	McKale Center

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
y-California	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Arizona State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
†-Washington	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
USC*	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
UCLA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Stanford	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516

† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25 , 2010; Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament y-Clinched conference championship

The 2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Solomon Hill SF	Los Angeles, California	Fairfax High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 11, 2009
Solomon Hill SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Lamont Jones SG	Harlem, New York	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 24, 2009
Lamont Jones SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Kyryl Natyazhko C	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 13, 2009
Kyryl Natyazhko C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Kevin Parrom SF	Bronx, New York	South Kent High School (CT)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 3, 2009
Kevin Parrom SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Derrick Williams PF	La Mirada, California	La Mirada High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 29, 2009
Derrick Williams PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 12 ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 4, 2009*	Augustana	W 92–76	–	McKale Center (13,202)
November 10, 2009*	Western New Mexico	W 96–55	–	McKale Center (13,348)
Regular Season
November 15, 2009*	Northern Arizona	W 87–70	1–0	McKale Center (13,448)
November 19, 2009*	Rice	W 66–49	2–0	McKale Center (13,531)
November 23, 2009*	vs. Wisconsin (Maui Invitational First Round)	L 61–65	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
November 24, 2009*	vs. Colorado (Maui Invitational loser bracket)	W 91–87 ^OT	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
November 25, 2009*	vs. #24 Vanderbilt (Maui Invitational 5th place game)	L 72–84	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
December 2, 2009*	#21 UNLV	L 72–74 ^2OT	3–3	McKale Center (13,485)
December 6, 2009*	at Oklahoma (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)	L 62–79	3–4	Lloyd Noble Center (7,763)
December 9, 2009*	Louisiana Tech	W 83–67	4–4	McKale Center (13,270)
December 12, 2009*	at San Diego State	L 46–63	4–5	Viejas Arena (12,414)
December 21, 2009*	Lipscomb	W 83–82 ^OT	5–5	McKale Center (12,972)
December 23, 2009*	NC State	W 76–74	6–5	McKale Center (12,809)
December 28, 2009*	BYU (Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic)	L 69–99	6–6	McKale Center (13,992)
December 31, 2009	at USC	L 50–56	6–7 (0–1)	Galen Center (4,823)
January 2, 2010	at UCLA	W 77–63	7–7 (1–1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,681)
January 8, 2010	Washington State	L 76–78	7–8 (1–2)	McKale Center (12,758)
January 10, 2010	#22 Washington	W 87–70	8–8 (2–2)	McKale Center (12,899)
January 14, 2010	at Oregon State	L 64–67	8–9 (2–3)	Gill Coliseum (7,472)
January 16, 2010	at Oregon	W 74–60	9–9 (3–3)	McArthur Court (7,641)
January 23, 2010	at Arizona State	W 77–58	10–9 (4–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (13,966)
January 28, 2010	Stanford	W 76–68	11–9 (5–3)	McKale Center (14,563)
January 31, 2010	California	W 76–72	12–9 (6–3)	McKale Center (14,629)
February 4, 2010	at Washington	L 75–81	12–10 (6–4)	Bank of America Arena (9,917)
February 6, 2010	at Washington State	L 60–78	12–11 (6–5)	Beasley Coliseum (8,135)
February 11, 2010	Oregon	W 70–57	13–11 (7–5)	McKale Center (14,496)
February 13, 2010	Oregon State	L 55–63	13–12 (7–6)	McKale Center (14,566)
February 21, 2010	Arizona State	L 69–73	13–13 (7–7)	McKale Center (14,631)
February 25, 2010	at California	L 71–95	13–14 (7–8)	Haas Pavilion (10,545)
February 27, 2010	at Stanford	W 71–69	14–14 (8–8)	Maples Pavilion (7,106)
March 4, 2010	UCLA	W 78–73	15–14 (9–8)	McKale Center (14,407)
March 6, 2010	USC	W 86–84 ^2OT	16–14 (10–8)	McKale Center (14,591)
Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 11, 2010	vs. UCLA (Quarterfinals)	L 69–75	16–15	Staples Center (12,125)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Roster

2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
5.0 !C	1	Natyazhko, KyrylKyryl Natyazhko	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
1.5 !G	3	Parrom, KevinKevin Parrom	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	12	Jones, LamontLamont Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harlem, New York
1.5 !G	13	Wise, NicNic Wise	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	20	Wise, DondreDondre Wise	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	21	Fogg, KyleKyle Fogg	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Brea, California
3.5 !F	23	Williams, DerrickDerrick Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Mirada, California
1.5 !G	24	Lavender, BrendonBrendon Lavender	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Mesa, Arizona
3.5 !F	42	Horne, JamelleJamelle Horne	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	44	Hill, SolomonSolomon Hill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, California
5.0 !C	50	Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Brea, California
3.5 !F	52	Wiepking, MaxMax Wiepking	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 193 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Englewood, Colorado

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2011

Awards

Derrick Williams

Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

Nic Wise

Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 1, 2010

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)

Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA

Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics