2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
Pac-12 regular season champions
Pac-12 Tournament Championship vs UCLA, L 61–65
NCAA Elite Eight vs. Wisconsin, L 63–64OT
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #5
AP #4
2013–14 record 33–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach Sean Miller (5th year)
Assistant coach Joe Pasternack
Assistant coach Emanuel Richardson
Assistant coach Damon Stoudamire
MVP Nick Johnson
Home arena McKale Center
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Arizona 15 3   .833     33 5   .868
#20 UCLA 12 6   .667     28 9   .757
Oregon 10 8   .556     24 10   .706
Colorado 10 8   .556     23 12   .657
Arizona State 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
Stanford 10 8   .556     23 13   .639
California 10 8   .556     21 14   .600
Utah 9 9   .500     21 12   .636
Washington 9 9   .500     17 15   .531
Oregon State 8 10   .444     16 16   .500
Washington State 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
USC 2 16   .111     11 21   .344
2014 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Weber State, Gonzaga, and San Diego State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Wisconsin.

Previous season

Arizona's 2012–13 team finished with a record of 27–8 after advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. The team went 12–6 in the Pac-12 regular season, putting them in a three-way tie for second place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated Colorado to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to UCLA. Ranked 21st in the post-season AP poll, the Cats were seeded 6th in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona won its first two tournament games, defeating 11-seed Belmont and 14-seed Harvard, before falling to 2-seed Ohio State in the regional semifinals.[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Angelo Chol 30 F 6'9" 225 Sophomore San Diego, California Transferred to San Diego State after spring 2013 classes[2]
Quinton Crawford 51 G 6'2" 200 Senior Old Bridge, New Jersey Graduated
Solomon Hill 44 F 6'7" 220 Senior Los Angeles, California Selected 23rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2013 NBA Draft after graduation
Grant Jerrett 33 F 6'10" 235 Freshman La Verne, California Drafted 40th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers; later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder
Mark Lyons 2 G 6'1" 200 Senior Schenectady, New York Signed with French Pro A team Choral Roanne[3]
Kevin Parrom 3 G/F 6'6" 220 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated
Max Wiepking 52 F 6'6" 220 Senior Englewood, Colorado Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Johnson 52 G 6'6" 210 Junior Gilbert, Arizona The older brother of Nick Johnson joins the team as a walk on.[4]
Zach Peters 33 PF 6'10" 238 Freshman Plano, Texas The NCAA granted Peters four years of eligibility without requiring him to sit out in light of medical issues that kept him from playing while at Kansas and led to his withdrawal after the fall 2013 semester.[5][6]

2013 Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Gordon
F
San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 2, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
F
Chester, PA Chester High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 13, 2012 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Elliott Pitts
G
Dublin, CA De La Salle High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 12, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Eric Conklin
F
Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 11, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4   Rivals: #4  ESPN: #5
  • 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:

Personnel

Roster

2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
SG 1 York, GabeGabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Orange Lutheran Orange, California
PG 4 McConnell, T. J.T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Chartiers Valley/Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 11 Gordon, AaronAaron Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, California
SG 13 Johnson, NickNick Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Gilbert, Arizona
PG 20 Mayes, JordinJordin Mayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westchester Los Angeles, California
PF 21 Ashley, BrandonBrandon Ashley  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Findlay Prep Oakland, California
SF 23 Hollis-Jefferson, RondaeRondae Hollis-Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chester Chester, Pennsylvania
SG 24 Pitts, ElliottElliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr De La Salle Dublin, California
F/C 31 Korcheck, MattMatt Korcheck 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Sabino/Cochise College Tucson, Arizona
F/C 33 Peters, ZachZach Peters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Prestonwood Christian/Kansas Plano, Texas
C 35 Tarczewski, KalebKaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Mark's School Claremont, New Hampshire
G 44 Mason, TreyTrey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Loyola Los Angeles, California
PG 50 Hazzard, JacobJacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Loyola Los Angeles, California
SF 52 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr South Kent/CSU San Bernardino Gilbert, Arizona
PF 54 Conklin, EricEric Conklin (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chaparral Scottsdale, Arizona
SF 55 Mellon, DrewDrew Mellon (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mater Dei Santa Ana, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 10/15/13

Schedule

Arizona's thirteen-game non-conference schedule had two road games, two neutral-site games, and nine home games.[9] The team spent Thanksgiving in New York City for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal and championship rounds held at Madison Square Garden. Arizona was one of four regional hosts for the NIT Tip-Off's first and second rounds, the others being Duke, Alabama, and Rutgers.[10]

In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule the Cats will face neither the Washington schools on the road nor the Los Angeles schools at home.[11]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
10/28/2013
7:00 pm, P12N
Augustana W 84–52 
McKale Center (13,340)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
#6 Cal Poly W 73–62  1–0
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
11/11/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
#6 Long Beach State W 91–57  2–0
McKale Center (14,087)
Tucson, AZ
11/14/2013*
8:05 pm, CBSSN
#6 at San Diego State W 69–60  3–0
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/18/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
#5 (1) Fairleigh Dickinson
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 100–50  4–0
McKale Center (13,529)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
#5 (1) (5) Rhode Island
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 87–59  5–0
McKale Center (13,354)
Tucson, AZ
11/27/2013*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
#4 (1) vs. (8) Drexel
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
W 66–62  6–0
Madison Square Garden (8,741)
New York, NY
11/29/2013*
4:00 pm, ESPN
#4 (1) vs. #6 (2) Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off Championship
W 72–66  7–0
Madison Square Garden (13,266)
New York, NY
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
#2 Texas Tech W 79–58  8–0
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/07/2013*
3:15 pm, ESPN2
#2 UNLV W 63–58  9–0
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/11/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
#1 New Mexico State W 74–48  10–0
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/14/2013*
10:00 AM, CBS
#1 at Michigan W 72–70  11–0
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
#1 Southern W 69–43  12–0
McKale Center (14,149)
Tucson, AZ
12/23/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
#1 Northern Arizona W 77–44  13–0
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2014
8:00 pm, P12N
#1 Washington State W 60–25  14–0
(1–0)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
#1 Washington W 71–62  15–0
(2–0)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
#1 at UCLA W 79–75  16–0
(3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (13,283)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2014
7:00 pm, P12N
#1 at USC W 73–53  17–0
(4–0)
Galen Center (8,347)
Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, FS1
#1 Arizona State
Territorial Cup
W 91–68  18–0
(5–0)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#1 Colorado W 69–57  19–0
(6–0)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/26/2014
6:00 pm, FS1
#1 Utah W 65–56  20–0
(7–0)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#1 at Stanford W 60–57  21–0
(8–0)
Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
02/01/2014
8:30 pm, P12N
#1 at California L 58–60  21–1
(8–1)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkleley, CA
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
#2 Oregon W 67–65  22–1
(9–1)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
02/09/2014
5:00 pm, P12N
#2 Oregon State W 76–54  23–1
(10–1)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
02/14/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
#2 at Arizona State
Territorial Cup
L 66–69 2OT 23–2
(10–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (10,699)
Tempe, AZ
02/19/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
#4 at Utah W 67–63 OT 24–2
(11–2)
Huntsman Center (14,266)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
#4 at Colorado
College GameDay
W 88–61  25–2
(12–2)
Coors Events Center (11,025)
Boulder, CO
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#3 California W 87–59  26–2
(13–2)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
03/02/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
#3 Stanford W 79–66  27–2
(14–2)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
03/05/2014
9:00 pm, FS1
#3 at Oregon State W 74–69  28–2
(15–2)
Gill Coliseum (5,651)
Corvallis, OR
03/08/2014
2:00 pm, CBS
#3 at Oregon L 57–64  28–3
(15–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Tournament
03/13/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
#4 (1) vs. (8) Utah
Quarterfinals
W 71–39  29–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
#4 (1) vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals
W 63–43  30–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/15/2014
3:00 pm, FS1
#4 (1) vs. (2) UCLA
Championship
L 71–75  30–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014*
12:10 pm, TNT
#4 (1 W) vs. (16 W) Weber State
Second round
W 68–59  31–4
Viejas Arena (11,196)
San Diego, CA
03/23/2014*
6:40 pm, TBS
#4 (1 W) vs. (8 W) Gonzaga
Third round
W 84–61  32–4
Viejas Arena (11,504)
San Diego, CA
03/27/2014*
8:17 pm, TBS
#4 (1 W) vs. #13 (4 W) San Diego State
Sweet Sixteen
W 70–64  33–4
Honda Center (17,773)
Anaheim, CA
03/29/2014*
5:49 pm, TBS
#4 (1 W) vs. #12 (2 W) Wisconsin
Elite Eight
L 63–64 OT 33–5
Honda Center (17,814)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) is seed within tournament. W=West Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Ranking movement

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Post Final
AP 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 N/A
Coaches 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5

Team statistics

Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brandon Ashley 22 22 27.7 93–178 11–29 56–74 5.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 11.5
Eric Conklin 7 0 2.4 2–2 0–0 0–0 0.1 0 0 0 0.6
Aaron Gordon 38 38 31.2 189–382 16–45 76–180 8.0 1.97 0.89 1.0 12.4
Jacob Hazzard 13 0 2.2 8–17 4–9 0–0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0 1.5
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 38 6 25.3 121–247 2–10 103–151 5.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 9.1
Nick Johnson 38 38 33.0 205–474 62–169 146–187 4.1 2.8 1.1 0.66 16.3
Matt Korecheck 22 0 4.6 8–12 0–0 8–12 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1
Trey Mason 10 0 2.2 2–3 1–1 0–0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.5
Jordin Mayes 34 1 5.7 15–45 3–15 11–17 0.5 0.5 0.3 0 1.3
T. J. McConnell 38 38 32.2 127–280 36–100 31–50 3.6 5.3 1.7 0.2 8.4
Drew Mellon 6 0 2.0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.2
Zach Peters 11 0 2.8 0–6 0–6 0–0 0.4 0 0 0 0
Elliott Pitts 24 0 8.4 15–35 11–28 3–8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0 1.8
Kaleb Tarczewski 36 35 28.3 128–219 0-0 102–135 6.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 9.9
Gabe York 38 12 21.8 82–221 57–148 35–52 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 6.7
Chris Johnson 4 0 6.0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0 0 0 0 1.0

Source[12]

Awards

Aaron Gordon
Nick Johnson
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Kaleb Tarczewski
T. J. McConnell
Head Coach Sean Miller

References

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