2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #5
2014–15 record 34–4 (16–2 Pac-12)
Head coach Sean Miller (6th year)
Assistant coach Joe Pasternack
Assistant coach Emanuel Richardson
Assistant coach Damon Stoudamire
Home arena McKale Center
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Arizona 16 2   .889     34 4   .895
#25 Oregon 13 5   .722     26 10   .722
#19 Utah 13 5   .722     26 9   .743
UCLA 11 7   .611     22 14   .611
Stanford 9 9   .500     24 13   .649
Arizona State 9 9   .500     18 16   .529
Oregon State 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
California 7 11   .389     18 15   .545
Colorado 7 11   .389     16 18   .471
Washington State 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Washington 5 13   .278     16 15   .516
USC 3 15   .167     12 20   .375
2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 34–4, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win their second straight Pac-12 regular season championship (14th overall). In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Wildcats defeated 8-seed California; 73–51 in the quarterfinal game, 4-seed UCLA; 70–64 in the semifinal game, and 2-seed Oregon; 80–52 in the championship game. The Wildcats won their first Pac-12 Tournament title since 2002. As the #2 seed in the West Region NCAA Tournament, The Arizona Wildcats defeated the #15 seed Texas Southern; 93–72 in the round of 64, #10 seed Ohio State; 73–58 in the round of 32, 6-seed Xavier; 68–60 in the Sweet 16, advancing to the Elite 8 for second straight year, losing to 1-seed Wisconsin (the rematch from the NCAA Tournament's Elite 8 loss in 1-point overtime last season); 85–78.

Previous season

The 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats team finished the season with an overall record of 33–5, and 15–3 in the Pac-12 to win their 13th Pac-12 regular season championship. In the Pac-12 Tournament the Wildcats defeated Utah and Colorado to advanced to the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they lost to UCLA. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a 1–seed in the West Region, where they defeated 16-seed Weber State, 8-seed Gonzaga, and 4-seed San Diego State to advance to the Elite Eight, where they lost to 2-seed Wisconsin in overtime.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordin Mayes 20 G 6’3” 190 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated
Nick Johnson 13 G 6'3" 200 Junior Gilbert, Arizona Declared for 2014 NBA Draft.
Zach Peters 33 PF 6'10" 240 RS Freshman Plano, Texas Retired from playing basketball due to concussion issues.[1]
Aaron Gordon 11 F 6'9" 225 Freshman San Jose, California Declared for 2014 NBA Draft.
Eric Conklin 54 PF 6'6" 235 Freshman Scottsdale, Arizona Elected to transfer.[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ryan Anderson 12 PF 6’9” 216 Senior Lakewood, CA Elected to forgo playing his senior season at Boston College to transfer to Arizona.
Anderson will redshirt for the 2014–15 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have one year of eligibility for the 2015–16 season.
Kadeem Allen 20 G 6'3" 180 Junior Wilmington, NC National JC Player of the Year, at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.
Allen will redshirt for the 2014–15 season, and will have two years of eligibility starting for the 2015–16 season.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Parker Jackson-Cartwright
PG
Los Angeles, CA Loyola H.S. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Feb 24, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Craig Victor
F
New Orleans, LA Findlay Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 17, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Kadeem Allen
G
Wilmington, NC Hutchinson C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 28, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Stanley Johnson
F/G
Fullerton, CA Mater Dei H.S 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 15, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Dušan Ristić
C
Novi Sad, SRB Sunrise Christian Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Mar 8, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #3   Rivals: #4  ESPN: #6
  • 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

2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jackson-Cartwright, ParkerParker Jackson-Cartwright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Los Angeles, California
G 1 York, GabeGabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Orange Lutheran HS West Covina, California
G 4 McConnell, T. J.T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Chartiers Valley HS/Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G/F 5 Johnson, StanleyStanley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Fullerton, California
F 12 Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Long Beach Poly HS/Boston College Lakewood, California
C 14 Ristić, DušanDušan Ristić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
G 20 Allen, KadeemKadeem Allen  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr New Hanover HS/Hutchinson C.C. Wilmington, North Carolina
F 21 Ashley, BrandonBrandon Ashley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Findlay Prep San Francisco, California
F 23 Hollis-Jefferson, RondaeRondae Hollis-Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Chester HS Chester, Pennsylvania
G 24 Pitts, ElliottElliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So De La Salle HS Dublin, California
F 31 Korcheck, MattMatt Korcheck 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Sabino HS/Cochise College Tucson, Arizona
C 35 Tarczewski, KalebKaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Mark's School Claremont, New Hampshire
G 44 Mason, TreyTrey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Loyola HS Los Angeles, California
G 50 Hazzard, JacobJacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Loyola HS Los Angeles, California
F 55 Mellon, DrewDrew Mellon (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 01/06/2015

Notes

On January 6, 2015, Freshman forward Craig Victor announced he would be transferring. Three days later, it was announced Victor would be transferring to LSU.

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Arizona Alma Mater (year)
Sean MillerHead Coach 6th Pittsburgh (1992)
Joe Pasternack Associate Head Coach 4th Indiana (1999)
Emanuel Richardson Assistant Coach 6th Pittsburgh-Johnstown (1998)
Damon Stoudamire Assistant Coach 2nd Arizona (1995)
Ryan Reynolds Director of Basketball Operations 6th Xavier (2007)
Ben Tucker Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 1st Arizona (2010)

Schedule

The team's non-conference schedule will include road games at UNLV and UTEP, home games against Mount St. Mary's, UC Irvine, Oakland, Gardner-Webb, Michigan, Gonzaga, Utah Valley and Cal State Northridge (Maui Invitational opening game) and three neutral-site games as part of the 2014 Maui Invitational Tournament.[3] In conference play, the team will face neither the Washington teams at home nor the Los Angeles teams on the road.[4]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
4:00 PM, P12N
#2 Cal Poly Pomona W 67–51 
 12 – Tied  7 – Tied  11 – McConnell  McKale Center (10,000)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 PM, P12N
#2 Mount St. Mary's W 78–55  1–0
 21 – Ashley  10 – Tarczewski  7 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
11/16/2014*
6:00 PM, P12N
#2 Cal State Northridge
Maui Invitational Opening Round
W 86–68  2–0
 17 – Johnson  8 – Hollis-Jefferson  8 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
#2 UC Irvine W 71–54  3–0
 19 – Hollis-Jefferson  10 – Johnson  4 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
11/24/2014*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
#3 vs. Missouri
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
W 72–53  4–0
 15 – Tied  8 – Tarczewski  9 – McConnell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/25/2014*
5:30 PM, ESPN
#3 vs. Kansas State
Maui Invitational Semifinals
W 72–68  5–0
 18 – Tarczewski  8 – Hollis-Jefferson  6 – McConnell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/26/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN
#3 vs. #15 San Diego State
Maui Invitational Championship
W 61–59  6–0
 18 – Johnson  9 – Johnson  3 – McConnell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
#3 Gardner–Webb W 91–65  7–0
 18 – Tied  8 – Tied  8 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,150)
Tucson, AZ
12/06/2014*
3:15 PM, ESPN
#3 #9 Gonzaga W 66–63 OT 8–0
 14 – Ashley  7 – Tarczewski  3 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
12/09/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
#3 Utah Valley W 87–56  9–0
 14 – Johnson  10 – Hollis-Jefferson  3 – Tied  McKale Center (14,321)
Tucson, AZ
12/13/2014*
3:15 PM, ESPN
#3 Michigan W 80–53  10–0
 17 – Johnson  7 – Tied  7 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
12/16/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
#3 Oakland W 101–64  11–0
 18 – Johnson  8 – Ashley  10 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,405)
Tucson, AZ
12/19/2014*
9:00 PM, FS1
#3 at UTEP W 60–55  12–0
 17 – Johnson  7 – McConnell  8 – McConnell  Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
12/23/2014*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
#3 at UNLV L 67–71  12–1
 14 – McConnell  13 – Johnson  7 – McConnell  Thomas & Mack Center (15,387)
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2015
5:00 PM, FS1
#8 Arizona State
State Farm Territorial Cup Series
W 73–49  13–1
(1–0)
 13 – Tied  8 – Hollis-Jefferson  4 – Hollis-Jefferson  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/08/2015
8:00 PM, P12N
#7 at Oregon W 80–62  14–1
(2–0)
 21 – McConnell  10 – Tarczewski  3 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (8,829)
Eugene, OR
01/11/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
#7 at Oregon State L 56–58  14–2
(2–1)
 14 – Hollis-Jefferson  6 – Tied  6 – McConnell  Gill Coliseum (6,191)
Corvallis, OR
01/15/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
#10 Colorado W 68–54  15–2
(3–1)
 22 – Johnson  11 – Ashley  6 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2015
5:00 PM, P12N
#10 #8 Utah W 69–51  16–2
(4–1)
 18 – Johnson  10 – Johnson  6 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/22/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#7 at Stanford W 89–82  17–2
(5–1)
 19 – Johnson  7 – Johnson  5 – McConnell  Maples Pavilion (6,943)
Stanford, CA
01/24/2015
8:30 PM, P12N
#7 at California W 73–50  18–2
(6–1)
 18 – Johnson  9 – Johnson  6 – McConnell  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
01/28/2015
8:00 PM, P12N
#6 Oregon W 90–56  19–2
(7–1)
 16 – York  7 – Hollis-Jefferson  6 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/30/2015
6:00 PM, P12N
#6 Oregon State W 57–34  20–2
(8–1)
 12 – Ashley  9 – Johnson  6 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/07/2015
2:30 PM, FOX
#6 at Arizona State
State Farm Territorial Cup Series
L 78–81  20–3
(8–2)
 25 – McConnell  9 – Tarczewski  4 – McConnell  Wells Fargo Arena (10,876)
Tempe, AZ
02/13/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
#7 at Washington W 86–62  21–3
(9–2)
 20 – Johnson  9 – Hollis-Jefferson  10 – McConnell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,999)
Seattle, WA
02/15/2015
4:30 PM, FS1
#7 at Washington State W 86–59  22–3
(10–2)
 17 – Tied  10 – Hollis-Jefferson  8 – McConnell  Beasley Coliseum (5,331)
Pullman, WA
02/19/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#7 USC W 87–57  23–3
(11–2)
 15 – Tarczewski  9 – Tarczewski  7 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/21/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
#7 UCLA
Rivalry; ESPN College GameDay
W 57–47  24–3
(12–2)
 13 – York  10 – Johnson  5 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/26/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
#7 at Colorado W 82–54  25–3
(13–2)
 15 – Johnson  8 – Hollis-Jefferson  6 – McConnell  Coors Events Center (11,120)
Boulder, CO
02/28/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
#7 at #13 Utah W 63–57  26–3
(14–2)
 12 – Tarczewski  11 – Johnson  5 – McConnell  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,165)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/05/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
#5 California W 99–60  27–3
(15–2)
 21 – Ashley  8 – Tarczewski  11 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
03/07/2015
2:00 PM, CBS
#5 Stanford W 91–69  28–3
(16–2)
 15 – Ashley  9 – Ashley  11 – McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
03/12/2015
1:00 PM, P12N
#5 vs. California
Quarterfinals
W 73–51  29–3
 19 – Johnson  7 – Tied  6 – McConnell  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/13/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#5 vs. UCLA
Semifinals
W 70–64  30–3
 24 – Ashley  12 – Hollis-Jefferson  11 – McConnell  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2015
9:00 PM, ESPN
#5 vs. Oregon
Championship game
W 80–52  31–3
 20 – Ashley  9 – Hollis-Jefferson  6 – McConnell  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015*
12:10 PM, TNT
(2 W) #5 vs. (15 W) Texas Southern
Second round
W 93–72  32–3
 23 – Hollis-Jefferson  10 – Hollis-Jefferson  4 – McConnell  Moda Center (13,616)
Portland, OR
03/21/2015*
3:15 PM, CBS
(2 W) #5 vs. (10 W) Ohio State
Third round
W 73–58  33–3
 19 – Tied  10 – Tied  6 – McConnell  Moda Center (17,370)
Portland, OR
03/26/2015*
8:17 PM, TBS
(2 W) #5 vs. (6 W) Xavier
Sweet Sixteen
W 68–60  34–3
 17 – McConnell  12 – Tarczewski  5 – McConnell  Staples Center (18,809)
Los Angeles, CA
03/28/2015*
4:09 PM, TBS
(2 W) #5 vs. (1 W) #3 Wisconsin
Elite Eight
L 78–85  34–4
 17 – Tied  8 – Hollis-Jefferson  5 – McConnell  Staples Center (19,125)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
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 Post Final
AP 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 8 7 10 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 N/A
Coaches 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 7 6 9 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brandon Ashley 38 38 27.8 166–323 12–36 121–172 5.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 12.2
Jacob Hazzard 17 0 1.6 1–10 0–6 0–0 0 0.05 0 0 0.1
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 38 25 28.7 138–275 6–29 145–205 6.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 11.2
Parker Jackson–Cartwright 34 0 9.6 34–75 9–23 22–34 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 2.9
Stanley Johnson 38 37 28.4 174–390 43–116 132–178 6.5 1.6 1.5 0.4 13.8
Matt Korcheck 21 1 3.7 10–14 0–0 6–6 0.8 0.1 0.05 0.3 1.2
Trey Mason 9 0 1.3 1–3 1–1 0–0 0.1 0 0 0 0.3
T. J. McConnell 38 38 30.5 156–313 25–78 58–70 3.8 6.3 2.2 0.07 10.4
Drew Mellon 12 0 1.9 0–7 0–3 0–0 0.3 0.2 0 0 0
Elliott Pitts 38 1 14.9 43–109 27–74 19–24 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.05 3.5
Dušan Ristić 36 0 8.6 48–78 4–5 21–41 2.1 0.05 0.05 0.2 3.4
Kaleb Tarczewski 38 37 26.0 123–215 0–0 107–153 5.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 9.3
Gabe York 37 13 23.1 107–243 66–165 60–74 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 9.2

Awards

Stanley Johnson
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
T.J. McConnell
Brandon Ashley

See also

References

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