2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Sean Miller (11th season)
Associate head coachJack Murphy
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Peters
  • Justin Gainey
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
UCLA 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
USC 11 – 7   .611 22 – 9   .710
Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
Utah 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
California 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Washington 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Sean Miller and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in tie for fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, where they defeated Washington in the first round and were set to take on USC in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for 6th place. They received the 9-seed in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, where they lost to 8-seed USC in the first round, 65–78.

Offseason

Departures
Name Position Year Hometown Reason
Ryan Luther F Graduate Student Gibsonia, PA Completed athletic eligibility
Justin Coleman G Graduate Student Birmingham, AL Completed athletic eligibility
Alex Barcello G Junior Chandler, AZ Elected to transfer to BYU.[1]
Emmanuel Akot F Sophomore Winnipeg, MB Quit team in January. Later elected to transfer to Boise State.[2][3]
Brandon Randolph G Sophomore Yonkers, NY Entered 2019 NBA draft.[4]
Reference:
Incoming transfers
Name Position Year Hometown Previous school Remaining eligibility Notes
Stone Gettings F Graduate Student Malibu, CA Cornell 1 Graduated from Cornell in December 2018, redshirted the remainder of the season at Arizona. Will play for the entire 2019–20 season.[5]
Max Hazzard G Graduate Student Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine 1 Graduate from UC Irvine. Max is eligible to play immediately as a graduate.[6]
Jemarl Baker G Redshirt Sophomore Menifee, CA Kentucky 2 Transfer from Kentucky.[7] Jemarl has been granted a waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to play for the Arizona Wildcats in 2019-20 instead sitting out a year.[8]
Jordan Brown F Sophomore Roseville, CA Nevada 3 Transfer from Nevada. He will redshirt the 2019–20 season under NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility at the start of the 2020–21 season.[9]
Reference:

2019 recruiting class

Nico Mannion, originally from Siena, Italy, was originally a part of the 2020 recruiting class, but reclassified to the 2019 class in July 2018. He verbally committed to Arizona on September 14, 2018, over Marquette. Mannion is a consensus five-star prospect out of Pinnacle HS in Phoenix, Arizona.

Christian Koloko, originally from Douala, Cameroon, was the second commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on September 23, 2018, over California, Creighton, and Vanderbilt. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.

Josh Green, originally from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was the third commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 4, 2018, over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green is a consensus five-star prospect out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Zeke Nnaji, originally from Lakeville, MN was the fifth commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on November 23, 2018, over UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Purdue. Nnaji is a consensus four-star prospect out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nico Mannion
PG 		Siena, Italy Pinnacle HS (AZ) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Christian Koloko
C 		Douala, Cameroon Sierra Canyon School (CA) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Josh Green
G/F 		Sydney, New South Wales, Australia IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Zeke Nnaji
F/C 		Lakeville, MN Hopkins HS 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #11  247Sports: #5  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:

  • "Arizona 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • "2019 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • "2019 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

Dalen Terry, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, was the first commit of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on July 23, 2019, over rival Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Memphis, USC and Utah. Terry a consensus four-star prospect out of Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bennedict Mathurin, originally from Montreal, Canada was the second commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on January 15, 2020, over Baylor & Washington State. Mathurin was a consensus four-star prospect out of the NBA Academy Latin America.

Kerr Kriisa, originally from Tartu, Estonia, was the third commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on April 18, 2020, over BYU, Oregon & Syracuse. Kriisa a consensus four-star prospect out of BC Prienai in Prienai, Lithuania.

Daniel Batcho, originally from Chatenay-Malabry, France, was the fourth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 23, 2020, over Arizona State, Creighton, Miami & Virginia Tech. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball in Paris, France.

Tibet Gorener, originally from Şişli, Turkey, was the fifth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 28, 2020, over Nebraska, Creighton, UC Santa Barbara & UConn. He is consensus four-star out of Orange Lutheran HS in Orange, California.

Ąžuolas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the sixth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently a four-star prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania.

Tautvilas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the seventh commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently an unranked prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dalen Terry
SF 		Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Bennedict Mathurin
SF 		Montreal, Canada NBA Latin America (MX) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 15, 2120 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Kerr Kriisa
PG 		Tartu, Estonia BC Prienai 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Daniel Batcho
PF 		Chatenay-Malabry, France Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Tibet Gorener
SF 		Şişli, Turkey Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Ąžuolas Tubelis
PF 		Vilnius, Lithuania Rytas Vilnius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Tautvilas Tubelis
SF 		Vilnius, Lithuania Rytas Vilnius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #8  247Sports: #5  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:

  • "Arizona 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  • "2020 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Coaching changes

In June 2019, Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy resigned to take the position of associate head coach on Miller's staff.[10]

Personnel

Roster

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Josh Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Sydney, NSW
G 1 Nico Mannion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS (AZ) Siena, Italy
G 2 Brandon Williams Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Dylan Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr UNC Asheville Mobile, AL
F/C 4 Chase Jeter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Duke Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Max Hazzard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS UC Irvine Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jemarl Baker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Kentucky Menifee, CA
F 11 Ira Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Crossroads School Los Angeles, CA
F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Cornell Malibu, CA
F 21 Jordan Brown Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Nevada Roseville, CA
F/C 22 Zeke Nnaji 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Hopkins HS Lakeville, MN
C 35 Christian Koloko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School (CA) Douala, Cameroon
F 50 Jordan Mains (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Scottsdale, AZ
G 52 Kory Jones (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Westfield HS Herndon, VA
F 54 Matt Weyand (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA
F 55 Jake DesJardins (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Coronado HS Henderson, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2020

  • Aug. 7, 2019 – Sophomore guard Brandon Williams to miss entire 2019–20 season due to a right knee injury.[11]
  • Nov. 1, 2019 – Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive was suspended indefinitely after violating team rules.[12] He returned to action Nov. 14, 2019
  • Nov. 22, 2019 – Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive was dismissed after violating team rules.[13]
  • Nov. 30, 2019 – Graduate forward Stone Gettings out with concussion and facial fracture in game against Penn.[14] Made return against Arizona State on January 4, 2020.[15]
  • Jan. 3, 2020 – Freshman Jordan Mains has been added to the roster as a walk-on.[16]
  • Jan. 16, 2020 – RS Senior center Chase Jeter out with a back injury.[17]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Arizona Alma Mater (year)
Sean Miller Head coach 11th Pittsburgh (1992)
Jack Murphy Associate head coach 1st Arizona (2005)
Danny Peters Assistant coach 2nd Ohio State (2010)
Justin Gainey Assistant coach 2nd NC State (2000)
Ryan Reynolds Director of Basketball Operations 11th Xavier (2007)
Austin Carroll Assistant director of Basketball Operations 4th American (2014)

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Zeke Nnaji Christian Koloko Chase Jeter
PF Stone Gettings Ira Lee
SF Josh Green
SG Dylan Smith Max Hazzard
PG Nico Mannion Jemarl Baker Jr.

Preseason

Red and Blue game

The annual Red-Blue game was held at McKale Center on September 27, 2019. Sophomore Devonaire Doutrive won the slam dunk contest,[18] and the Blue team, led by Devonaire Doutrive, defeated the Red team, 46–32.[19]

Preseason rankings

The Arizona Wildcats were selected fourth in the 2019–20 Pac-12 media poll.[20] The Wildcats were ranked 21 in the AP Top 25 and ranked 17 in the Coaches polls.

Preseason awards watchlists

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

The Wildcats had 2 players at 2 positions selected to the preseason all Pac-12 teams.

First team

Second team

  • Josh Green – FR, SG

Schedule and results

The Wildcats opponents were finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Arizona will host opponents Chico State (exhibition game), Gonzaga, Illinois, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Omaha, San Jose State, and South Dakota State at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Arizona will participate in the 2019 Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, CA with six of the following potential opponents including (College of Charleston, Pepperdine, Penn, Providence, UCF, or Wake Forest). The Wildcats will also play in a neutral-site game against St. John's at the new Chase Center in San Francisco, CA in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Game. Arizona played only one true road game against Baylor at Ferrell Center in Waco, TX.

In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, Arizona did not play the two Rocky Mountain schools on the road (Colorado and Utah) or the two Northern California schools at home (California and Stanford).

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
6:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 21 Chico State W 74–65  –
  17 – Jeter   14 – Green   6 – Mannion  McKale Center (12,605)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 21 Northern Arizona W 91–52  1–0
  20 – Nnaji   6 – Tied   5 – Hazzard  McKale Center (12,960)
Tucson, AZ
November 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 21 Illinois W 90–69  2–0
  23 – Mannion   7 – Jeter   9 – Mannion  McKale Center (13,780)
Tucson, AZ
November 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 19 San Jose State W 87–39  3–0
  26 – Nnaji   11 – Nnaji   5 – Baker Jr.  McKale Center (12,755)
Tucson, AZ
November 17, 2019*
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 19 New Mexico State W 83–53  4–0
  19 – Nnaji   8 – Jeter   4 – Hazzard  McKale Center (13,161)
Tucson, AZ
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 14 South Dakota State W 71–64  5–0
  15 – Green   7 – Jeter   4 – Mannion  McKale Center (12,828)
Tucson, AZ
November 24, 2019*
6:30 pm, P12N 		No. 14 Long Beach State
Wooden Legacy campus-site game 		W 104–67  6–0
  22 – Mannion   6 – Jeter   8 – Mannion  McKale Center (12,943)
Tucson, AZ
November 28, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 vs. Pepperdine
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		W 93–91  7–0
  24 – Green   11 – Nnaji   11 – Mannion  Anaheim Arena (1,574)
Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 vs. Penn
Wooden Legacy semifinals 		W 92–82  8–0
  24 – Mannion   7 – Nnaji   4 – Mannion  Anaheim Arena (2,605)
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 vs. Wake Forest
Wooden Legacy championship 		W 73–66  9–0
  20 – Smith   11 – Green   7 – Mannion  Anaheim Arena (2,185)
Anaheim, CA
December 7, 2019*
10:00 am, ESPNU 		No. 12 at No. 18 Baylor L 58–63  9–1
  15 – Mannion   7 – Tied   5 – Mannion  Ferrell Center (7,872)
Waco, TX
December 11, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 15 Omaha W 99–49  10–1
  15 – Tied   10 – Koloko   11 – Mannion  McKale Center (13,256)
Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 No. 6 Gonzaga L 80–84  10–2
  17 – Green   17 – Nnaji   10 – Mannion  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
December 21, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 vs. St. John's
Al Attles Classic 		L 67–70  10–3
  24 – Nnaji   13 – Nnaji   4 – Baker Jr.  Chase Center (6,728)
San Francisco, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 4, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N 		No. 25 Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 75–47  11–3
(1–0) 		 17 – Nnaji   11 – Nnaji   7 – Mannion  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 at No. 9 Oregon L 73–74 OT 11–4
(1–1) 		 20 – Mannion   14 – Nnaji   3 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (10,113)
Eugene, OR
January 12, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1 		No. 24 at Oregon State L 65–82  11–5
(1–2) 		 21 – Nnaji   9 – Nnaji   9 – Mannion  Gill Coliseum (4,911)
Corvallis, OR
January 16, 2020
6:30 pm, P12N 		Utah W 93–77  12–5
(2–2) 		 24 – Tied   8 – Nnaji   6 – Smith  McKale Center (13,549)
Tucson, AZ
January 18, 2020
12:30 pm, FOX 		No. 20 Colorado W 75–54  13–5
(3–2) 		 13 – Tied   12 – Nnaji   5 – Mannion  McKale Center (14,279)
Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N 		No. 22 at Arizona State
Rivalry 		L 65–66  13–6
(3–3) 		 21 – Nnaji   10 – Nnaji   4 – Baker  Desert Financial Arena (13,500)
Tempe, AZ
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Washington W 75–72  14–6
(4–3) 		 17 – Baker   8 – Nnaji   5 – Mannion  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,123)
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State W 66–49  15–6
(5–3) 		 19 – Gettings   12 – Gettings   4 – Mannion  Beasley Coliseum (4,032)
Pullman, WA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 USC W 85–80  16–6
(6–3) 		 20 – Mannion   11 – Nnaji   7 – Mannion  McKale Center (13,816)
Tucson, AZ
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 UCLA
Rivalry 		L 52–65  16–7
(6–4) 		 14 – Nnaji   10 – Nnaji   3 – Gettings  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
February 13, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1 		at California W 68–52  17–7
(7–4) 		 21 – Nnaji   6 – Tied   5 – Mannion  Haas Pavilion (6,291)
Berkeley, CA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford W 69–60  18–7
(8–4) 		 21 – Nnaji   11 – Nnaji   3 – Green  Maples Pavilion (4,839)
Stanford, CA
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 24 Oregon State W 89–63  19–7
(9–4) 		 18 – Green   7 – Nnaji   6 – Tied  McKale Center (13,555)
Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 No. 14 Oregon L 72–73 OT 19–8
(9–5) 		 18 – Smith   8 – Gettings   8 – Mannion  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at USC L 48–57  19–9
(9–6) 		 15 – Nnaji   9 – Nnaji   2 – 2 Tied  Galen Center (4,121)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at UCLA
Rivalry 		L 64–69  19–10
(9–7) 		 19 – Mannion   8 – Smith   5 – Mannion  Pauley Pavilion (11,567)
Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1 		Washington State W 83–62  20–10
(10–7) 		 23 – Mannion   9 – Gettings   7 – Mannion  McKale Center (13,052)
Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN 		Washington L 63–69  20–11
(10–8) 		 19 – Smith   11 – Nnaji   5 – Mannion  McKale Center (13,604)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 11, 2020
2:30 pm, P12N 		(5) vs. (12) Washington
First round 		W 77–70  21–11
  19 – Green   9 – Nnaji   6 – Smith  T-Mobile Arena (8,048)
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2020
2:30 pm, P12N 		(5) vs. (4) USC
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

[21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP21191414121516242524RV22RV23RV24RVRVRVRV
Coaches17171414111417242424RV21RV23RV2124-TRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Chase Jeter 21 16 352 16.8 143 6.8 53 92 57.6% 0 0 0.0% 37 61 60.7% 26 65 91 4.3 14 50 16 6 9
Christian Koloko 26 0 209 8.0 52 2.0 23 49 46.9% 0 1 0.0% 6 17 35.3% 23 38 61 2.3 5 27 3 9 22
Dylan Smith 30 30 783 26.1 243 8.1 79 218 36.2% 49 138 35.5% 36 51 70.6% 13 79 92 2.6 40 68 46 22 16
Ira Lee 30 2 404 13.5 105 3.5 44 82 53.7% 0 0 0.0% 17 30 56.7% 29 68 97 3.2 29 53 24 15 11
Jemarl Baker Jr. 30 0 583 19.4 175 5.8 61 164 37.2% 34 96 39.7% 19 23 82.6% 11 60 71 2.4 69 52 21 21 5
Josh Green 28 28 858 30.6 332 11.9 115 271 42.4% 34 96 39.7% 76 99 76.8% 35 93 128 4.6 73 69 41 44 12
Kory Jones 5 0 8 1.6 0 0.0 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Weyand 6 0 9 1.5 6 1.0 2 4 50.0% 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 0 0
Max Hazzard 28 0 413 14.8 149 5.3 50 118 42.4% 34 89 38.2% 15 18 83.3% 7 37 44 1.6 26 43 18 15 1
Nico Mannion 30 30 955 31.8 422 14.1 137 350 39.1% 50 152 32.9% 98 121 81.0% 8 69 77 2.6 162 53 76 33 0
Stone Gettings 25 15 512 20.5 167 6.7 65 130 50.0% 15 39 38.5% 22 32 68.8% 29 46 75 4.0 23 62 28 15 7
Zeke Nnaji 30 30 912 30.4 492 16.4 172 297 57.9% 5 17 29.4% 143 188 76.1% 89 167 256 8.5 24 70 63 21 28
Jordan Mains 2 0 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0 0 2 0 0 0
Total 30 – – – 2305 76.8 807 1790 45.1% 216 616 35.1% 475 648 73.3% 324 803 1127 37.5 462 553 347 202 112
Opponents 30 – – – 1951 65.0 661 1683 39.3% 202 637 31.7% 427 591 72.3% 280 731 1011 33.7 345 572 432 135 92
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Awards & milestones

Season highs

Weekly awards

Zeke Nnaji

  • 4x Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week, (Nov. 11 & 18, Jan. 20, Feb. 17)
  • Malone Finalist

Nico Mannion

  • Wooden Legacy MVP
  • Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team
  • Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week, (Dec. 2)

Chase Jeter

  • Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team

Dylan Smith

  • Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team

Pac-12 Conference honors

Stone Gettings

  • Pac-12 Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Zeke Nnaji

  • Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 First Team

Nico Mannion

  • All-Pac-12 Second Team

See also

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References

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  16. ^ "Arizona Adds Walk-On Jordan Mains To Roster".
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