2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Diamond Head Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#21
2012–13 record	27–8 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sean Miller
Assistant coach	James Whitford
Assistant coach	Joe Pasternack
Assistant coach	Emanuel Richardson
Home arena	McKale Center

2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#24 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
#21 Arizona	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
#15 Oregon †	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
California	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Colorado	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Washington	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
USC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Utah	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406


† 2013 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 23, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Seeded 6th in the West Region of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the team defeated (11) Belmont and (14) Harvard by a combined score of 40 points before losing 73–70 to (2) Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen.^[1]

After starting the season undefeated in non-conference play the team went 12–6 in conference and fell to UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. The team's mid-season record of 14–0 was the second best start in program history since the 1931–32 team opened the season 16–0.^[2]

Arizona entered the season ranked 11th in the Coaches and 12th in the AP preseason polls,^[3] climbed to 3rd in both after going undefeated into January,^[4] and then fell to 20th (Coaches) and 21st (AP) just prior to the start of the NCAA tournament.^[5]

Before the season began Sean Miller and his staff recruited the nation's 3rd-ranked class of 2012^[6] and brought in three well-regarded transfers,^[7] among them starting point guard Mark Lyons, who led the team in scoring with 15.6 points-per-game, including 24.3 points-per-game in NCAA tournament play.^[1]

Off Season

Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaleb Tarczewski C	Claremont, NH	St. Mark's School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 22, 2011
Kaleb Tarczewski C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Grant Jerrett PF	La Verne, CA	La Verne Lutheran H.S.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 27, 2010
Grant Jerrett PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Brandon Ashley PF	Oakland, CA	Findlay College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 29, 2011
Brandon Ashley PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Gabe York SG	Orange, CA	Orange Lutheran H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 10, 2011
Gabe York SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Jacob Hazzard PG	Los Angeles, CA	Loyola H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 15, 2012
Jacob Hazzard PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #3 Rivals: #3 ESPN: #3
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: "2012 Arizona Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mark Lyons	2	PG	6'1"	188	Senior	Schenectady, New York	Lyons left Xavier to play his senior year at Arizona. He was eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule.
T. J. McConnell	4	PG	6'1"	180	Junior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	McConnell elected to transfer after his sophomore year at Duquesne and redshirted the 2012–13 season under NCAA transfer rules.
Matt Korcheck	31	PF	6'9"	220	Junior	Tucson, Arizona	A junior college transfer from Cochise College, Korcheck elected to redshirt the season and have two years eligibility starting in 2013–14.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alex Jacobson	50	C	7'0"	253	Senior	Santa Ana, California	Graduated
Jesse Perry	33	SF	6'7"	217	Senior	St. Louis, Missouri	Graduated
Brendon Lavender	24	SG	6'5"	212	Senior	Mesa, Arizona	Graduated
Kyle Fogg	21	SG	6'3"	188	Senior	Brea, California	Graduated
Dondre Wise	0	PG	6'1"	220	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
Kyryl Natyazhko	14	C	6'11"	275	Junior	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Natyazhko announced his intention to turn professional in April, 2012. He played for Ukrainian club Azovmash Mariupol in 2012-2013.
Sidiki Johnson	1	PF	6'8"	235	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules, Johnson transferred to Providence in December 2011.
Josiah Turner	11	PG	6'3"	192	Freshman	Sacramento, California	Suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules in March 2012, Turner transferred to SMU but withdrew to pursue a professional career.^[8]^[9]

Preseason

Summer Exhibition Tour

Practices began earlier than otherwise allowed by the NCAA in preparation for a six-day foreign tour to the Bahamas in August. (NCAA rules allow teams to conduct 10 practices in preparation for a foreign tour.) Although NCAA rules allow for foreign tours once every four years, the Bahamas tour was Arizona's first since 2006. It was the seventh in program history. The team won its games 136–66 and 99–57.^[10]

Red-Blue Game

Arizona's annual pre-season Red-Blue scrimmage took place at McKale Center on October 21, selling out for the second-straight season.^[11] A half-time ceremony celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the 1987-88 basketball team, the first in program history to reach the Final Four. The team's 35 victories remain the most in school history. Members of the team present included Tucson-native Sean Elliott, Arizona's all-time leading scorer, with 2,555 career points;^[12] Steve Kerr, whose 57.8% three-point field-goal percentage in the 1987-88 season is the best in NCAA history (with a minimum of 100 shots made);^[13] and Anthony Cook, who recorded a program-best 278 career blocked-shots.^[12]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/31/2012* 6:30 PM	#12	Humboldt State	W 108–67	–	McKale Center (12,431) Tucson, AZ
11/06/2012* 6:30 PM	#12	Chico State	W 98–60	–	McKale Center (12,268) Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
11/11/2012* 4:00 PM, P12N	#12	Charleston Southern	W 82–73	1–0	McKale Center (14,503) Tucson, AZ
11/15/2012* 8:00 PM, FSN	#12	UTEP	W 71–52	2–0	McKale Center (13,576) Tucson, AZ
11/19/2012* 7:00 PM, P12N	#10	Long Beach State	W 94–72	3–0	McKale Center (13,382) Tucson, AZ
11/28/2012* 8:00 PM, P12N	#9	Northern Arizona	W 93–50	4–0	McKale Center (13,003) Tucson, AZ
12/01/2012* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#9	at Texas Tech	W 85–57	5–0	United Spirit Arena (10,782) Lubbock, TX
12/04/2012* 7:30 PM, P12N	#8	Southern Miss	W 63–55	6–0	McKale Center (13,419) Tucson, AZ
12/08/2012* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#8	at Clemson	W 66–54	7–0	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,509) Clemson, SC
12/15/2012* 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8	#5 Florida	W 65–64	8–0	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
12/18/2012* 7:00 PM, P12N	#4	Oral Roberts	W 89–64	9–0	McKale Center (13,067) Tucson, AZ
12/22/2012* 8:30 PM, ESPNU	#4	vs. East Tennessee State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 73–53	10–0	Stan Sheriff Center (8,120) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2012* 9:30 PM, ESPN2	#4	vs. Miami (FL) Diamond Head Classic semifinals	W 69–50	11–0	Stan Sheriff Center (6,564) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2012* 8:15 PM, ESPN2	#3	vs. #17 San Diego State Diamond Head Classic championship	W 68–67	12–0	Stan Sheriff Center (6,514) Honolulu, HI
01/03/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	Colorado	W 92–83 ^OT	13–0 (1–0)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
01/05/2013 3:00 PM, P12N	#3	Utah	W 60–57	14–0 (2–0)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
01/10/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	at Oregon	L 66–70	14–1 (2–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (9,544) Eugene, OR
01/12/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#4	at Oregon State	W 80–70	15–1 (3–1)	Gill Coliseum (7,224) Corvallis, OR
01/19/2013 12:30 PM, FSN	#7	at Arizona State	W 71–54	16–1 (4–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (10,900) Tempe, AZ
01/24/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	UCLA	L 73–84	16–2 (4–2)	McKale Center (14,617) Tucson, AZ
01/26/2013 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#6	USC	W 74–50	17–2 (5–2)	McKale Center (14,578) Tucson, AZ
01/31/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Washington	W 57–53	18–2 (6–2)	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,535) Seattle, WA
02/02/2013 8:00 PM, P12N	#8	at Washington State	W 79–65	19–2 (7–2)	Beasley Coliseum (6,002) Pullman, WA
02/06/2013 7:00 PM, ESPNews	#7	Stanford	W 73–66	20–2 (8–2)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
02/10/2013 5:00 PM, P12N	#7	California	L 69–77	20–3 (8–3)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
02/14/2013 8:00 PM, P12N	#9	at Colorado	L 58–71	20–4 (8–4)	Coors Events Center (11,120) Boulder, CO
02/17/2013 1:00 PM, P12N	#9	at Utah	W 68–64	21–4 (9–4)	Huntsman Center (11,712) Salt Lake City, UT
02/20/2013 9:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	Washington	W 70–52	22–4 (10–4)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
02/23/2013 1:00 PM, FSN	#12	Washington State	W 73–56	23–4 (11–4)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
02/27/2013 7:30 PM, P12N	#11	at USC	L 78–89	23–5 (11–5)	Galen Center (4,207) Los Angeles, CA
03/02/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN	#11	at UCLA	L 69–74	23–6 (11–6)	Pauley Pavilion (13,727) Los Angeles, CA
03/09/2013 2:30 PM, FSN	#18	Arizona State	W 73–58	24–6 (12–6)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
2013 Pac-12 Tournament
03/14/2013 2:30 PM, P12N	#18 (4)	vs. (5) Colorado Quarterfinals	W 79–69	25–6	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,915) Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 7:00 PM, P12N	#18 (4)	vs. #21 (1) UCLA Semifinals	L 64–66	25–7	MGM Grand Garden Arena (13,151) Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013* 5:30 PM, TNT	#21 (6 W)	vs. (11 W) Belmont West Region 2nd Round	W 81–64	26–7	EnergySolutions Arena (14,345) Salt Lake City, UT
03/23/2013* 3:10 PM, TNT	#21 (6 W)	vs. (14 W) Harvard West Region 3rd Round	W 74–51	27–7	EnergySolutions Arena (16,060) Salt Lake City, UT
03/28/2013* 4:47 PM, TBS	#21 (6 W)	vs. #7 (2 W) Ohio State West Region Semifinals	L 70–73	27–8	Staples Center (18,232) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Standard Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.

Roster

2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	York, GabeGabe York	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orange Lutheran H.S.	Orange, California
1.5 !G	2	Lyons, MarkMark Lyons	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brewster Academy/Xavier	Schenectady, New York
2.5 !G/F	3	Parrom, KevinKevin Parrom	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Kent School	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	4	McConnell, T. J.T. J. McConnell	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chartiers Valley H.S./Duquesne	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	13	Johnson, NickNick Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Findlay Prep	Gilbert, Arizona
1.5 !G	20	Mayes, JordinJordin Mayes	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Westchester H.S.	Los Angeles, California
3.5 !F	21	Ashley, BrandonBrandon Ashley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Findlay Prep	Oakland, California
3.5 !F	30	Chol, AngeloAngelo Chol	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Hoover H.S.	Khartoum, Sudan
3.5 !F	31	Korcheck, MattMatt Korcheck	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sabino H.S./Cochise College	Tucson, Arizona
4.5 !F/C	33	Jerrett, GrantGrant Jerrett	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lutheran H.S.	La Verne, California
5.0 !C	35	Tarczewski, KalebKaleb Tarczewski	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Mark's School	Claremont, New Hampshire
3.5 !F	44	Hill, SolomonSolomon Hill	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fairfax H.S.	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	50	Hazzard, JacobJacob Hazzard	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Loyola H.S.	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	51	Crawford, QuintonQuinton Crawford	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Old Bridge H.S./Middlesex County	Old Bridge, New Jersey
3.5 !F	52	Wiepking, MaxMax Wiepking	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Kent Denver School	Englewood, Colorado
3.5 !F	55	Mellon, DrewDrew Mellon	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Mater Dei H.S.	Santa Ana, California

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Awards

Solomon Hill

2012 Diamond Head Classic MVP, All-Tournament Team^[14]
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team^[15]
USBWA All-District IX Team^[16]
NABC All-District 20 First Team^[17]

Nick Johnson

Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team^[15]

Mark Lyons

2012 Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team^[14]
Pac-12 Player of the Week – January 21, 2013^[18]
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team^[15]
USBWA All-District IX Team^[16]
NABC All-District 20 First Team^[17]

Kaleb Tarczewski

Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team^[15]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ¦¦ Increase in ranking. ¦¦ Decrease in ranking. ¦¦ Not ranked the previous week.
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	12	12	10	9	8	8	4	3	3	4	7	6	8	7	9	12	11	18	18	21	-
Coaches	11	12	10	9	8	8	5	3	3	3	7	6	8	7	9	12	11	18	18	20	14

References

1 2 "2012‐13 University of Arizona Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. March 29, 2013.
↑ Marshall, John (January 5, 2013). "No. 3 Arizona holds on for 60-57 win over Utah". Associated Press.
↑ "2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason (Nov. 5)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
↑ "2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 9 (Dec. 31)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
↑ "2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
↑ Pascoe, Bruce (April 25, 2012). "UCLA leapfrogs Arizona in recruiting class rankings". Arizona Daily Star.
↑ Morales, Javier (May 7, 2012). "Lyons’ transfer to Arizona assures highly competitive practices with McConnell". Tucson Citizen.
↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (July 10, 2012). "Ex-Arizona guard Josiah Turner turns pro rather than transferring to SMU". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
↑ Maxey, Wendell (September 22, 2012). "Josiah Turner Granted Release In Hungary, Replaced By Brandon Wood". Ridiculous Upside. SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
↑ Pascoe, Bruce (August 12, 2012). "Bahamas game secondary in value for Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
↑ Marshall, John (October 21, 2012). "Wildcats impressive at annual scrimmage". Associated Press.
1 2 "2012-13 Arizona Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona Intercollegiate Athletics. 2012. p. 52. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
↑ "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
1 2 Pascoe, Bruce (December 25, 2012). "UA Wildcats beat San Diego State 68-67 for Diamond Head Classic title". Arizona Daily Star.
1 2 3 4 Gimino, Anthony (March 11, 2013). "Arizona’s Hill, Lyons earn first-team All-Pac-12 mention". Tucson Citizen.
1 2 "USBWA Names 2012-13 Men's All-District Teams". U.S. Basketball Writers Association. March 12, 2013.
1 2 "Hill, Lyons Earn NABC All-District Honors". The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. March 26, 2013.
↑ Gimino, Anthony (January 21, 2013). "Arizona Wildcats finally get a Pac-12 Player of the Week winner". Tucson Citizen.

External links

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball official website

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

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

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