2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #22
AP #17
2015–16 record 25–9 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach Sean Miller (7th year)
Assistant coach Joe Pasternack (4th year)
Assistant coach Emanuel Richardson (7th year)
Assistant coach Mark Phelps (1st year)
Base defense Pack-line
Home arena McKale Center
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778     31 – 7   .816
#13 Utah 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
#17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667     25 – 9   .735
#23 California 12 – 6   .667     23 – 11   .676
Colorado 10 – 8   .556     22 – 12   .647
USC 9 – 9   .500     21 – 13   .618
Oregon State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 13   .594
Washington 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Stanford 8 – 10   .444     15 – 15   .500
UCLA 6 – 12   .333     15 – 17   .469
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278     15 – 17   .469
Washington State 1 – 17   .056     9 – 22   .290
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Sean Miller, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to tie with California for third place. They defeated Colorado in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. Arizona received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program's 33rd appearance, as a 6-seed in the South Region. They lost in the first round to Wichita State.

Previous season and offseason

The 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 34–4 and a 16–2 conference record to win their second straight Pac-12 regular season championship (14th overall). Arizona claimed the longest active home winning streak in D-I men's college basketball (38th home win at 2nd all-time, 82nd home win at 5th all-time) after BYU defeated Gonzaga in the regular season finale, snapping the nation's longest active home winning streak of 41 games, as well as Gonzaga's school record 22-game winning streak. In the Pac-12 Tournament as a #1 seed, Arizona defeated #8 seed California Golden Bears; 73–51, and #4 seed UCLA Bruins; 70–64. The Wildcats then went on to beat Oregon Ducks; 80–52 in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game, and claimed their 5th Pac-12 tournament title for the first time since 2002, along with punching their 32nd ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Arizona entered the NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed in the West region, and defeated #15 seed Texas Southern Tigers 93–72, then #10 seed Ohio State Buckeyes; 73–58, and #6 seed Xavier Musketeers, to gain its third trip (2nd straight) to the Elite Eight, as well as Sean Miller's first as head coach. The Wildcats then fell to #1 seed Wisconsin Badgers; 85–78 for the second time (from the Elite Eight's by 1 point overtime loss in last year).

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Matt Korcheck 31 PF 6'10" 235 RS Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
T. J. McConnell 4 PG 6'1" 195 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Drew Mellon 55 SF 6’6” 205 Senior Santa Ana, CA Graduated
Brandon Ashley 21 PF 6'9" 230 Junior San Francisco, CA Declared for 2015 NBA draft[1]
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 23 SF 6'7" 220 Sophomore Chester, PA Declared for 2015 NBA draft.[2] Selected 23rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers; later traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
Stanley Johnson 5 SF 6'7" 245 Freshman Fullerton, CA Declared for 2015 NBA draft.[3] Selected 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Craig Victor 3 PF 6'9" 230 Freshman New Orleans, LA Left team in January. Elected to transfer to LSU[4]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mark Tollefsen 23 F 6'9" 200 RS Senior Danville, California Elected to transfer from the University of San Francisco Dons to play for the University of Arizona Wildcats for his final year of eligibility.
He is eligible to play immediately for the 2015-16 season per NCAA graduate transfer rules.

2015 Recruiting class

Allonzo Trier at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Simon
CG		 Temecula, CA Temecula Valley HS/Brewster Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 6, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ray Smith
SF		 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 13, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Allonzo Trier
SG		 Seattle, WA Findlay Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 3, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Chance Comanche
C		 Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4   Rivals: #3  247Sports: #4  ESPN: #4
  • 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:

Regular Season

Personnel

On April 13, assistant coach Damon Stoudamire left the team to rejoin the Memphis staff under head coach and former UA player Josh Pastner. On May 22 Mark Phelps, joined the Arizona staff.

Roster

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Jackson-Cartwright, ParkerParker Jackson-Cartwright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sierra Canyon School Los Angeles, California
G 1 York, GabeGabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Orange Lutheran HS West Covina, California
F 2 Smith, RayRay Smith   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Las Vegas HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 3 Simon, JustinJustin Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Temecula, California
G 5 Allen, KadeemKadeem Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Hutchinson C.C. Wilmington, North Carolina
G 11 Trier, AllonzoAllonzo Trier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Seattle, Washington
F 12 Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Boston College Lakewood, California
C 14 Ristić, DušanDušan Ristić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
C 21 Comanche, ChanceChance Comanche 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Beverly Hills HS Beverly Hills, California
F 23 Tollefsen, MarkMark Tollefsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr San Francisco Danville, California
G 24 Pitts, ElliottElliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr De La Salle HS Dublin, California
C 35 Tarczewski, KalebKaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr St. Mark's School Claremont, New Hampshire
G 44 Mason, TreyTrey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Loyola HS Los Angeles, California
G 50 Hazzard, JacobJacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Loyola HS Los Angeles, California
G 51 Cruz, PauloPaulo Cruz (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Francis Parker School San Diego, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2016

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Arizona Alma Mater (year)
Sean MillerHead Coach 7th Pittsburgh (1992)
Joe Pasternack Associate Head Coach 5th Indiana (1999)
Emanuel Richardson Assistant Coach 7th Pittsburgh-Johnstown (1998)
Mark Phelps Assistant Coach 1st Old Dominion (1996)
Ryan Reynolds Director of Basketball Operations 7th Xavier (2007)
Ben Tucker Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Arizona (2010)

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 8, 2015*
6:00 pm, P12N		 #12 Chico State W 90–54  –
  19 – Anderson  10 – Anderson  4 – Allen  McKale Center (14,268)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season

Nov 13, 2015*
7:30 pm, P12N		 #12 Pacific W 79–61  1–0
  19 – Anderson  12 – Anderson  5 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Nov 16, 2015*
6:00 pm, P12N		 #12 Bradley W 90–60  2–0
  22 – Trier  7 – Tarczewski  7 – Pitts  McKale Center (14,238)
Tucson, AZ

Nov 19, 2015*
6:30 pm, P12N		 #12 Boise State
Wooden Legacy		 W 88–76  3–0
  23 – York  15 – Anderson  6 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Nov 22, 2015*
6:00 pm, P12N		 #12 Northwestern State W 61–42  4–0
  18 – York  10 – Ristić  6 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,396)
Tucson, AZ

Nov 26, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN2		 #11 vs. Santa Clara
Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals		 W 75–73 OT 5–0
  17 – Anderson  11 – Anderson  7 – Jackson-Cartwright  Titan Gym (2,460)
Fullerton, CA

Nov 27, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN2		 #11 vs. Providence
Wooden Legacy Semifinals		 L 65–69  5–1
  27 – Anderson  12 – Anderson  4 – Allen  Titan Gym (2,873)
Fullerton, CA

Nov 29, 2015*
2:30 PM, ESPNU		 #11 vs. Boise State
Wooden Legacy 3rd Place Game		 W 68–59  6–1
  13 – Tied  7 – Tied  2 – Tied  Honda Center (4,393)
Anaheim, CA

Dec 5, 2015*
1:15 pm, ESPN		 #19 at #13 Gonzaga W 68–63  7–1
  18 – York  6 – 3 Tied  2 – 3 Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

Dec 9, 2015*
7:00 pm, P12N		 #13 Fresno State W 85–72  8–1
  27 – Trier  8 – Anderson  5 – Allen  McKale Center (14,262)
Tucson, AZ

Dec 13, 2015*
6:00 pm, P12N		 #13 Missouri W 88–52  9–1
  17 – Tollefsen  10 – Comanche  5 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Dec 16, 2015*
8:00 pm, P12N		 #13 Northern Arizona W 92–37  10–1
  19 – Tollefsen  12 – Anderson  7 – Allen  McKale Center (13,566)
Tucson, AZ

Dec 19, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN2		 #13 UNLV W 82–70  11–1
  20 – Ristić  13 – Anderson  5 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Dec 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, P12N		 #8 Long Beach State W 85–70  12–1
  20 – Trier  14 – Anderson  4 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season

Jan 3, 2016
12:00 pm, FS1		 #8 at Arizona State
Territorial Cup Series		 W 94–82  13–1
(1–0)		  22 – York  10 – Anderson  6 – York  Wells Fargo Arena (8,044)
Tempe, AZ

Jan 7, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #7 at UCLA
Rivalry		 L 84–87  13–2
(1–1)		  15 – Anderson  15 – Anderson  4 – Allen  Pauley Pavilion (12,026)
Los Angeles, CA

Jan 9, 2016
5:00 pm, P12N		 #7 at USC L 101–103 4OT 13–3
(1–2)		  25 – Trier  12 – Tarczewski  5 – York  Galen Center (6,854)
Los Angeles, CA

Jan 14, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1		 #18 Washington W 99–67  14–3
(2–2)		  21 – Anderson  13 – Tarczewski  11 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,479)
Tucson, AZ

Jan 16, 2016
7:30 pm, P12N		 #18 Washington State W 90–66  15–3
(3–2)		  15 – Anderson  8 – Tied  7 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,502)
Tucson, AZ

Jan 21, 2016
9:00 pm, P12N		 #12 at Stanford W 71–57  16–3
(4–2)		  19 – York  9 – Ristić  4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (5,275)
Stanford, CA

Jan 23, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN		 #12 at California L 73–74  16–4
(4–3)		  15 – York  9 – Anderson  6 – Jackson-Cartwright  Haas Pavilion (11,858)
Berkley, CA

Jan 28, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #18 #23 Oregon L 75–83  16–5
(4–4)		  22 – Anderson  10 – Anderson  10 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Jan 30, 2016
7:30 pm, P12N		 #18 Oregon State W 80–63  17–5
(5–4)		  24 – York  12 – Anderson  6 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Feb 3, 2016
8:00 pm, P12N		 #23 at Washington State W 79–64  18–5
(6–4)		  31 – Anderson  12 – Anderson  4 – Jackson-Cartwright  Beasley Coliseum (3,189)
Pullman, WA

Feb 6, 2016
2:30 pm, FOX		 #23 at Washington W 77–72  19–5
(7–4)		  22 – Anderson  15 – Anderson  3 – Allen  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,266)
Seattle, WA

Feb 12, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #17 UCLA
Rivalry		 W 81–75  20–5
(8–4)		  18 – Trier  14 – Tarczewski  4 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Feb 14, 2016
6:00 pm, FS1		 #17 #23 USC W 86–78  21–5
(9–4)		  17 – York  9 – Tied  5 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Feb 17, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #12 Arizona State
Territorial Cup Series		 W 99–61  22–5
(10–4)		  20 – Trier  15 – Tarczewski  7 – Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Feb 24, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #9 at Colorado L 72–75  22–6
(10–5)		  19 – Anderson  10 – Anderson  3 – Tied  Coors Events Center (11,309)
Boulder, CO

Feb 27, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN		 #9 at #22 Utah L 64–70  22–7
(10–6)		  23 – Trier  10 – Tarczewski  3 – York  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,508)
Salt Lake City, UT

Mar 3, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #18 #25 California W 64–61  23–7
(11–6)		  19 – York  12 – Tarczewski  6 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Mar 5, 2016
2:00 pm, CBS		 #18 Stanford W 94–62  24–7
(12–6)		  32 – York  12 – Anderson  6 – Allen  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament

Mar 10, 2016
3:30 pm, P12N		 #15 vs. Colorado
Quarterfinals		 W 82–78  25–7
  23 – Trier  11 – Tarczewski  2 – 3 Tied  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV

Mar 11, 2016
7:00 pm, P12N		 #15 vs. #8 Oregon
Semifinals		 L 89–95 OT 25–8
  21 – York  12 – Tarczewski  5 – Jackson-Cartwright  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament

Mar 17, 2016*
6:20 pm, TNT		 (6 S) #17 vs. (11 S) Wichita State
First Round		 L 55–65  25–9
  11 – Allen  11 – Anderson  2 – Tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,559)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
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 12 12 11 19 13 13 8 8 7 18 12 18 23 17 12 9 18 15 17 N/A*
Coaches 10 10 10 14 12 12 8 7 6 16 11 15 20 14 12 10 16 14 16 22

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kadeem Allen 30 24 24.2 88–192 15–46 57–80 3.1 3.6 1.1 0.8 8.3
Ryan Anderson 29 29 29.5 159–282 2–6 140–190 10.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 15.9
Chance Comanche 19 0 5.7 13–27 0–0 8–12 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.8
Paulo Cruz 5 0 2.4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Hazzard 5 0 3.0 2–4 1–1 2–2 0.2 0.2 0 0 1.4
Parker Jackson-Cartwright 30 6 21.4 51–126 22–62 32–51 1.5 3.5 0.7 0.2 5.2
Elliott Pitts 7 2 21.3 7–26 2–16 0–2 2.3 1.8 1.1 0 2.3
Dušan Ristić 30 9 17.1 90–162 3–8 51–80 4.1 0.8 0.2 0.7 7.8
Justin Simon 22 0 7.8 21–43 0–1 9–21 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 2.3
Kaleb Tarczewski 22 20 26.8 69–125 0–0 70–95 9.1 0.6 0.3 1.3 9.5
Mark Tollefsen 30 13 23.5 86–164 24–66 30–36 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.7 7.5
Allonzo Trier 23 17 28.0 105–220 31–88 99–125 3.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 14.8
Gabe York 30 30 33.0 153–365 79–191 48–61 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.3 14.4

Honors

Award Watchlists

Weekly Awards

Name Award(s)
Allonzo Trier Pac-12 Player of the Week – Dec.14
Ryan Anderson Pac-12 Player of the Week - Feb. 8
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week – Feb. 7
Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week – Feb. 7
Gabe York Pac-12 Player of the Week – Mar. 7

Season Awards

Name Award(s)
Ryan Anderson All Pac-12 First Team
Kaleb Tarczewski All Pac-12 Second Team
Kaleb Tarczewski All Pac-12 Defensive Team
Gabe York All Pac-12 Second Team
Allonzo Trier Pac-12 All Freshman Team

See also

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "UA basketball: Ashley declares for NBA draft". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hollis-Jefferson Declares for NBA Draft". ArizonaWildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona basketball: Johnson leaving for NBA". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Borzello, Jeff. "Craig Victor transferring to LSU". ESPN.go.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona Wildcats: Miller confirms Smith out for season". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona basketball: Tarczewski out 4-6 weeks". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona basketball: Trier breaks hand, out 4-6 weeks". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona-Missouri postgame: On Allen's recovery, Pitts' issue, and finals week". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Elliott Pitts leaves Arizona Wildcats for remainder of season". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Arizona Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). University of Arizona. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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