2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
University of Arizona Block A.svg
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
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
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

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Main article: 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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

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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.

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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 High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Parker Jackson-Cartwright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sierra Canyon School Los Angeles, California
G 1 Gabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Orange Lutheran HS West Covina, California
F 2 Ray Smith Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Las Vegas HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 3 Justin Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Temecula, California
G 5 Kadeem Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Hutchinson C.C. Wilmington, North Carolina
G 11 Allonzo Trier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Seattle, Washington
F 12 Ryan Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Boston College Lakewood, California
C 14 Dušan Ristić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
C 21 Chance Comanche 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Beverly Hills HS Beverly Hills, California
F 23 Mark Tollefsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr San Francisco Danville, California
G 24 Elliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr De La Salle HS Dublin, California
C 35 Kaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr St. Mark's School Claremont, New Hampshire
G 44 Trey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Loyola HS Los Angeles, California
G 50 Jacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Loyola HS Los Angeles, California
G 51 Paulo 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
  • Oct 24, 2015 - Freshman Ray Smith to miss entire 2015-16 season due to a torn ACL in his right knee.[5]
  • Dec 1, 2015 - Senior Kaleb Tarczewski missed 8 games due to left foot injury.[6] Returned for Pac-12 season play against Arizona State.
  • Jan 10, 2015 - Freshman Allonzo Trier missed 7 games due to a right hand injury.[7] Returned Feb. 6 game at Washington.
  • Junior Elliott Pitts out since Dec. 9 game against Fresno State, due to an undisclosed personal issue.[8]
    After the Feb. 17 game against Arizona State, Sean Miller announced Pitts would not return for the remainder of the season.[9]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Arizona Alma Mater (year)
Sean Miller Head 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

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See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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

  • As of Mar. 4, 2016 [10]
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

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award – Kaleb Tarczewski
  • Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 – Kaleb Tarczewski
  • Jerry West Award – Allonzo Trier
  • Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 – Ryan Anderson
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - 2016 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist – Ryan Anderson
  • Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Finalist – Ryan Anderson

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

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