2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the first Pac-12 regular season championship for the 13th time since 2011. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Weber State, Gonzaga, and San Diego State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Wisconsin.

2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
2013–14 record33–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coachSean Miller (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Arizona153 .833  335  .868
No. 20 UCLA126 .667  289  .757
Oregon108 .556  2410  .706
Colorado108 .556  2312  .657
Arizona State108 .556  2112  .636
Stanford108 .556  2313  .639
California108 .556  2114  .600
Utah99 .500  2112  .636
Washington99 .500  1715  .531
Oregon State810 .444  1616  .500
Washington State315 .167  1021  .323
USC216 .111  1121  .344
2014 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Arizona's 2012–13 team finished with a record of 27–8 after advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. The team went 12–6 in the Pac-12 regular season, putting them in a three-way tie for second place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated Colorado to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to UCLA. Ranked 21st in the post-season AP poll, the Cats were seeded 6th in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona won its first two tournament games, defeating 11-seed Belmont and 14-seed Harvard, before falling to 2-seed Ohio State in the regional semifinals.[1]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Angelo Chol30PF6'9"225SophomoreSan Diego, CaliforniaTransferred to San Diego State after spring 2013 classes[2]
Quinton Crawford51SG6'2"200SeniorOld Bridge, New JerseyGraduated
Solomon Hill44SF6'7"220SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaSelected 23rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2013 NBA draft after graduation
Grant Jerrett33PF6'10"235FreshmanLa Verne, CaliforniaDrafted 40th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers; later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder
Mark Lyons2PG6'1"200SeniorSchenectady, New YorkSigned with French Pro A team Choral Roanne[3]
Kevin Parrom3G/F6'6"220SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Max Wiepking52SF6'6"220SeniorEnglewood, ColoradoGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Johnson52G6'6"210JuniorGilbert, ArizonaThe older brother of Nick Johnson joins the team as a walk on.[4]
Zach Peters33PF6'10"238FreshmanPlano, TexasThe NCAA granted Peters four years of eligibility without requiring him to sit out in light of medical issues that kept him from playing while at Kansas and led to his withdrawal after the fall 2013 semester.[5][6]
  • Point guard T. J. McConnell and center Matt Korcheck first played for Arizona in 2013-14 after red-shirting the previous season. McConnell, a Duquesne transfer and the nephew of Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member Suzie McConnell Serio, was required to sit out 2012–13 under NCAA transfer rules.[7] Korcheck was eligible to play as a junior college transfer but arranged with Miller to redshirt given Arizona's front-court depth.[8] Both had two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting.

2013 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Gordon
F
San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
F
Chester, PA Chester High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Elliott Pitts
G
Dublin, CA De La Salle High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Eric Conklin
F
Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4   Rivals: #4  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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2013 Arizona Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Gabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoOrange Lutheran Orange, California
    G 4 T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrChartiers Valley/Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    F 11 Aaron Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrArchbishop Mitty San Jose, California
    G 13 Nick Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFindlay Prep Gilbert, Arizona
    G 20 Jordin Mayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrWestchester Los Angeles, California
    F 21 Brandon Ashley  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoFindlay Prep Oakland, California
    F 23 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrChester Chester, Pennsylvania
    G 24 Elliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDe La Salle Dublin, California
    F/C 31 Matt Korcheck 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrSabino/Cochise College Tucson, Arizona
    F/C 33 Zach Peters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrPrestonwood Christian/Kansas Plano, Texas
    C 35 Kaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSt. Mark's School Claremont, New Hampshire
    G 44 Trey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLoyola Los Angeles, California
    G 50 Jacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoLoyola Los Angeles, California
    F 52 Chris Johnson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrSouth Kent/CSU San Bernardino Gilbert, Arizona
    F 54 Eric Conklin (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrChaparral Scottsdale, Arizona
    F 55 Drew Mellon (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMater Dei Santa Ana, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 10/15/13

    Depth chart

    • before Feb. 1
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
    C Kaleb Tarczewski Matt Korcheck
    PF Brandon Ashley Zach Peters Eric Conklin
    SF Aaron Gordon Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Drew Mellon Chris Johnson
    SG Nick Johnson Gabe York Elliott Pitts Trey Mason
    PG T.J. McConnell Jordin Mayes Jacob Hazzard
    • after Feb. 1
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
    C Kaleb Tarczewski Matt Korcheck
    PF Aaron Gordon Zach Peters Eric Conklin
    SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Elliott Pitts Drew Mellon Chris Johnson
    SG Nick Johnson Gabe York Trey Mason
    PG T.J. McConnell Jordin Mayes Jacob Hazzard

    Schedule

    Arizona's thirteen-game non-conference schedule had two road games, two neutral-site games, and nine home games.[9] The team spent Thanksgiving in New York City for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal and championship rounds held at Madison Square Garden. Arizona was one of four regional hosts for the NIT Tip-Off's first and second rounds, the others being Duke, Alabama, and Rutgers.[10]

    In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, the Cats will face neither the Washington schools on the road nor the Los Angeles schools at home.[11]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/28/2013
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Augustana W 84–52 
    McKale Center (13,340)
    Tucson, AZ
    Non-conference regular season
    11/08/2013*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 6 Cal Poly W 73–62  1–0
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/11/2013*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 6 Long Beach State W 91–57  2–0
    McKale Center (14,087)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/14/2013*
    8:05 pm, CBSSN
    No. 6 at San Diego State W 69–60  3–0
    Viejas Arena (12,414)
    San Diego, CA
    11/18/2013*
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson
    NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game
    W 100–50  4–0
    McKale Center (13,529)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/19/2013*
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 5 Rhode Island
    NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game
    W 87–59  5–0
    McKale Center (13,354)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/27/2013*
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 4 vs. Drexel
    NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
    W 66–62  6–0
    Madison Square Garden (8,741)
    New York, NY
    11/29/2013*
    4:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 vs. No. 6 Duke
    NIT Season Tip-Off Championship
    W 72–66  7–0
    Madison Square Garden (13,266)
    New York, NY
    12/03/2013*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 2 Texas Tech W 79–58  8–0
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/07/2013*
    3:15 pm, ESPN2
    No. 2 UNLV W 63–58  9–0
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/11/2013*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 1 New Mexico State W 74–48  10–0
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/14/2013*
    10:00 AM, CBS
    No. 1 at No. 25 Michigan W 72–70  11–0
    Crisler Center (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    12/19/2013*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 1 Southern W 69–43  12–0
    McKale Center (14,149)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/23/2013*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 1 Northern Arizona W 77–44  13–0
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 regular season
    01/02/2014
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 1 Washington State W 60–25  14–0
    (1–0)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/04/2014
    12:00 pm, P12N
    No. 1 Washington W 71–62  15–0
    (2–0)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/09/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 1 at UCLA
    Rivalry
    W 79–75  16–0
    (3–0)
    Pauley Pavilion (13,283)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/12/2014
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 1 at USC W 73–53  17–0
    (4–0)
    Galen Center (8,347)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/16/2014
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 1 Arizona State
    Rivalry
    W 91–68  18–0
    (5–0)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/23/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 1 Colorado W 69–57  19–0
    (6–0)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/26/2014
    6:00 pm, FS1
    No. 1 Utah W 65–56  20–0
    (7–0)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/29/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 1 at Stanford W 60–57  21–0
    (8–0)
    Maples Pavilion (7,233)
    Stanford, CA
    02/01/2014
    8:30 pm, P12N
    No. 1 at California L 58–60  21–1
    (8–1)
    Haas Pavilion (11,877)
    Berkleley, CA
    02/06/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 Oregon W 67–65  22–1
    (9–1)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/09/2014
    5:00 pm, P12N
    No. 2 Oregon State W 76–54  23–1
    (10–1)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/14/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 at Arizona State
    Rivalry
    L 66–69 2OT 23–2
    (10–2)
    Wells Fargo Arena (10,699)
    Tempe, AZ
    02/19/2014
    8:00 pm, FS1
    No. 4 at Utah W 67–63 OT 24–2
    (11–2)
    Huntsman Center (14,266)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    02/22/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 at Colorado
    College GameDay
    W 88–61  25–2
    (12–2)
    Coors Events Center (11,025)
    Boulder, CO
    02/26/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 3 California W 87–59  26–2
    (13–2)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/02/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 3 Stanford W 79–66  27–2
    (14–2)
    McKale Center (14,545)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/05/2014
    9:00 pm, FS1
    No. 3 at Oregon State W 74–69  28–2
    (15–2)
    Gill Coliseum (5,651)
    Corvallis, OR
    03/08/2014
    2:00 pm, CBS
    No. 3 at Oregon L 57–64  28–3
    (15–3)
    Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
    Eugene, OR
    Pac-12 Tournament
    03/13/2014
    12:00 pm, P12N
    No. 4 vs. Utah
    Quarterfinals
    W 71–39  29–3
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
    Paradise, NV
    03/14/2014
    6:00 pm, P12N
    No. 4 vs. Colorado
    Semifinals
    W 63–43  30–3
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    03/15/2014
    3:00 pm, FS1
    No. 4 vs. UCLA
    Championship
    L 71–75  30–4
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    NCAA Tournament
    03/21/2014*
    12:10 pm, TNT
    No. 4 (1 W) vs. (16 W) Weber State
    Second round
    W 68–59  31–4
    Viejas Arena (11,196)
    San Diego, CA
    03/23/2014*
    6:40 pm, TBS
    No. 4 (1 W) vs. (8 W) Gonzaga
    Third round
    W 84–61  32–4
    Viejas Arena (11,504)
    San Diego, CA
    03/27/2014*
    8:17 pm, TBS
    No. 4 (1 W) vs. No. 13 (4 W) San Diego State
    Sweet Sixteen
    W 70–64  33–4
    Honda Center (17,773)
    Anaheim, CA
    03/29/2014*
    5:49 pm, TBS
    No. 4 (1 W) vs. No. 12 (2 W) Wisconsin
    Elite Eight
    L 63–64 OT 33–5
    Honda Center (17,814)
    Anaheim, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. W=West Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Ranking movement

    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19PostFinal
    AP 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 N/A
    Coaches 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5

    Team statistics

    Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    Brandon Ashley222227.793–17811–2956–745.81.00.60.711.5
    Eric Conklin702.42–20–00–00.10000.6
    Aaron Gordon383831.2189–38216–4576–1808.01.970.891.012.4
    Jacob Hazzard1302.28–174–90–00.20.20.101.5
    Rondae Hollis-Jefferson38625.3121–2472–10103–1515.71.40.71.09.1
    Nick Johnson383833.0205–47462–169146–1874.12.81.10.6616.3
    Matt Korecheck2204.68–120–08–121.40.10.10.21.1
    Trey Mason1002.22–31–10–00.30.3000.5
    Jordin Mayes3415.715–453–1511–170.50.50.301.3
    T. J. McConnell383832.2127–28036–10031–503.65.31.70.28.4
    Drew Mellon602.00–10–01–20.20.2000.2
    Zach Peters1102.80–60–60–00.40000
    Elliott Pitts2408.415–3511–283–81.00.30.201.8
    Kaleb Tarczewski363528.3128–2190-0102–1356.30.50.11.09.9
    Gabe York381221.882–22157–14835–522.21.60.50.16.7
    Chris Johnson406.01–11–11–200001.0

    Source[12]

    Awards

    Aaron Gordon
    • Freshman student-athlete of the year
    • AP Honorable Mention
    • 2013: USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
    • Individual All-America teams
    • 2014 NCAA Tournament's West Regional all-tournament team
    • Third All-America Team– Sporting News
    • USBWA All-District team
    • NABC All District Second Team
    • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
    • Pac-12 First Team
    • Pac–12 Freshman of the Year
    • 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team[13]
    • CBS Sports and U.S. Basketball Writers Association Freshman Of The Week Honors
    Nick Johnson
    • Junior student-athlete of the year
    • Wooden All-American team
    • AP All-American second team
    • 2014 NCAA Tournament's West Regional all-tournament team
    • First team All-American – TSN, USBWA
    • Consensus All-American – USBWA, NABC, Sporting News
    • USBWA All-District team
    • NABC All District First Team
    • USBWA District IX Player of the Year
    • Pac-12 First Team
    • Pac-12 All-Defense Team
    • Pac-12 Player of the Year
    • 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off MVP, All-Tournament Team[14]
    • Pac-12 Player of the Week (December 2, 2013)[15]
    Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
    • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
    • Freshman student-athlete of the year
    Kaleb Tarczewski
    • Sophomore student-athlete of the year
    T. J. McConnell
    • Pac-12 Second Team
    • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
    Head Coach Sean Miller
    • USBWA District IX Coach of the Year
    • Pac-10/12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year

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