2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner ; As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2020–21 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sean Miller (12th season)
Associate head coach	Jack Murphy
Assistant coaches	Jason Terry; Danny Peters;
Home arena	McKale Center

The 2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is being led by 12th-year head coach Sean Miller and play their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in tie for 5th place. They received the 5-seed in the 2020 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.

Offseason

Departures
Name	Position	Year	Hometown	Reason
Stone Gettings	F	Graduate Student	Malibu, CA	Completed athletic eligibility.
Max Hazzard	G	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, CA	Completed athletic eligibility.
Chase Jeter	F	Redshirt Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Completed athletic eligibility.
Dylan Smith	G	Redshirt Senior	Mobile, Alabama	Completed athletic eligibility.
Jake DesJardins	F	Senior	Henderson, NV	Graduated
Josh Green	G	Freshman	Sydney, NSW	Entered 2020 NBA draft[1]
Nico Mannion	G	Freshman	Siena, ITL	Entered 2020 NBA draft.[2]
Zeke Nnaji	F	Freshman	Lakeville, MN	Entered 2020 NBA draft.[3]
Reference:

Incoming Transfers
Name	Position	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
James Akinjo	G	Junior	Richmond, CA	Georgetown	2	Transfer from Georgetown in January 2020.[4]
Terrell Brown	G	Graduate Student	Seattle, WA	Seattle	1	Graduate from Seattle University. Terrell is eligible to play immediately as a graduate.[5]
Reference:

2020 recruiting class

Dalen Terry, originally from Tempe, 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 a conensus 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 an 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	Tempe, AZ	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 23, 2019
Dalen Terry SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Bennedict Mathurin SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Kerr Kriisa PG	Tartu, Estonia	BC Prienai	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 18, 2020
Kerr Kriisa PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
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
Daniel Batcho PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Tibet Gorener SF	Şişli, Turkey	Orange Lutheran HS (CA)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 28, 2020
Tibet Gorener SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Ąžuolas Tubelis PF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rytas Vilnius	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 27, 2020
Ąžuolas Tubelis PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Tautvilas Tubelis SF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rytas Vilnius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 27, 2020
Tautvilas Tubelis SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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.

2021 recruiting class

Currently has no commits for

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020. "2021 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020. "2021 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

Coaching Changes

On April 3, 2020, Assistant coach Justin Gainey accepted the Associate Head coach position at Marquette.[6]

On May 27, 2020, former Arizona great & NBA veteran Jason Terry was announced as an assistant coach on Miller's staff.[7]

Personnel

Roster

2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Tibet Gorener	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Orange Lutheran HS (CA)	Şişli, Turkey
F		Bennedcit Mathurin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy Latin America (MX)	Montreal, Canada
F		Ąžuolas Tubelis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Rytas Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania
F		Tautvilas Tubelis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Rytas Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania
G	1	James Akinjo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Georgetown	Richmond, CA
G	2	Brandon Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Crespi Carmelite HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	10	Jemarl Baker Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Kentucky	Menifee, CA
F	11	Ira Lee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Crossroads School	Los Angeles, CA
F	15	Daniel Batcho	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball	Chatenay-Malabry, France
F	21	Jordan Brown	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Nevada	Roseville, CA
F	23	Dalen Terry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Tempe, AZ
G	25	Kerr Kriisa	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	BC Prienai	Tartu, Estonia
G	31	Terrell Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Seattle	Seattle, WA
C	35	Christian Koloko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Sierra Canyon School (CA)	Douala, Cameroon
F	50	Jordan Mains (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Pinnacle HS	Scottsdale, AZ
F	54	Matt Weyand (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Mater Dei HS	Irvine, CA

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 28, 2020

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Arizona	Alma Mater (year)
Sean Miller	Head Coach	12th	Pittsburgh (1992)
Jack Murphy	Associate Head Coach	2nd	Arizona (2005)
Danny Peters	Assistant Coach	3rd	Ohio State (2010)
Jason Terry	Assistant Coach	1st	Arizona (1999)
Ryan Reynolds	Director of Basketball Operations	12th	Xavier (2007)
Austin Carroll	Assistant Director of Basketball Operations	5th	American (2014)

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Preseason

Red and Blue game

Preseason rankings

Preseason awards watchlists

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

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

Schedule and results

The Wildcats opponents are still being finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Arizona will host opponents Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal Baptist & Montana at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Arizona will participate in the 2020 NIT Season Tip-Off in Brooklyn with Cincinnati, Texas Tech & St. John's. The Wildcats will two true road against Gonzaga & Illinois. The Pac-12 announced it would add two Pac-12 regular season games from the previous 18-game schedule.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD, TBD	TBD	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Regular season
November 10, 2020* TBD	Northern Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2020* TBD	Northern Colorado	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2020* TBD	Loyola Marymount NIT Season Tip-Off	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
November 20, 2020* TBD	Wyoming NIT Season Tip-Off	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
November 25, 2020* TBD, ESPN	vs. Cincinnati/Texas Tech/St. John's NIT Season Tip-Off	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2020* TBD, ESPN	vs. Cincinnati/Texas Tech/St. John's NIT Season Tip-Off	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2020 TBD	Colorado	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2020* TBD	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 9, 2020* TBD	Cal State Bakersfield	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2020* TBD	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
December 16, 2020* TBD	Cal Baptist	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 19, 2020 TBD, TBD	at Stanford	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 22, 2020* TBD	Montana	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
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Pac-12 Tournament
March , 2021 TBD	vs. TBD	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*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
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	–	–	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Pac-12 Conference honors

References

"Josh Green entering draft after freshman year at Arizona".
"Arizona's Nico Mannion declares for NBA draft".
"Arizona Wildcats' Zeke Nnaji confirms NBA draft decision".
"Georgetown expert analyzes new Arizona commit James Akinjo".
"Seattle grad transfer Terrell Brown commits to Arizona".
"Justin Gainey Returns To MU As Associate Head Coach". GoMarquette.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
"Jason Terry on Sean Miller's Arizona basketball staff? Former Wildcat responds to report". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database.

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[1] "Josh Green entering draft after freshman year at Arizona".

[2] "Arizona's Nico Mannion declares for NBA draft".

[3] "Arizona Wildcats' Zeke Nnaji confirms NBA draft decision".

[4] "Georgetown expert analyzes new Arizona commit James Akinjo".

[5] "Seattle grad transfer Terrell Brown commits to Arizona".

[6] "Justin Gainey Returns To MU As Associate Head Coach". GoMarquette.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[7] "Jason Terry on Sean Miller's Arizona basketball staff? Former Wildcat responds to report". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database.

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!" 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees
Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

2020 recruiting class

2021 recruiting class

Coaching Changes

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Depth Chart

Preseason

Red and Blue game

Preseason rankings

Preseason awards watchlists

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

Schedule and results

Rankings

Player statistics

Awards & milestones

Season highs

Weekly awards

Pac-12 Conference honors

See also

References