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 and won their first Pac-12 regular season championship since 2011 (the 13th time overall). 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
Record33–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona15–3 .83333–5  .868
No. 20 UCLA †12–6 .66728–9  .757
Oregon10–8 .55624–10  .706
Colorado10–8 .55623–12  .657
Arizona State10–8 .55621–12  .636
Stanford10–8 .55623–13  .639
California10–8 .55621–14  .600
Utah9–9 .50021–12  .636
Washington9–9 .50017–15  .531
Oregon State8–10 .44416–16  .500
Washington State3–15 .16710–21  .323
USC2–16 .11111–21  .344
† Conference 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
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Solomon HillSF6'7"220SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaSelected 23rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2013 NBA draft after graduation
Kevin ParromG/F6'6"220SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Max WiepkingSF6'6"220SeniorEnglewood, ColoradoWalk-on; Graduated
Quinton CrawfordSG6'2"200SeniorOld Bridge, New JerseyWalk-on; Graduated
Mark LyonsPG6'1"200SeniorSchenectady, New YorkSigned with French Pro A team Choral Roanne[2]
Angelo CholPF6'9"225SophomoreSan Diego, CaliforniaTransferred to San Diego State after spring 2013 classes[3]
Grant JerrettPF6'10"235FreshmanLa Verne, CaliforniaDrafted 40th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers; later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder

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
Arizona recruits at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Aaron Gordon
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 Injured 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		 (1) No. 4 vs. (8) Utah
Quarterfinals		 W 71–39  29–3
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2014
6:00 pm, P12N		 (1) No. 4 vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals		 W 63–43  30–3
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/15/2014
3:00 pm, FS1		 (1) No. 4 vs. (2) UCLA
Championship		 L 71–75  30–4
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/21/2014*
12:10 pm, TNT		 (1 W) No. 4 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		 (1 W) No. 4 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		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 13 San Diego State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 70–64  33–4
 Honda Center (17,773)
Anaheim, CA
03/29/2014*
5:49 pm, TBS		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (2 W) No. 12 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
See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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

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