2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 34–4, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win their second straight Pac-12 regular season championship title for 14th time. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Wildcats defeated 8-seed California; 73–51 in the quarterfinal game, 4-seed UCLA; 70–64 in the semifinal game, and 2-seed Oregon; 80–52 in the championship game. The Wildcats won their first Pac-12 Tournament title for the fifth time since 2002. As the #2 seed in the West Region NCAA tournament, The Arizona Wildcats defeated the #15 seed Texas Southern; 93–72 in the round of 64, #10 seed Ohio State; 73–58 in the round of 32, 6-seed Xavier; 68–60 in the Sweet 16, advancing to the Elite 8 for second straight year, losing to 1-seed Wisconsin (the rematch from the NCAA tournament's Elite 8 loss in 1-point overtime last season); 85–78.

2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record34–4 (16–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .7222610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722269  .743
UCLA117 .6112214  .611
Stanford99 .5002413  .649
Arizona State99 .5001816  .529
Oregon State810 .4441714  .548
California711 .3891815  .545
Colorado711 .3891618  .471
Washington State711 .3891318  .419
Washington513 .2781615  .516
USC315 .1671220  .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats team finished the season with an overall record of 33–5, and 15–3 in the Pac-12 to win their 13th Pac-12 regular season championship. In the Pac-12 tournament the Wildcats defeated Utah and Colorado to advanced to the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they lost to UCLA. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 1–seed in the West Region, where they defeated 16-seed Weber State, 8-seed Gonzaga, and 4-seed San Diego State to advance to the Elite Eight, where they lost to 2-seed Wisconsin in overtime.

Off Season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordin Mayes20G6’3”190SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaGraduated
Nick Johnson13G6'3"200JuniorGilbert, ArizonaDeclared for 2014 NBA draft.
Zach Peters33PF6'10"240RS FreshmanPlano, TexasRetired from playing basketball due to concussion issues.[1]
Aaron Gordon11F6'9"225FreshmanSan Jose, CaliforniaDeclared for 2014 NBA draft.
Eric Conklin54PF6'6"235FreshmanScottsdale, ArizonaElected to transfer.[2]

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ryan Anderson12PF6’9”216SeniorLakewood, CAElected to forgo playing his senior season at Boston College to transfer to Arizona.
Anderson will redshirt for the 2014–15 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have one year of eligibility for the 2015–16 season.
Kadeem Allen20G6'3"180JuniorWilmington, NCNational JC Player of the Year, at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.
Allen will redshirt for the 2014–15 season, and will have two years of eligibility starting for the 2015–16 season.

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Parker Jackson-Cartwright
PG
Los Angeles, CA Loyola H.S. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Feb 24, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Craig Victor II
F
New Orleans, LA Findlay Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Kadeem Allen
G
Wilmington, NC Hutchinson C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Stanley Johnson
F/G
Fullerton, CA Mater Dei H.S 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Dušan Ristić
C
Novi Sad, SRB Sunrise Christian Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Mar 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #3   Rivals: #4  ESPN: #6
  • 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  • "2014 Arizona Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  • "2014 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

Personnel

Roster

2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Parker Jackson-Cartwright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrSierra Canyon School Los Angeles, California
G 1 Gabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrOrange Lutheran HS West Covina, California
G 4 T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrChartiers Valley HS/Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G/F 5 Stanley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrMater Dei HS Fullerton, California
F 12 Ryan Anderson Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLong Beach Poly HS/Boston College Lakewood, California
C 14 Dušan Ristić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
G 20 Kadeem Allen Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrNew Hanover HS/Hutchinson C.C. Wilmington, North Carolina
F 21 Brandon Ashley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrFindlay Prep San Francisco, California
F 23 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoChester HS Chester, Pennsylvania
G 24 Elliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDe La Salle HS Dublin, California
F 31 Matt Korcheck 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrSabino HS/Cochise College Tucson, Arizona
C 35 Kaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrSt. Mark's School Claremont, New Hampshire
G 44 Trey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoLoyola HS Los Angeles, California
G 50 Jacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrLoyola HS Los Angeles, California
F 55 Drew Mellon (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrMater Dei HS Santa Ana, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 01/06/2015

  • On January 6, 2015, Freshman forward Craig Victor II announced he would be transferring. Three days later, it was announced Victor would be transferring to LSU.

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kaleb Tarczewski Dušan Ristić
PF Brandon Ashley Matt Korcheck Ryan Anderson
SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Elliott Pitts Drew Mellon
SG Stanley Johnson Gabe York Trey Mason
PG T. J. McConnell Parker Jackson-Cartwright Jacob Hazzard Kadeem Allen

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at ArizonaAlma Mater (year)
Sean MillerHead Coach6thPittsburgh (1992)
Joe PasternackAssociate head coach4thIndiana (1999)
Emanuel RichardsonAssistant Coach6thPittsburgh-Johnstown (1998)
Damon StoudamireAssistant Coach2ndArizona (1995)
Ryan ReynoldsDirector of Basketball Operations6thXavier (2007)
Ben TuckerAssistant Director of Basketball Operations1stArizona (2010)

Schedule

The team's non-conference schedule will include road games at UNLV and UTEP, home games against Mount St. Mary's, UC Irvine, Oakland, Gardner-Webb, Michigan, Gonzaga, Utah Valley and Cal State Northridge (Maui Invitational opening game) and three neutral-site games as part of the 2014 Maui Invitational Tournament.[3] In conference play, the team will face neither the Washington teams at home nor the Los Angeles teams on the road.[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona W 67–51 
 12  Tied  7  Tied  11  McConnell  McKale Center (10,000)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Mount St. Mary's W 78–55  1–0
 21  Ashley  10  Tarczewski  7  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
11/16/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Cal State Northridge
Maui Invitational Opening Round
W 86–68  2–0
 17  Johnson  8  Hollis-Jefferson  8  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 UC Irvine W 71–54  3–0
 19  Hollis-Jefferson  10  Johnson  4  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
11/24/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 vs. Missouri
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
W 72–53  4–0
 15  Tied  8  Tarczewski  9  McConnell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/25/2014*
5:30 pm, ESPN
No. 3 vs. Kansas State
Maui Invitational Semifinals
W 72–68  5–0
 18  Tarczewski  8  Hollis-Jefferson  6  McConnell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/26/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 15 San Diego State
Maui Invitational Championship
W 61–59  6–0
 18  Johnson  9  Johnson  3  McConnell  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 Gardner–Webb W 91–65  7–0
 18  Tied  8  Tied  8  McConnell  McKale Center (14,150)
Tucson, AZ
12/06/2014*
3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 3 No. 9 Gonzaga W 66–63 OT 8–0
 14  Ashley  7  Tarczewski  3  Jackson-Cartwright  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 Utah Valley W 87–56  9–0
 14  Johnson  10  Hollis-Jefferson  3  Tied  McKale Center (14,321)
Tucson, AZ
12/13/2014*
3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Michigan W 80–53  10–0
 17  Johnson  7  Tied  7  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 Oakland W 101–64  11–0
 18  Johnson  8  Ashley  10  McConnell  McKale Center (14,405)
Tucson, AZ
12/19/2014*
9:00 pm, FS1
No. 3 at UTEP W 60–55  12–0
 17  Johnson  7  McConnell  8  McConnell  Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
12/23/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 3 at UNLV L 67–71  12–1
 14  McConnell  13  Johnson  7  McConnell  Thomas & Mack Center (15,387)
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2015
5:00 pm, FS1
No. 8 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 73–49  13–1
(1–0)
 13  Tied  8  Hollis-Jefferson  4  Hollis-Jefferson  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/08/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 at Oregon W 80–62  14–1
(2–0)
 21  McConnell  10  Tarczewski  3  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (8,829)
Eugene, OR
01/11/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 at Oregon State L 56–58  14–2
(2–1)
 14  Hollis-Jefferson  6  Tied  6  McConnell  Gill Coliseum (6,191)
Corvallis, OR
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 Colorado W 68–54  15–2
(3–1)
 22  Johnson  11  Ashley  6  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 No. 8 Utah W 69–51  16–2
(4–1)
 18  Johnson  10  Johnson  6  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at Stanford W 89–82  17–2
(5–1)
 19  Johnson  7  Johnson  5  McConnell  Maples Pavilion (6,943)
Stanford, CA
01/24/2015
8:30 pm, P12N
No. 7 at California W 73–50  18–2
(6–1)
 18  Johnson  9  Johnson  6  McConnell  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
01/28/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Oregon W 90–56  19–2
(7–1)
 16  York  7  Hollis-Jefferson  6  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/30/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Oregon State W 57–34  20–2
(8–1)
 12  Ashley  9  Johnson  6  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/07/2015
2:30 pm, FOX
No. 6 at Arizona State
Rivalry
L 78–81  20–3
(8–2)
 25  McConnell  9  Tarczewski  4  McConnell  Wells Fargo Arena (10,876)
Tempe, AZ
02/13/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at Washington W 86–62  21–3
(9–2)
 20  Johnson  9  Hollis-Jefferson  10  McConnell  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,999)
Seattle, WA
02/15/2015
4:30 pm, FS1
No. 7 at Washington State W 86–59  22–3
(10–2)
 17  Tied  10  Hollis-Jefferson  8  McConnell  Beasley Coliseum (5,331)
Pullman, WA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 USC W 87–57  23–3
(11–2)
 15  Tarczewski  9  Tarczewski  7  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 UCLA
Rivalry; ESPN College GameDay
W 57–47  24–3
(12–2)
 13  York  10  Johnson  5  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at Colorado W 82–54  25–3
(13–2)
 15  Johnson  8  Hollis-Jefferson  6  McConnell  Coors Events Center (11,120)
Boulder, CO
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at No. 13 Utah W 63–57  26–3
(14–2)
 12  Tarczewski  11  Johnson  5  McConnell  Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,165)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/05/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 California W 99–60  27–3
(15–2)
 21  Ashley  8  Tarczewski  11  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
03/07/2015
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 5 Stanford W 91–69  28–3
(16–2)
 15  Ashley  9  Ashley  11  McConnell  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
03/12/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 vs. California
Quarterfinals
W 73–51  29–3
 19  Johnson  7  Tied  6  McConnell  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/13/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 vs. UCLA
Semifinals
W 70–64  30–3
 24  Ashley  12  Hollis-Jefferson  11  McConnell  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2015
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 vs. Oregon
Championship
W 80–52  31–3
 20  Ashley  9  Hollis-Jefferson  6  McConnell  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015*
12:10 pm, TNT
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (15 W) Texas Southern
Second round
W 93–72  32–3
 23  Hollis-Jefferson  10  Hollis-Jefferson  4  McConnell  Moda Center (13,616)
Portland, OR
03/21/2015*
3:15 pm, CBS
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (10 W) Ohio State
Third round
W 73–58  33–3
 19  Tied  10  Tied  6  McConnell  Moda Center (17,370)
Portland, OR
03/26/2015*
8:17 pm, TBS
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (6 W) Xavier
Sweet Sixteen
W 68–60  34–3
 17  McConnell  12  Tarczewski  5  McConnell  Staples Center (18,809)
Los Angeles, CA
03/28/2015*
4:09 pm, TBS
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (1 W) No. 3 Wisconsin
Elite Eight
L 78–85  34–4
 17  Tied  8  Hollis-Jefferson  5  McConnell  Staples Center (19,125)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
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 18PostFinal
AP 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 8 7 10 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 N/A
Coaches 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 7 6 9 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4

Player statistics

  • As of March 28, 2015[5]
Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brandon Ashley383827.8166–32312–36121–1725.20.60.60.612.2
Jacob Hazzard1701.61–100–60–000.05000.1
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson382528.7138–2756–29145–2056.81.51.10.811.2
Parker Jackson–Cartwright3409.634–759–2322–341.41.80.30.02.9
Stanley Johnson383728.4174–39043–116132–1786.51.61.50.413.8
Matt Korcheck2113.710–140–06–60.80.10.050.31.2
Trey Mason901.31–31–10–00.10000.3
T. J. McConnell383830.5156–31325–7858–703.86.32.20.0710.4
Drew Mellon1201.90–70–30–00.30.2000
Elliott Pitts38114.943–10927–7419–241.00.40.30.053.5
Dušan Ristić3608.648–784–521–412.10.050.050.23.4
Kaleb Tarczewski383726.0123–2150–0107–1535.20.30.40.69.3
Gabe York371323.1107–24366–16560–742.11.20.60.39.2

Awards

Stanley Johnson
  • All-Freshman Team USBWA (2015)
  • District IX All-District Team USBWA (2015)
  • Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year (2015)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2015)
  • Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
  • 2014 Maui Invitational MVP, All-Tournament Team[6]
  • 2x Pac-12 Player of the Week (December 1, 2014, January 19, 2015)[7][8]
  • NCAA National Player of the Week (January 19, 2015)[9]
  • Wayman Tisdale National Freshmen of the Week (January 18, 2015)[10]
  • Wayman Tisdale National Freshmen of the Year Award Finalist[11]
  • Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Finalist[12]
  • Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year (2015)
  • Third-team USA Today All-American
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
  • NCAA Tournament West Regional All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • 2014 Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team[6]
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (February 16, 2015)
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2015)
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
T. J. McConnell
  • NCAA Tournament West Region All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • District IX All-District Team USBWA (2015)
  • NCAA National Player of the Week (March 9, 2015)[13]
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2015)
  • Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist[14]
Brandon Ashley
  • Pac-12 Tournament MVP (2015)
  • All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2015)

See also

References

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  2. Pascoe, Bruce (April 22, 2014). "Arizona Wildcats basketball: Walk-on Conklin to transfer". Arizona Daily Star.
  3. Pascoe, Bruce (May 5, 2013). "Arizona basketball: Formula in place for future schedules". Arizona Daily Star.
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  8. Haller, Doug (January 20, 2015). "Pac-12 basketball insider: Stanley Johnson starting to shine". The Arizona Republic.
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  11. "INTEGRIS WAYMAN TISDALEAWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED". usbwa.com.
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  13. "Player of the Week: McConnell leads the way".
  14. "McConnell Named a Cousy Award Finalist - The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site". www.arizonawildcats.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015.
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