2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2020–21 record0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coachSean Miller (12th season)
Associate head coachJack Murphy
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arizona0–0 –  0–0  –
Arizona State0–0 –  0–0  –
California0–0 –  0–0  –
Colorado0–0 –  0–0  –
Oregon0–0 –  0–0  –
Oregon State0–0 –  0–0  –
Stanford0–0 –  0–0  –
UCLA0–0 –  0–0  –
USC0–0 –  0–0  –
Utah0–0 –  0–0  –
Washington0–0 –  0–0  –
Washington State0–0 –  0–0  –
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of August 16, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

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 GettingsFGraduate StudentMalibu, CACompleted athletic eligibility.
Max HazzardGGraduate StudentLos Angeles, CACompleted athletic eligibility.
Chase JeterFRedshirt SeniorLas Vegas, NVCompleted athletic eligibility.
Dylan SmithGRedshirt SeniorMobile, AlabamaCompleted athletic eligibility.
Jake DesJardinsFSeniorHenderson, NVGraduated
Josh GreenGFreshmanSydney, NSWEntered 2020 NBA draft[1]
Nico MannionGFreshmanSiena, ITLEntered 2020 NBA draft.[2]
Zeke NnajiFFreshmanLakeville, MNEntered 2020 NBA draft.[3]
Reference:
Incoming Transfers
Name Position Year Hometown Previous School Remaining Eligibility Notes
James AkinjoGJuniorRichmond, CAGeorgetown2Transfer from Georgetown in January 2020.[4]
Terrell BrownGGraduate StudentSeattle, WASeattle1Graduate 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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #7  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 July 14, 2020.
  • "2020 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

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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
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F Tibet Gorener 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrOrange Lutheran HS (CA) Şişli, Turkey
F Bennedict Mathurin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNBA Academy Latin America (MX) Montreal, Canada
F Ąžuolas Tubelis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrRytas Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
G 1 James Akinjo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGeorgetown Richmond, CA
G 2 Brandon Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoCrespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jemarl Baker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrKentucky Menifee, CA
F 11 Ira Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrCrossroads School Los Angeles, CA
F 15 Daniel Batcho 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCentre Fédéral de Basket-ball Chatenay-Malabry, France
F 20 Tautvilas Tubelis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrRytas Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
F 21 Jordan Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoNevada Roseville, CA
F 23 Dalen Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHillcrest Prep Tempe, AZ
G 25 Kerr Kriisa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBC Prienai Tartu, Estonia
G 31 Terrell Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSSeattle Seattle, WA
C 35 Christian Koloko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSierra Canyon School (CA) Douala, Cameroon
F 50 Jordan Mains (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoPinnacle HS Scottsdale, AZ
F 54 Matt Weyand (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMater Dei HS Irvine, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 28, 2020

Coaching staff
NamePositionYear at ArizonaAlma Mater (year)
Sean MillerHead Coach12thPittsburgh (1992)
Jack MurphyAssociate Head Coach2ndArizona (2005)
Danny PetersAssistant Coach3rdOhio State (2010)
Jason TerryAssistant Coach1stArizona (1999)
Ryan ReynoldsDirector of Basketball Operations12thXavier (2007)
Austin CarrollAssistant Director of Basketball Operations5thAmerican (2014)

Depth Chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Jordan Brown Christian Koloko Daniel Batcho
PF Ąžuolas Tubelis Tautvilas Tubelis Tibet Gorener
SF Ira Lee Dalen Terry Jordan Mains Bennedict Mathurin
SG Jemarl Baker Jr. Terrell Brown Matt Weyand
PG Brandon Williams James Akinjo Kerr Kriisa

Preseason

Red and Blue game

Preseason rankings

Preseason awards watchlists

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. The Pac-12 announced on August 11, 2020 that all fall sporting events would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8].

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
TBD*
TBD, TBD		 TBD Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Regular season
November 10, 2020*
TBD		 Northern Arizona Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2020*
TBD		 Northern Colorado Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2020*
TBD		 Loyola Marymount
NIT Season Tip-Off		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 20, 2020*
TBD		 Wyoming
NIT Season Tip-Off		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 25, 2020*
TBD, ESPN		 vs. Cincinnati/Texas Tech/St. John's
NIT Season Tip-Off		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2020*
TBD, ESPN		 vs. Cincinnati/Texas Tech/St. John's
NIT Season Tip-Off		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2020
TBD		 Colorado     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2020*
TBD		 at Gonzaga Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
December 9, 2020*
TBD		 Cal State Bakersfield Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2020*
TBD		 at Illinois Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
December 16, 2020*
TBD		 Cal Baptist Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 19, 2020
TBD, TBD		 at Stanford     Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 22, 2020*
TBD		 Montana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 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
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See also

2020–21 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References
  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.
  8. "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year".
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