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.
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.
Off-season
Departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesSolomon Hill SF 6'7" 220 Senior Los Angeles, CA Selected 23rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2013 NBA draft after graduationKevin Parrom G/F 6'6" 220 Senior The Bronx, NY GraduatedMax Wiepking SF 6'6" 220 Senior Englewood, CO Walk-on; graduatedQuinton Crawford SG 6'2" 200 Senior Old Bridge, NJ Walk-on; graduatedMark Lyons PG 6'1" 200 Senior Schenectady, NY Signed with French Pro A team Choral RoanneAngelo Chol PF 6'9" 225 Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to San Diego State after spring 2013 classesGrant Jerrett PF 6'10" 235 Freshman La Verne, CA Drafted 40th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers; later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesChris Johnson 52 G 6'6" 210 Junior Gilbert, AZ The older brother of Nick Johnson joins the team as a walk-on.Zach Peters 33 PF 6'10" 238 Freshman Plano, TX The 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. Point guard T. J. McConnell and center Matt Korcheck first played for Arizona in 2013–14 after redshirting 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. Korcheck was eligible to play as a junior college transfer but arranged with Miller to redshirt given Arizona's front-court depth. Both had two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting.
2013 recruiting class
Roster
Depth chart
before February 1
after February 1
Schedule Arizona's thirteen-game non-conference schedule had two road games, two neutral-site games, and nine home games. 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.
In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, the Cats faced neither the Washington schools on the road nor the Los Angeles schools at home.
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Ranking movement
+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Post Final 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 Ashley 22 22 27.7 93–178 11–29 56–74 5.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 11.5 Eric Conklin 7 0 2.4 2–2 0–0 0–0 0.1 0 0 0 0.6 Aaron Gordon 38 38 31.2 189–382 16–45 76–180 8.0 1.97 0.89 1.0 12.4 Jacob Hazzard 13 0 2.2 8–17 4–9 0–0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0 1.5 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 38 6 25.3 121–247 2–10 103–151 5.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 9.1 Nick Johnson 38 38 33.0 205–474 62–169 146–187 4.1 2.8 1.1 0.66 16.3 Matt Korecheck 22 0 4.6 8–12 0–0 8–12 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 Trey Mason 10 0 2.2 2–3 1–1 0–0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.5 Jordin Mayes 34 1 5.7 15–45 3–15 11–17 0.5 0.5 0.3 0 1.3 T. J. McConnell 38 38 32.2 127–280 36–100 31–50 3.6 5.3 1.7 0.2 8.4 Drew Mellon 6 0 2.0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.2 Zach Peters 11 0 2.8 0–6 0–6 0–0 0.4 0 0 0 0 Elliott Pitts 24 0 8.4 15–35 11–28 3–8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0 1.8 Kaleb Tarczewski 36 35 28.3 128–219 0–0 102–135 6.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 9.9 Gabe York 38 12 21.8 82–221 57–148 35–52 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 6.7 Chris Johnson 4 0 6.0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0 0 0 0 1.0 Source:
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 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 Pac-12 Player of the Week (December 2, 2013) 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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