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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 was led by 12th-year head coach Sean Miller, in his final season at the program, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 17–9, 11–9 in Pac–12 play to finish in fifth place.

2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–9 (11–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Murphy
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oregon 14 – 4   .778 21 – 7   .750
No. 9 USC 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 23 Colorado 14 – 6   .700 23 – 9   .719
No. 7 UCLA 13 – 6   .684 22 – 10   .688
Arizona* 11 – 9   .550 17 – 9   .654
No. 20 Oregon State † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 13   .606
Stanford 10 – 10   .500 14 – 13   .519
Utah 8 – 11   .421 12 – 13   .480
Arizona State 7 – 10   .412 11 – 14   .440
Washington State 7 – 12   .368 14 – 13   .519
Washington 4 – 16   .200 5 – 21   .192
California 3 – 17   .150 9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The school self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2020–21 season amid an ongoing NCAA investigation over an FBI bribery scandal involving a former assistant coach and agent between 2017 and 2018 hoping to avoid further punishment from the NCAA.[1][2] The ban included both the Pac–12 Tournament and the NCAA tournament.[3] On April 7, 2021, the school fired head coach Sean Miller due to allegations related to the corruption scandal.[4]

Previous season

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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

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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, AL Completed athletic eligibility.
Jake DesJardins F Senior Henderson, NV Graduated
Brandon Williams G Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Elected to play professionally.
Josh Green G Freshman Sydney, NSW Declared for 2020 NBA draft[5]
Nico Mannion G Freshman Siena, ITL Declared for 2020 NBA draft.[6]
Zeke Nnaji F Freshman Lakeville, MN Declared for 2020 NBA draft.[7]
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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.[8]
Terrell Brown Jr. G Graduate Student Seattle, WA Seattle 1 Graduate from Seattle University. Terrell is eligible to play immediately as a graduate.[9]
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2020 recruiting class

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Dalen Terry, originally from Phoenix, 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 consensus 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 a 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.

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dalen Terry
G/F 		Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 23, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Bennedict Mathurin
G/F 		Montreal, Canada NBA Latin America (MX) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 15, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Kerr Kriisa
G 		Tartu, Estonia BC Prienai 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 18, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Daniel Batcho
F 		Chatenay-Malabry, France Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 23, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Tibet Gorener
F 		Şişli, Turkey Orange Lutheran HS (CA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 28, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Ąžuolas Tubelis
F 		Vilnius, Lithuania Rytas Vilnius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 27, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Tautvilas Tubelis
F 		Vilnius, Lithuania Rytas Vilnius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 27, 2020 
Star ratings: 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.
  • "2020 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

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Shane Nowell, originally from Sammamish, WA, was the third commit of the 2021 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 31, 2020 over rival Montana, Montana State, Oklahoma & Washington. Nowell was a consensus four-star prospect out of Eastside Catholic in Sammamish, WA.

College recruiting information (2021)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shane Nowell
G 		Sammamish, WA Eastside Catholic School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 31, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 25  247Sports: 17
  • 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:

2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dylan Anderson
C 		Gilbert, AZ Perry High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 16, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 10  247Sports: 10  ESPN: 10
  • 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:

Coaching changes

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On April 3, 2020, Assistant coach Justin Gainey accepted the Associate Head coach position at Marquette.[10]

On May 27, 2020, former Arizona great & NBA veteran Jason Terry was announced as an assistant coach on Miller's staff.[11]

Personnel

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Roster

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2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Bennedict Mathurin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America (MX) Montreal, Canada
F 1 Daniel Batcho   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball Paris, France
G 3 Jemarl Baker Jr.   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Kentucky Menifee, CA
G 4 Dalen Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 5 Tibet Görener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran HS (CA) Istanbul, Turkey
F 10 Ąžuolas Tubelis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Rytas Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
F 11 Ira Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Crossroads School Los Angeles, CA
G 13 James Akinjo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgetown Oakland, CA
F 20 Tautvilas Tubelis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Rytas Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
F 21 Jordan Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Nevada Roseville, CA
G 25 Kerr Kriisa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr BC Prienai Tartu, Estonia
G 31 Terrell Brown Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Seattle Seattle, WA
C 35 Christian Koloko 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 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
G 53 Grant Weitman (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: Jan. 11, 2021

  • Freshman forward Daniel Batcho had surgery on his right knee in late October and is out indefinitely. A timeline for his return to the court for the 2020-21 season will be reevaluated in late January.[12]
  • Freshman guard Kerr Kriisa has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA until Feb. 4.[13]
  • Jan. 11, 2021 - Jemarl Baker Jr. out for remainder of the season.[14]

Coaching staff

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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

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

Schedule and results

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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 was forced to cancel the 2020 NIT Season Tip-Off in Brooklyn with Cincinnati, Texas Tech & St. John's because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Wildcats 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, adding Colorado & Stanford. The Pac-12 announced on August 11, 2020 that all fall sporting events would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
3:00 p.m., P12N 		Grambling State W 74–55  1–0
  19 – Tied   15 – J. Brown   7 – T. Brown Jr.  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2020*
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Northern Colorado Cancelled due to Covid-19 at Northern Colorado McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2020*
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Eastern Washington W 70–67  2–0
  15 – Akinjo   9 – A. Tubelis   5 – Terry  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 7, 2020*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Northern Arizona W 96–53  3–0
  33 – Baker   11 – J. Brown   6 – Terry  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 9, 2020*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Cal State Bakersfield W 85–60  4–0
  16 – T. Brown Jr.   6 – Koloko   7 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2020*
TBD, P12N 		New Mexico State Cancelled due to Covid-19 at New Mexico State McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2020*
4:00 p.m., P12N 		UTEP W 69–61  5–0
  18 – Akinjo   7 – Mathurin   3 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2020*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Cal Baptist Cancelled due to Covid-19 at Cal Baptist McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 19, 2020
5:00 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford L 75–78  5–1
(0–1) 		 29 – Baker   7 – J. Brown   9 – Akinjo  Kaiser Permanente Arena (0)
Santa Cruz, CA
December 21, 2020*
3:00 p.m., P12N 		San Diego Cancelled due to Covid-19 at San Diego McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 22, 2020*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Montana W 70–64  6–1
  18 – Akinjo   9 – A. Tubelis   5 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 28, 2020
7:30 p.m., P12N 		Colorado W 88–74  7–1
(1–1) 		 22 – Akinjo   8 – Koloko   8 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 31, 2020
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington W 80–53  8–1
(2–1) 		 13 – Mathurin   7 – 2 Tied   4 – 2 Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
January 2, 2021
8:30 p.m., P12N 		at Washington State W 86−82 2OT 9−1
(3–1) 		 24 – Mathurin   11 – Mathurin   6 – Akinjo  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		USC L 73–87  9–2
(3–2) 		 31 – A. Tubelis   9 – Lee   6 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		UCLA
Rivalry 		L 76–81  9−3
(3–3) 		 25 – Akinjo   8 – A. Tubelis   8 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 14, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Oregon State W 98−64  10−3
(4−3) 		 31 – Mathurin   10 – Koloko   9 – Akinjo  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 21, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 84−82  11−3
(5−3) 		 24 – Akinjo   7 – A. Tubelis   6 – T. Brown Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
January 25, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 80−67  12−3
(6−3) 		 18 – T. Brown Jr.   12 – A. Tubelis   6 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 28, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		Stanford L 64−73  12−4
(6−4) 		 17 – Akinjo   5 – 2 Tied   6 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 30, 2021
3:00 p.m., P12N 		California W 71−50  13−4
(7−4) 		 20 – Akinjo   6 – 2 Tied   8 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2021
5:00 p.m., FS1 		at Utah L 58−73  13−5
(7−5) 		 17 – A. Tubelis   7 – 2 Tied   4 – T. Brown Jr.  Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 6, 2021
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at Colorado L 79−82  13−6
(7−6) 		 22 – Mathurin   5 – Koloko   7 – Akinjo  CU Events Center (74)
Boulder, CO
February 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State W 70−61  14−6
(8−6) 		 14 – 2 Tied   10 – A. Tubelis   6 – T. Brown Jr.  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Oregon L 61−63  14−7
(8−7) 		 20 – A. Tubelis   7 – A. Tubelis   5 – Kriisa  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at UCLA
Rivalry 		L 60−74  14−8
(8−8) 		 21 – Akinjo   8 – A. Tubelis   3 – 2 Tied  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 17 USC W 81−72  15−8
(9−8) 		 20 – Akinjo   15 – A. Tubelis   7 – Akinjo  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS1 		Washington State W 69−53  16−8
(10−8) 		 19 – Akinjo   9 – A. Tubelis   8 – T. Brown Jr.  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 27, 2021
12:00 p.m., CBS 		Washington W 75−74  17−8
(11−8) 		 26 – Akinjo   15 – A. Tubelis   7 – Akinjo  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Oregon L 69−80  17−9
(11−9) 		 19 – Akinjo   7 – Mathurin   8 – Akinjo  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP————RV——RV—RV———————Not released
Coaches——————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Player statistics

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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
James Akinjo 26 26 903 34.7 405 15.6 124 327 37.9% 53 130 40.8% 104 127 81.9% 8 51 59 2.3 141 51 60 37 0
Jemarl Baker Jr. 12 12 353 29.4 144 12.0 50 124 40.3% 24 70 34.3% 20 24 83.3% 2 32 34 2.8 21 22 12 7 4
Daniel Batcho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrell Brown Jr. 26 9 666 25.6 190 7.3 62 159 39.0% 14 38 36.8% 52 67 77.6% 13 77 90 3.5 90 37 23 24 6
Jordan Brown 26 12 512 19.7 244 9.4 93 166 56.0% 0 1 0% 58 97 59.8% 41 94 135 5.2 15 61 23 12 23
Tibet Görener 8 0 30 3.8 9 1.1 3 9 33.3% 3 9 33.3% 0 0 0% 0 6 6 0.8 1 4 3 0 0
Christian Koloko 26 19 448 17.2 119 4.6 39 94 52.0% 0 1 0% 35 56 62.5% 58 67 125 4.8 8 70 19 12 35
Kerr Kriisa 8 5 180 22.5 44 5.5 14 42 33.3% 14 38 36.8% 2 2 100% 1 3 4 0.5 19 12 10 3 0
Ira Lee 23 1 256 11.1 68 3.0 27 49 55.1% 0 0 0% 14 19 73.7% 22 48 70 3.0 7 36 23 4 7
Jordan Mains 2 0 4 2.0 3 1.5 1 3 33.3% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0% 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 1
Bennedict Mathurin 26 12 647 24.9 280 10.8 88 187 47.1% 38 91 41.8% 66 78 84.6% 32 92 124 4.8 30 43 30 18 2
Dalen Terry 26 14 540 20.8 119 4.6 39 94 41.5% 14 43 32.6% 27 44 55.9% 20 63 83 3.2 38 61 31 19 10
Ąžuolas Tubelis 26 20 689 26.5 317 12.2 115 231 49.8% 13 42 31.0% 74 104 69.2% 67 117 184 7.1 32 65 61 15 16
Tautvilas Tubelis 5 0 9 1.8 1 0.2 0 2 0% 0 2 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.2 0 1 0 0 0
Grant Weitman 5 0 8 1.4 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Weyand 4 0 6 1.5 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Total 19 – – – 1961 75.4 667 1492 44.7% 174 468 37.2% 453 623 72.7% 307 690 997 38.3 403 463 309 152 104
Opponents 19 – – – 1783 68.5 631 1470 42.9% 184 539 34.1% 337 477 71.7% 223 589 812 31.2 292 524 322 140 72
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

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Season highs

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Players

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  • Points: Jermal Baker Jr. – 33 (Northern Arizona)
  • Rebounds: Jordan Brown, Ąžuolas Tubelis (twice) – 15 (Grambling, USC, Washington)
  • Assists: James Akinjo (twice), Terrell Brown Jr. – 9 (Oregon State, Stanford)
  • Steals: Akinjo – 5 (Oregon State)
  • Blocks: Terrell Brown Jr., Christian Koloko (twice) – 4 (Northern Arizona, Cal State Bakersfield, Washington State)
  • Minutes: Akinjo – 44 (Washington State)

Team

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  • Points: 98 (Oregon State)
  • Field Goals: 35 (Oregon State)
  • Field Goal Attempts: 75 (Washington State)
  • 3 Point Field Goals Made: 13 (Northern Arizona)
  • 3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 28 (twice) (Cal State Bakersfield, Washington)
  • Free Throws Made: 32 (ASU)
  • Free Throws Attempts: 43 (ASU)
  • Rebounds: 58 (Washington)
  • Assists: 21(three) (Cal State Bakersfield, Northern Arizona, Oregon State)
  • Steals: 10 (ASU)
  • Blocked Shots: 10 (Northern Arizona)
  • Turnovers: 18 (Stanford)
  • Fouls: 29 (Washington State)

Weekly awards

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  • Jermal Baker Jr. (Dec. 14)[16]
  • Bennedict Mathurin (Jan. 4)[17]
  • Ąžuolas Tubelis (Feb. 22)[18]
  • Ąžuolas Tubelis (Mar. 1)[19]

Pac-12 Conference honors

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James Akinjo

  • All—Pac-12 First Team

Jordan Brown

  • Pac-12 6th Man of the Year

Bennedict Mathurin

  • All―Pac-12 Freshman First Team

Ąžuolas Tubelis

  • All―Pac-12 Freshman First Team
  • All―Pac-12 Honorable Mention

See also

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2020–21 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Arizona is the latest to self-impose a 2021 postseason ban, but the NCAA needs to show that's not enough". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Arizona's notice of allegations from NCAA includes five Level I violations stemming from FBI bribery scandal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arizona Wildcats to self-impose one-year postseason ban over NCAA infractions case". Archived from the original on December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Arizona fires coach Sean Miller after 12 seasons". ESPN.com. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Josh Green entering draft after freshman year at Arizona".
  6. ^ "Arizona's Nico Mannion declares for NBA draft".
  7. ^ "Arizona Wildcats' Zeke Nnaji confirms NBA draft decision".
  8. ^ "Georgetown expert analyzes new Arizona commit James Akinjo".
  9. ^ "Seattle grad transfer Terrell Brown commits to Arizona".
  10. ^ "Justin Gainey Returns To MU As Associate head coach". GoMarquette.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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