2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.[ 1]
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Chris Johnson
52
G
6'6"
210
Junior
Gilbert, AZ
The older brother of Nick Johnson joins the team as a walk-on.[ 4]
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.[ 5] [ 6]
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.[ 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
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 : Rivals : 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 : Rivals : 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 : Rivals : 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 : 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:
Roster
2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Gabe York
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Orange Lutheran
Orange, CA
G
4
T. J. McConnell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
Chartiers Valley /Duquesne
Pittsburgh, PA
F
11
Aaron Gordon
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Archbishop Mitty
San Jose, CA
G
13
Nick Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Findlay Prep
Gilbert, AZ
G
20
Jordin Mayes
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Westchester
Los Angeles, CA
F
21
Brandon Ashley
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Findlay Prep
Oakland, CA
F
23
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Chester
Chester, PA
G
24
Elliott Pitts
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
De La Salle
Dublin, CA
F/C
31
Matt Korcheck
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Jr
Sabino /Cochise College
Tucson, AZ
F/C
33
Zach Peters
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Fr
Prestonwood Christian /Kansas
Plano, TX
C
35
Kaleb Tarczewski
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
St. Mark's School
Claremont, NH
G
44
Trey Mason (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Loyola
Los Angeles, CA
G
50
Jacob Hazzard (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Loyola
Los Angeles, CA
F
52
Chris Johnson (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
South Kent /CSU San Bernardino
Gilbert, AZ
F
54
Eric Conklin (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Chaparral
Scottsdale, AZ
F
55
Drew Mellon (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Mater Dei
Santa Ana, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: July 10, 2024
Depth chart
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
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 faced 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 p.m., P12N
Augustana
W 84–52
–
McKale Center (13,340)Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013 *8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6
Cal Poly
W 73–62
1–0
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
11/11/2013 *8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6
Long Beach State
W 91–57
2–0
McKale Center (14,087)Tucson, AZ
11/14/2013 *8:05 p.m., CBSSN
No. 6
at San Diego State
W 69–60
3–0
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
11/18/2013 *9:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., P12N
No. 2
Texas Tech
W 79–58
8–0
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
12/07/2013 *3:15 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2
UNLV
W 63–58
9–0
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
12/11/2013 *7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 1
New Mexico State
W 74–48
10–0
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
12/14/2013 *10:00 a.m., CBS
No. 1
at No. 25 Michigan
W 72–70
11–0
Crisler Center (12,707)Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2013 *7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 1
Southern
W 69–43
12–0
McKale Center (14,149)Tucson, AZ
12/23/2013 *8:00 p.m., 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 p.m., P12N
No. 1
Washington State
W 60–25
14–0 (1–0)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
01/04/2014 12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 1
Washington
W 71–62
15–0 (2–0)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
01/09/2014 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., P12N
No. 1
at USC
W 73–53
17–0 (4–0)
Galen Center (8,347)Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2014 7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1
Arizona State Rivalry
W 91–68
18–0 (5–0)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
01/23/2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1
Colorado
W 69–57
19–0 (6–0)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
01/26/2014 6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1
Utah
W 65–56
20–0 (7–0)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
01/29/2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1
at Stanford
W 60–57
21–0 (8–0)
Maples Pavilion (7,233)Stanford, CA
02/01/2014 8:30 p.m., P12N
No. 1
at California
L 58–60
21–1 (8–1)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)Berkeley, CA
02/06/2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2
Oregon
W 67–65
22–1 (9–1)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
02/09/2014 5:00 p.m., P12N
No. 2
Oregon State
W 76–54
23–1 (10–1)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
02/14/2014 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3
California
W 87–59
26–2 (13–2)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
03/02/2014 6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 3
Stanford
W 79–66
27–2 (14–2)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
03/05/2014 9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 3
at Oregon State
W 74–69
28–2 (15–2)
Gill Coliseum (5,651)Corvallis, OR
03/08/2014 2:00 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 .
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:[ 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
References
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^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 9, 2013). "Next stop for Chol is SDSU, coach says" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ Pascoe, Bruce (July 31, 2013). "Johnson's big brother to walk on with Cats" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ Norlander, Matt (September 27, 2013). "Kansas transfer Zach Peters cleared to play this season at Arizona" . CBSSports.com .
^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 13, 2013). "Forward Peters set to start over at UA" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ O'Neil, Dana (March 27, 2014). "McConnell is Arizona's steady hand" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ Pascoe, Bruce (April 10, 2012). "Korcheck gives UA rare local player" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ "Men's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule" . arizonawildcats.com . May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013 .
^ Williams, Evan (April 30, 2013). "Arizona, Duke Headline 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off" . bustingbrackets.com .
^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 6, 2013). "Arizona Wildcats to open basketball season against Cal Poly" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ "2013-14 Team Statistics" (PDF) . The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014 .
^ Pascoe, Bruce (November 30, 2013). "Cats do it all in win over No. 6 Duke" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ Pascoe, Bruce (November 30, 2013). "Johnson comes alive in second half" . Arizona Daily Star .
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