2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sean Miller (8th year)
Assistant coach	Joe Pasternack (5th year)
Assistant coach	Emanuel Richardson (8th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Phelps (2nd year)
Home arena	McKale Center
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The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by eighth-year head coach Sean Miller, and play their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season and offseason

The 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 25–9 and a 12–6 conference record; which tied with California for third place in the Pac-12. Arizona lost the nation's longest active home winning streak of 49 games to Oregon. The Wildcats entered the Pac-12 Tournament as a 4-seed where they beat Colorado in the quarterfinals, but fell in the semifinals to Oregon in overtime. Arizona received an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the program's 33rd appearance, as a 6-seed in the South Region. The team lost in the First Round to Wichita State, 55–65.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ryan Anderson	12	PF	6’9”	235	RS Senior	Lakewood, CA	Graduated
Mark Tollefsen	23	SF	6’9”	205	RS Senior	Danville, CA	Graduated
Kaleb Tarczewski	35	C	7'0"	250	Senior	Claremont, NH	Graduated
Gabe York	1	SG	6'3"	190	Senior	West Covina, CA	Graduated
Jacob Hazzard	50	PG	6'0"	170	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Elliott Pitts	24	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Dublin, CA	Dismissed from the team due to undisclosed reasons.^[1] Elected to transfer. ^[2]
Justin Simon	3	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	Temecula, CA	Elected to transfer.^[3]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Talbott Denny	G	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Tucson, AZ	Graduate transfer from Lipscomb.^[4]
Keanu Pinder	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Perth, AU	Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College.^[5]
Dylan Smith	G	6'5"	170	Sophomore	Mobile, AL	Transferred after freshman year from UNC Asheville. Will sit out for 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility starting in 2017–18.^[6]

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lauri Markkanen F/C	Helsinki, FI	Helsinki Basketball Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 17, 2015
Lauri Markkanen F/C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kobi Simmons PG	Alpharetta, GA	St. Francis HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 16, 2016
Kobi Simmons PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rawle Alkins SG	Middle Village, NY	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 7, 2016
Rawle Alkins SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terrance Ferguson G/F	Dallas, TX	Advanced Preparatory International	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 13, 2016
Terrance Ferguson G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4 Rivals: #3 247Sports: #3 ESPN: #3
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Roster

2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	0	Parker Jackson-Cartwright	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Sierra Canyon School	Los Angeles, CA
G	1	Rawle Alkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Word of God Christian	Brooklyn, NY
G	2	Kobi Simmons	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	St. Francis HS	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Dylan Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	UNC Asheville	Mobile, AL
G	5	Kadeem Allen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Hutchinson C.C.	Wilmington, NC
G	11	Allonzo Trier	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Findlay Prep	Seattle, WA
C	14	Dušan Ristić	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Novi Sad, RS
C	21	Chance Comanche	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Beverly Hills HS	Beverly Hills, CA
F	24	Ray Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Las Vegas HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	44	Trey Mason (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Loyola HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	51	Paulo Cruz (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Francis Parker School	San Diego, CA
F	--	Jake Desjardins (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Coronado HS	Henderson, NV
F/C	--	Lauri Markkanen	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Vantaa, FI
G/F	--	Terrance Ferguson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Advanced Prep International	Dallas, TX
G	--	Talbott Denny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Lipscomb	Tucson, AZ
F	--	Keanu Pinder	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Hutchinson C.C.	Perth, AU

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Arizona	Alma Mater (year)
Sean Miller	Head Coach	8th	Pittsburgh (1992)
Joe Pasternack	Associate Head Coach	6th	Indiana (1999)
Emanuel Richardson	Assistant Coach	8th	Pittsburgh-Johnstown (1998)
Mark Phelps	Assistant Coach	2nd	Old Dominion (1996)
Ryan Reynolds	Director of Basketball Operations	8th	Xavier (2007)
Ben Tucker	Assistant Director of Basketball Operations	3rd	Arizona (2010)

Schedule

In Arizona's non-conference schedule the team will host Cal State Bakersfield, Grand Canyon, New Mexico, Texas Southern, UC Irvine, Northern Colorado and TBA. Arizona has one true road game against Missouri. The Wildcats will also play five games in four neutral sites. They will play Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Honolulu, Gonzaga in the first ever Hoophall LA at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Texas A&M at the Toyota Center in Houston, and were also invited to play at Orleans Arena as part in the Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, where they face off against three of the following: Butler, Santa Clara or Vanderbilt.^[7] In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, the team will face neither the Rocky Mountain teams (Colorado/Utah) on the road, nor the Oregon teams (Oregon/Oregon State) at home.

Arizona's Red-Blue game will take place on October 14, 2016 at McKale Center. The event debuts the team for the 2016–17 season. It includes player introductions, a speech by Miller, dunk contest, and a scrimmage.

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2016* P12N	Chico State	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 6, 2016* P12N	College of Idaho	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016* ESPN	vs. Michigan State Armed Forces Classic	–	–	–	–	–	Bloch Arena Honolulu, HI
Nov. 15, 2016*	Cal State Bakersfield	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 2016*	Northern Colorado Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 2016*	Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Nov. 24, 2016*	vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Invitational semifinal	–	–	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 25, 2016*	vs. Butler/Vanderbilt Las Vegas Invitational championship/2nd round consolation	–	–	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 30, 2016*	Texas Southern	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 3, 2016*	vs. Gonzaga Hoophall LA	–	–	–	–	–	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 6, 2016*	UC Irvine	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 10, 2016*	at Missouri	–	–	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Dec. 14, 2016*	Grand Canyon	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2016*	vs. Texas A&M	–	–	–	–	–	Toyota Center Houston, TX
Dec. 20, 2016*	New Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Regular Season
	Arizona State Rivalry	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	at Arizona State Rivalry	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
	California	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	Stanford	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	at California	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
	at Stanford	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
	at Oregon	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
	at Oregon State	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
	UCLA Rivalry	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	USC	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	at UCLA Rivalry	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
	at USC	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
	Colorado	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	Utah	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	Washington	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	Washington State	–	– (–)	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
	at Washington	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
	at Washington State	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 8-11, 2016	vs.	–	–	–	–	–	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
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	Post	Final
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Coaches

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2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Oregon	16	–	2	.889	33	–	6	.846
No. 4 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No. 8 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
Utah	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
California	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
USC	10	–	8	.556	26	–	10	.722
Colorado	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Washington	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
Oregon State	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll