2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Pac-12 4 5 34–4 16–2 Sean Miller 6th Joe Pasternack Emanuel Richardson Damon Stoudamire McKale Center Pac-12 regular season & tournament champions Maui Invitational champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 34–4, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win their second straight Pac-12 regular season championship title for 14th time. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Wildcats defeated 8-seed California; 73–51 in the quarterfinal game, 4-seed UCLA; 70–64 in the semifinal game, and 2-seed Oregon; 80–52 in the championship game. The Wildcats won their first Pac-12 Tournament title for the fifth time since 2002. As the #2 seed in the West Region NCAA tournament, The Arizona Wildcats defeated the #15 seed Texas Southern; 93–72 in the round of 64, #10 seed Ohio State; 73–58 in the round of 32, 6-seed Xavier; 68–60 in the Sweet 16, advancing to the Elite 8 for second straight year, losing to 1-seed Wisconsin (the rematch from the NCAA tournament's Elite 8 loss in 1-point overtime last season); 85–78. Previous season 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team The 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats team finished the season with an overall record of 33–5, and 15–3 in the Pac-12 to win their 13th Pac-12 regular season championship. In the Pac-12 tournament the Wildcats defeated Utah and Colorado to advanced to the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they lost to UCLA. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 1–seed in the West Region, where they defeated 16-seed Weber State, 8-seed Gonzaga, and 4-seed San Diego State to advance to the Elite Eight, where they lost to 2-seed Wisconsin in overtime. Off Season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesJordin Mayes 20 G 6’3” 190 Senior Los Angeles, California GraduatedNick Johnson 13 G 6'3" 200 Junior Gilbert, Arizona Declared for 2014 NBA draft.Zach Peters 33 PF 6'10" 240 RS Freshman Plano, Texas Retired from playing basketball due to concussion issues.Pascoe Bruce Arizona Wildcats basketball: Peters ends basketball career May 2, 2014 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/pascoe/arizona-wildcats-basketball-peters-ends-basketball-career/article_371734a0-d23e-11e3-8ad6-001a4bcf887a.htmlAaron Gordon 11 F 6'9" 225 Freshman San Jose, California Declared for 2014 NBA draft.Eric Conklin 54 PF 6'6" 235 Freshman Scottsdale, Arizona Elected to transfer.Pascoe Bruce Arizona Wildcats basketball: Walk-on Conklin to transfer April 22, 2014 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/pascoe/arizona-wildcats-basketball-walk-on-conklin-to-transfer/article_7896dea2-caa6-11e3-b505-0019bb2963f4.html Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesRyan Anderson 12 PF 6’9” 216 Senior Lakewood, CA Elected to forgo playing his senior season at Boston College to transfer to Arizona.Anderson will redshirt for the 2014–15 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have one year of eligibility for the 2015–16 season.Kadeem Allen 20 G 6'3" 180 Junior Wilmington, NC National JC Player of the Year, at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.Allen will redshirt for the 2014–15 season, and will have two years of eligibility starting for the 2015–16 season. 2014 Recruiting Class thumb|Stanley Johnson in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game no 2014 Parker Jackson-Cartwright PG Los Angeles, CA Loyola H.S. 5 8 150 02/24/2013 4 4 4 4 Craig Victor II F New Orleans, LA Findlay Prep 6 7 210 08/17/2013 4 5 4 4 Kadeem Allen G Wilmington, NC Hutchinson C.C. 6 3 180 10/28/2013 4 JC 4 JC Stanley Johnson F/G Fullerton, CA Mater Dei H.S 6 6 225 11/15/2013 5 5 5 5 Dušan Ristić C Novi Sad, SRB Sunrise Christian Academy 7 0 240 03/08/2014 N/A 4 4 4 2014 Arizona 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Arizona Basketball Commits 2014 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class arizona 106 12 #3 #4 #6 March 8, 2014 yes Personnel Roster 2014 Arizona Wildcats y yes Parker Jackson-Cartwright y 0 G 5 10 160 FR Los Angeles, California Sierra Canyon School Gabe York y 1 G 6 3 185 JR West Covina, California Orange Lutheran HS T. J. McConnell 4 G 6 1 195 SR y Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chartiers Valley HS/Duquesne y Stanley Johnson basketball y 5 F/G 6 7 245 FR Fullerton, California Mater Dei HS Ryan Anderson basketball, born 1992 y 12 F 6 9 230 SR Lakewood, California Long Beach Poly HS/Boston College yes Dušan Ristić 14 C 7 0 245 FR Novi Sad, Serbia Sunrise Christian Academy y Kadeem Allen 20 G 6 3 195 JR Wilmington, North Carolina New Hanover HS/Hutchinson C.C. yes Brandon Ashley y 21 F 6 9 230 JR San Francisco, California Findlay Prep Rondae Hollis-Jefferson y 23 F 6 7 220 SO Chester, Pennsylvania Chester HS Elliott Pitts 24 G 6 5 185 SO Dublin, California De La Salle HS Matt Korcheck 31 F 6 10 235 SR y Tucson, Arizona Sabino HS/Cochise College Kaleb Tarczewski 35 C 7 0 245 JR Claremont, New Hampshire St. Mark's School y Trey Mason 44 G 6 2 180 SO Los Angeles, California Loyola HS W Jacob Hazzard 50 G 6 0 160 JR Los Angeles, California Loyola HS W Drew Mellon 55 F 6 6 205 SR Santa Ana, California Mater Dei HS W Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Joe Pasternack (Indiana) Emanuel Richardson (University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown) Damon Stoudamire (Arizona) http://www.arizonawildcats.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&SPID=127128&SPSID=750096&DB_OEM_ID=30700 01/06/2015 On January 6, 2015, Freshman forward Craig Victor II announced he would be transferring. Three days later, it was announced Victor would be transferring to LSU. Depth chart https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Pacific-12-Conference/7/depth-charts/2015 Arizona Wildcats MBB Depth Charts - RealGM Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Kaleb Tarczewski Brandon Ashley Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Stanley Johnson T. J. McConnell Dušan Ristić Matt Korcheck Elliott Pitts Gabe York Parker Jackson-Cartwright Drew Mellon Trey Mason Jacob Hazzard Ryan Anderson Kadeem Allen Coaching staff Name Position Year at Arizona Alma Mater (year)Sean MillerHead Coach 6th Pittsburgh (1992)Joe Pasternack Associate head coach 4th Indiana (1999)Emanuel Richardson Assistant Coach 6th Pittsburgh-Johnstown (1998)Damon Stoudamire Assistant Coach 2nd Arizona (1995)Ryan Reynolds Director of Basketball Operations 6th Xavier (2007)Ben Tucker Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 1st Arizona (2010) Schedule The team's non-conference schedule will include road games at UNLV and UTEP, home games against Mount St. Mary's, UC Irvine, Oakland, Gardner-Webb, Michigan, Gonzaga, Utah Valley and Cal State Northridge (Maui Invitational opening game) and three neutral-site games as part of the 2014 Maui Invitational Tournament.Arizona basketball: Formula in place for future schedules Pascoe Bruce Arizona Daily Star May 5, 2013 http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/arizona-basketball-formula-in-place-for-future-schedules/article_936a0d66-cea9-55c6-8b64-82340c6bccd3.html In conference play, the team will face neither the Washington teams at home nor the Los Angeles teams on the road.Pascoe Bruce Arizona Wildcats to open basketball season against Cal Poly May 6, 2013 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/pascoe/arizona-wildcats-to-open-basketball-season-against-cal-poly/article_7ead89d4-b699-11e2-8197-0019bb2963f4.html yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats white| Exhibition 11/09/2014 4:00 pm 2 yes Cal Poly Pomona McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Tied 12 Tied 7 McConnell 11 67–51 10,000 – |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats white| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 6:00 pm 2 yes Mount St. Mary's McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Ashley 21 Tarczewski 10 McConnell 7 78–55 14,655 1–0 11/16/2014 6:00 pm 2 yes Cal State Northridge McKale Center Tucson, AZ Maui Invitational Opening Round P12N Johnson 17 Hollis-Jefferson 8 McConnell 8 86–68 14,655 2–0 11/19/2014 7:00 pm 2 yes UC Irvine McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Hollis-Jefferson 19 Johnson 10 McConnell 4 71–54 14,655 3–0 11/24/2014 3:00 pm yes 3 yes Missouri Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Quarterfinals ESPN2 Tied 15 Tarczewski 8 McConnell 9 72–53 2,400 4–0 11/25/2014 5:30 pm yes 3 yes Kansas State Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Semifinals ESPN Tarczewski 18 Hollis-Jefferson 8 McConnell 6 72–68 2,400 5–0 11/26/2014 8:00 pm yes 3 yes San Diego State 15 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Championship ESPN Johnson 18 Johnson 9 McConnell 3 61–59 2,400 6–0 12/02/2014 7:00 pm 3 yes Gardner–Webb McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Tied 18 Tied 8 McConnell 8 91–65 14,150 7–0 12/06/2014 3:15 pm 3 yes Gonzaga 9 McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN Ashley 14 Tarczewski 7 Jackson-Cartwright 3 66–63 OT 14,655 8–0 12/09/2014 7:00 pm 3 yes Utah Valley McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Johnson 14 Hollis-Jefferson 10 Tied 3 87–56 14,321 9–0 12/13/2014 3:15 pm 3 yes Michigan McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN Johnson 17 Tied 7 McConnell 7 80–53 14,655 10–0 12/16/2014 7:00 pm 3 yes Oakland McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Johnson 18 Ashley 8 McConnell 10 101–64 14,405 11–0 12/19/2014 9:00 pm 3 yes yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX FS1 Johnson 17 McConnell 7 McConnell 8 60–55 12,000 12–0 12/23/2014 8:00 pm 3 yes yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSSN McConnell 14 Johnson 13 McConnell 7 67–71 15,387 12–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats 0;"| white Pac-12 regular season 01/04/2015 5:00 pm 8 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, AZ Rivalry FS1 Tied 13 Hollis-Jefferson 8 Hollis-Jefferson 4 73–49 14,655 13–1 1–0 01/08/2015 8:00 pm yes 7 Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR P12N McConnell 21 Tarczewski 10 Tied 3 80–62 8,829 14–1 2–0 01/11/2015 8:00 pm yes 7 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR FS1 Hollis-Jefferson 14 Tied 6 McConnell 6 56–58 6,191 14–2 2–1 01/15/2015 7:00 pm 10 Colorado McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN Johnson 22 Ashley 11 McConnell 6 68–54 14,655 15–2 3–1 01/17/2015 5:00 pm 10 Utah 8 McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Johnson 18 Johnson 10 McConnell 6 69–51 14,655 16–2 4–1 01/22/2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA ESPN2 Johnson 19 Johnson 7 McConnell 5 89–82 6,943 17–2 5–1 01/24/2015 8:30 pm yes 7 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA P12N Johnson 18 Johnson 9 McConnell 6 73–50 11,877 18–2 6–1 01/28/2015 8:00 pm 6 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N York 16 Hollis-Jefferson 7 McConnell 6 90–56 14,655 19–2 7–1 01/30/2015 6:00 pm 6 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Ashley 12 Johnson 9 McConnell 6 57–34 14,655 20–2 8–1 02/07/2015 2:30 pm yes 6 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Rivalry FOX McConnell 25 Tarczewski 9 McConnell 4 78–81 10,876 20–3 8–2 02/13/2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA ESPN Johnson 20 Hollis-Jefferson 9 McConnell 10 86–62 6,999 21–3 9–2 02/15/2015 4:30 pm yes 7 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA FS1 Tied 17 Hollis-Jefferson 10 McConnell 8 86–59 5,331 22–3 10–2 02/19/2015 7:00 pm 7 USC McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N Tarczewski 15 Tarczewski 9 McConnell 7 87–57 14,655 23–3 11–2 02/21/2015 7:00 pm 7 UCLA McKale Center Tucson, AZ Rivalry; ESPN College GameDay ESPN York 13 Johnson 10 McConnell 5 57–47 14,655 24–3 12–2 02/26/2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPN Johnson 15 Hollis-Jefferson 8 McConnell 6 82–54 11,120 25–3 13–2 02/28/2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Utah 13 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT ESPN Tarczewski 12 Johnson 11 McConnell 5 63–57 15,165 26–3 14–2 03/05/2015 7:00 pm 5 California McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN Ashley 21 Tarczewski 8 McConnell 11 99–60 14,655 27–3 15–2 03/07/2015 2:00 pm 5 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, AZ CBS Ashley 15 Ashley 9 McConnell 11 91–69 14,655 28–3 16–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats 0;"| white Pac-12 Tournament 03/12/2015 1:00 pm yes 5 California MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Quarterfinals P12N Johnson 19 Tied 7 McConnell 6 73–51 12,916 29–3 03/13/2015 7:00 pm yes 5 UCLA MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Semifinals P12N Ashley 24 Hollis-Jefferson 12 McConnell 11 70–64 12,916 30–3 03/14/2015 9:00 pm yes 5 Oregon MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Championship ESPN Ashley 20 Hollis-Jefferson 9 McConnell 6 80–52 12,916 31–3 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats 0;"| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 12:10 pm yes yes 5 2 W Texas Southern 15 W Moda Center Portland, OR First round TNT Hollis-Jefferson 23 Hollis-Jefferson 10 McConnell 4 93–72 13,616 32–3 03/21/2015 3:15 pm yes yes 5 2 W Ohio State 10 W Moda Center Portland, OR Second round CBS Tied 19 Tied 10 McConnell 6 73–58 17,370 33–3 03/26/2015 8:17 pm yes yes 5 2 W Xavier 6 W Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS McConnell 17 Tarczewski 12 McConnell 5 68–60 18,809 34–3 03/28/2015 4:09 pm yes yes 5 2 W Wisconsin 3 1 W Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Elite Eight TBS Tied 17 Hollis-Jefferson 8 McConnell 5 78–85 19,125 34–4 Mountain Time W West Region AP Poll Ranking movement 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + 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 Post Final AP 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 8 7 10 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 N/A Coaches 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 7 6 9 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 Player statistics As of March 28, 2015http://www.arizonawildcats.com/fls/30700/pdf/mbasketball/Combined.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30700 Arizona Season Statistics Arizona Athletics 2014-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140411073520/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/fls/30700/pdf/mbasketball/Combined.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30700 2014-04-11 dead Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Brandon Ashley 38 38 27.8 166–323 12–36 121–172 5.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 12.2 Jacob Hazzard 17 0 1.6 1–10 0–6 0–0 0 0.05 0 0 0.1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 38 25 28.7 138–275 6–29 145–205 6.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 11.2 Parker Jackson–Cartwright 34 0 9.6 34–75 9–23 22–34 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 2.9 Stanley Johnson 38 37 28.4 174–390 43–116 132–178 6.5 1.6 1.5 0.4 13.8 Matt Korcheck 21 1 3.7 10–14 0–0 6–6 0.8 0.1 0.05 0.3 1.2 Trey Mason 9 0 1.3 1–3 1–1 0–0 0.1 0 0 0 0.3 T. J. McConnell 38 38 30.5 156–313 25–78 58–70 3.8 6.3 2.2 0.07 10.4 Drew Mellon 12 0 1.9 0–7 0–3 0–0 0.3 0.2 0 0 0 Elliott Pitts 38 1 14.9 43–109 27–74 19–24 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.05 3.5 Dušan Ristić 36 0 8.6 48–78 4–5 21–41 2.1 0.05 0.05 0.2 3.4 Kaleb Tarczewski 38 37 26.0 123–215 0–0 107–153 5.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 9.3 Gabe York 37 13 23.1 107–243 66–165 60–74 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 9.2 Awards Stanley Johnson All-Freshman Team USBWA (2015) District IX All-District Team USBWA (2015) Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year (2015) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2015) Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015) First-team All-Pac-12 (2015) 2014 Maui Invitational MVP, All-Tournament Teamhttps://mauiinvitational.com/news/2014/11/27/MBB_1127144557.aspx?path=mbball Arizona Wildcats 2014 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Champions Maui Jim Maui Invitational 2x Pac-12 Player of the Week (December 1, 2014, January 19, 2015)http://pac-12.com/article/2014/12/01/arizonas-johnson-named-pac-12-mens-basketball-player-week https://web.archive.org/web/20141203195020/http://pac-12.com/article/2014/12/01/arizonas-johnson-named-pac-12-mens-basketball-player-week dead December 3, 2014 Arizona's Johnson named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the WeekPac-12 basketball insider: Stanley Johnson starting to shine The Arizona Republic January 20, 2015 Haller Doug http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/pac-12/2015/01/20/pac-12-basketball-insider-stanley-johnson-starting-to-shine/22056529/ NCAA National Player of the Week (January 19, 2015)https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketball-men/2015-01-19/mbk-player-week-arizona-stanley-johnson Player of the Week: Stanley Johnson sparks Arizona | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com Wayman Tisdale National Freshmen of the Week (January 18, 2015)http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/tisdale/ USBWA > Awards > Wayman Tisdale Award 2015-01-25 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115934/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/tisdale/ dead Wayman Tisdale National Freshmen of the Year Award Finalisthttps://usbwa.com/a/null INTEGRIS WAYMAN TISDALEAWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED usbwa.comJuly 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Finalisthttp://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=209936294 Johnson Named Finalist for Julius Erving Award - The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site www.arizonawildcats.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132645/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=209936294 2015-04-02 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year (2015) Third-team USA Today All-American Rondae Hollis-Jefferson NCAA Tournament West Regional All-Tournament Team (2015) Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015) 2014 Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team Pac-12 Player of the Week (February 16, 2015) Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2015) First-team All-Pac-12 (2015) T. J. McConnell NCAA Tournament West Region All-Tournament Team (2015) Pac-12 Tournament All-Tournament Team (2015) District IX All-District Team USBWA (2015) NCAA National Player of the Week (March 9, 2015)https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketball-men/2015-03-09/mbk-player-week-arizona-tj-mcconnell Player of the Week: McConnell leads the way First-team All-Pac-12 (2015) Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2015) Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalisthttp://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=209936625 McConnell Named a Cousy Award Finalist - The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site www.arizonawildcats.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150312174850/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=209936625 2015-03-12 Brandon Ashley Pac-12 Tournament MVP (2015) All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2015) See also 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team References Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament championship seasons