2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 5 4 33–5 15–3 Sean Miller 5th Joe Pasternack Emanuel Richardson Damon Stoudamire McKale Center Pac-12 regular season championsNIT Season Tip-Off champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/stats/season_stats_final.pdf 2012‐13 University of Arizona Basketball Season Stats The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website March 29, 2013 March 30, 2013 January 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127012348/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/stats/season_stats_final.pdf dead 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 RoanneLyons packing for France after brief NBA experience Pascoe Bruce Arizona Daily Star July 24, 2013 http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/pascoe/lyons-packing-for-france-after-brief-nba-experience/article_51949f46-f3f2-11e2-b7cd-0019bb2963f4.htmlAngelo Chol PF 6'9" 225 Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to San Diego State after spring 2013 classesNext stop for Chol is SDSU, coach says Pascoe Bruce May 9, 2013 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/arizona-basketball-next-stop-for-chol-is-sdsu-coach-says/article_faf0164b-6318-5433-ac37-74777fb48b84.htmlGrant 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.Johnson's big brother to walk on with Cats Pascoe Bruce Arizona Daily Star July 31, 2013 http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/arizona-basketball-johnson-s-big-brother-to-walk-on-with/article_5c1c4df3-ea64-54fe-9e63-b3e1df8aaafa.htmlZach 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.Kansas transfer Zach Peters cleared to play this season at Arizona Norlander Matt September 27, 2013 CBSSports.com http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/23874218/kansas-transfer-zach-peters-cleared-to-play-this-season-at-zonaForward Peters set to start over at UA Pascoe Bruce Arizona Daily Star May 13, 2013 http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/arizona-basketball-forward-peters-set-to-start-over-at-ua/article_978fe60d-59c0-5fc4-86dd-079dc4118bce.html 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.O'Neil Dana March 27, 2014 McConnell is Arizona's steady hand https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2014/story/_/id/10672406 July 10, 2024 ESPN.com Korcheck was eligible to play as a junior college transfer but arranged with Miller to redshirt given Arizona's front-court depth.Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star Korcheck gives UA rare local player April 10, 2012 http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/arizona-basketball-korcheck-gives-ua-rare-local-player/article_426fa6c6-a56c-599f-8c07-c390611a3cc4.html Both had two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting. 2013 recruiting class left horizontal Arizona recruits at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 200 20130403 MCDAAG Aaron Gordon alley oop from Aaron Harrison (6) cropped.jpg Aaron Gordon 20130403 MCDAAG Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2).JPG Rondae Hollis-Jefferson no no 2013 Aaron Gordon F San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School 6 8 210 April 02, 2013 5 5 5 96 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson F Chester, PA Chester High School 6 7 215 September 13, 2012 5 5 5 92 Elliott Pitts G Dublin, CA De La Salle High School 6 5 190 August 12, 2012 3 4 3 82 Eric Conklin F Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 6 240 May 11, 2013 2 58 2013 Arizona 2013 Basketball Commitments 2013 Arizona Basketball Commits ESPN arizona 106 12 #4 #4 #5 yes Roster 2013 Arizona Wildcats y yes Gabe York y 1 G 6 3 180 SO Orange, CA Orange Lutheran T. J. McConnell 4 G 6 1 195 JR y Pittsburgh, PA Chartiers Valley/Duquesne y Aaron Gordon 11 F 6 9 225 FR San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty y Nick Johnson basketball y 13 G 6 3 200 JR Gilbert, AZ Findlay Prep Jordin Mayes 20 G 6 3 190 SR Los Angeles, CA Westchester Brandon Ashley y 21 F 6 8 230 SO Oakland, CA Findlay Prep y Rondae Hollis-Jefferson y 23 F 6 7 215 FR Chester, PA Chester Elliott Pitts 24 G 6 5 180 FR Dublin, CA De La Salle Matt Korcheck 31 F/C 6 10 230 JR y Tucson, AZ Sabino/Cochise College Zach Peters 33 F/C 6 10 240 FR y Plano, TX Prestonwood Christian/Kansas Kaleb Tarczewski 35 C 7 0 235 SO Claremont, NH St. Mark's School y Trey Mason 44 G 6 2 185 FR Los Angeles, CA Loyola W Jacob Hazzard 50 G 6 0 160 SO Los Angeles, CA Loyola W Chris Johnson 52 F 6 6 215 JR y Gilbert, AZ South Kent/CSU San Bernardino W Eric Conklin 54 F 6 6 235 FR Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral W Drew Mellon 55 F 6 6 205 JR Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei W Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Joe Pasternack (Indiana) Emanuel Richardson (University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown) Damon Stoudamire (Arizona) https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2013-14 July 10, 2024 Depth chart https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Pacific-12-Conference/7/depth-charts/2014 Arizona Wildcats MBB Depth Charts - RealGM before February 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Kaleb Tarczewski Brandon Ashley Aaron Gordon Nick Johnson T. J. McConnell Matt Korcheck Zach Peters Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Gabe York Jordin Mayes Eric Conklin Drew Mellon Elliott Pitts Jacob Hazzard Chris Johnson Trey Mason after February 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Kaleb Tarczewski Aaron Gordon Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Nick Johnson T. J. McConnell Matt Korcheck Zach Peters Elliott Pitts Gabe York Jordin Mayes Eric Conklin Drew Mellon Trey Mason Jacob Hazzard Chris Johnson Schedule Arizona's thirteen-game non-conference schedule had two road games, two neutral-site games, and nine home games.Men's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule arizonawildcats.com May 23, 2013 http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052313aaf.html May 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034541/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052313aaf.html June 8, 2013 dead mdy-all 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.http://bustingbrackets.com/2013/04/30/arizona-duke-headline-2013-nit-season-tip-off/ Arizona, Duke Headline 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off Williams Evan April 30, 2013 bustingbrackets.com 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.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 no yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats white| Exhibition 10/28/2013 7:00 p.m. Augustana McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 84–52 13,340 – |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats white| Non-conference regular season 11/08/2013 8:00 p.m. yes 6 Cal Poly McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 73–62 14,545 1–0 11/11/2013 8:00 p.m. yes 6 Long Beach State McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 91–57 14,087 2–0 11/14/2013 8:05 p.m. yes yes 6 San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 69–60 12,414 3–0 11/18/2013 9:00 p.m. yes 5 Fairleigh Dickinson McKale Center Tucson, AZ NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game ESPNU 100–50 13,529 4–0 11/19/2013 9:00 p.m. yes 5 Rhode Island McKale Center Tucson, AZ NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game ESPNU 87–59 13,354 5–0 11/27/2013 5:00 p.m. yes yes 4 Drexel Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals ESPNU 66–62 8,741 6–0 11/29/2013 4:00 p.m. yes yes 4 Duke 6 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off championship ESPN 72–66 13,266 7–0 12/03/2013 7:00 p.m. yes 2 Texas Tech McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 79–58 14,545 8–0 12/07/2013 3:15 p.m. yes 2 UNLV McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN2 63–58 14,545 9–0 12/11/2013 7:00 p.m. yes 1 New Mexico State McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 74–48 14,545 10–0 12/14/2013 10:00 a.m. yes yes 1 Michigan 25 Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI CBS 72–70 12,707 11–0 12/19/2013 7:00 p.m. yes 1 Southern McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 69–43 14,149 12–0 12/23/2013 8:00 p.m. yes 1 Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 77–44 14,545 13–0 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats 0;"| white Pac-12 regular season 01/02/2014 8:00 p.m. 1 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 60–25 14,545 14–0 1–0 01/04/2014 12:00 p.m. 1 Washington McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 71–62 14,545 15–0 2–0 01/09/2014 7:00 p.m. yes 1 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Rivalry ESPN 79–75 13,283 16–0 3–0 01/12/2014 7:00 p.m. yes 1 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA P12N 73–53 8,347 17–0 4–0 01/16/2014 7:00 p.m. 1 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, AZ Rivalry FS1 91–68 14,545 18–0 5–0 01/23/2014 7:00 p.m. 1 Colorado McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN2 69–57 14,545 19–0 6–0 01/26/2014 6:00 p.m. 1 Utah McKale Center Tucson, AZ FS1 65–56 14,545 20–0 7–0 01/29/2014 7:00 p.m. yes 1 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA ESPN2 60–57 7,233 21–0 8–0 02/01/2014 8:30 p.m. yes 1 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA P12N 58–60 11,877 21–1 8–1 02/06/2014 7:00 p.m. 2 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN 67–65 14,545 22–1 9–1 02/09/2014 5:00 p.m. 2 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 76–54 14,545 23–1 10–1 02/14/2014 7:00 p.m. yes 2 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Rivalry ESPN 66–69 2OT 10,699 23–2 10–2 02/19/2014 8:00 p.m. yes 4 Utah Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT FS1 67–63 OT 14,266 24–2 11–2 02/22/2014 7:00 p.m. yes 4 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO College GameDay ESPN 88–61 11,025 25–2 12–2 02/26/2014 7:00 p.m. 3 California McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN2 87–59 14,545 26–2 13–2 03/02/2014 6:00 p.m. 3 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPNU 79–66 14,545 27–2 14–2 03/05/2014 9:00 p.m. yes 3 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR FS1 74–69 5,651 28–2 15–2 03/08/2014 2:00 p.m. yes 3 Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR CBS 57–64 12,364 28–3 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats 0;"| white Pac-12 tournament 03/13/2014 12:00 p.m. yes 4 1 Utah 8 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Quarterfinals P12N 71–39 N/A 29–3 03/14/2014 6:00 p.m. yes 4 1 Colorado 5 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Semifinals P12N 63–43 12,916 30–3 03/15/2014 3:00 p.m. yes 4 1 UCLA 2 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Championship FS1 71–75 12,916 30–4 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats 0;"| NCAA tournament 03/21/2014 12:10 p.m. yes yes 4 1 W Weber State 16 W Viejas Arena San Diego, CA First round TNT 68–59 11,196 31–4 03/23/2014 6:40 p.m. yes yes 4 1 W Gonzaga 8 W Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Second round TBS 84–61 11,504 32–4 03/27/2014 8:17 p.m. yes yes 4 1 W San Diego State 13 4 W Honda Center Anaheim, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS 70–64 17,773 33–4 03/29/2014 5:49 p.m. yes yes 4 1 W Wisconsin 12 2 W Honda Center Anaheim, CA Elite Eight TBS 63–64 OT 17,814 33–5 Mountain AP poll, W=West Region Ranking movement 2013–14 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 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: http://www.arizonawildcats.com/fls/30700/pdf/mbasketball/Combined.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30700 2013-14 Team Statistics The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website April 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140411073520/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/fls/30700/pdf/mbasketball/Combined.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30700 2014-04-11 dead 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 TeamCats do it all in win over No. 6 Duke Pascoe Bruce November 30, 2013 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/cats-do-it-all-in-win-over-no-duke/article_685093fa-2808-5b1b-9cb5-c7d7d7d768b5.html 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 TeamJohnson comes alive in second half Pascoe Bruce November 30, 2013 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/johnson-comes-alive-in-second-half/article_ad1e7fb8-2a74-5e44-9872-1ba792f0c78b.html Pac-12 Player of the Week (December 2, 2013)Pac-12 Player of the Week: Nick Johnson Allen Percy December 2, 2013 Seattle Times http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskymensbasketball/2013/12/02/pac-12-player-of-the-week-nick-johnson/ 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 References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats