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2021–22 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record19–2 (9–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Murphy (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 18 – 2   .900 33 – 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 – 6   .700 26 – 8   .765
Colorado 12 – 8   .600 21 – 12   .636
Oregon 11 – 9   .550 20 – 15   .571
Washington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 22 – 15   .595
Arizona State 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452
Stanford 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
California 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Utah 4 – 16   .200 11 – 20   .355
Oregon State 1 – 19   .050 3 – 28   .097
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team led by Tommy Lloyd, in his 1st season as a head coach. This is the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 17–9, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. Due to a self-imposed one-year NCAA ban, the Wildcats did not participate in the Pac-12 Tournament or the NCAA Tournament.

On April 7, 2021, after 12 seasons and amid the continuing corruption scandal, the school fired head coach Sean Miller.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Miller was fired on April 7, 2021 citing the program has incredibly high standards to have success on and off the court.[2] Following Sean Miller’s departure from Arizona, Arizona hired longtime Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd.

Departures

Arizona Coaching Changes
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Sean Miller Pittsburgh (1992) Head Coach TBD
Danny Peters Ohio State (2010) Assistant Coach Assistant Coach (Xavier)
Jason Terry Arizona (1999) Assistant Coach Head Coach (Grand Rapids Gold - NBA G League)
Justin Coleman Arizona (2019) Graduate Assistant Assistant Coach (Tennessee Tech)
Anthony Richards Le Moyne College (2018) Director of Student-Athlete Development Director of men's basketball operations (Holy Cross)
David Miller Arizona (2015) Recruiting coordinator Assistant Coach (San Jose State)

Additions to staff

Arizona Coaching Changes
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Tommy Lloyd Whitman (1998) Associate Head Coach (Gonzaga) Head Coach [3]
TJ Benson Weber State (2009) Assistant Coach (Grand Canyon) Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Rem Bakamus Gonzaga (2017) Graduate Assistant (Baylor) Director of Player Development
Ken Nakagawa Long Beach State (2014) Video Coordinator (Gonzaga) Director of Advanced Scouting [4]
Jason Gardner Arizona (2003) Head Coach (IUPUI) Director of Player Relations
Riccardo Fois Pepperdine (2008) Director of Player Development (Phoenix Suns) Assistant Coach
Steve Robinson Radford (1981) Assistant Coach (North Carolina) Assistant Coach
Ryan Anderson Arizona (2016) None Graduate Assistant
Nick Colosimo Cincinnati (2019) Production Assistant for Bearcats TV (Cincinnati) Director of Branding & Creative

Departures

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2021–22.[5] Additionally, any players who have declared for the 2021 NBA draft—including seniors, who must opt into this year's draft—have the option to return if they make a timely withdrawal from the draft and end any pre-draft relationships with agents. Thus, separate lists will initially be maintained for confirmed and potential departures.

Arizona Departures
Name Position Year Hometown Height Weight Reason for Departure
Terrell Brown Jr. G Graduate Senior Seattle, WA 6'3" 185 Elected to transfer to Washington.
Ira Lee F Senior Los Angeles, CA 6'8" 245 Graduate transfer to George Washington.
Matt Weyand F Senior Irvine, CA 6'5" 200 Walk-on; Graduate transfer to Concordia.
Jemarl Baker Jr. G Redshirt Junior Menifee, CA 6'5" 195 Elected to transfer to Fresno State.
Jordan Brown F Redshirt Junior Roseville, CA 6'11" 235 Elected to transfer to Louisiana Lafayette.
James Akinjo G Junior Oakland, CA 6'1" 185 Elected to transfer to Baylor.
Tibet Görener F Freshman Istanbul, Turkey 6'9" 200 Elected to transfer to San Jose State.
Daniel Batcho F Freshman Paris, France 6'11" 245 Elected to transfer to Texas Tech.
Reference:

Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name Position Year Hometown Height Weight Previous School Remaining Eligibility [a] Notes
Oumar Ballo C RS Freshman Koulikoro, Mali 7'0" 260 Gonzaga 3 Transfer from Gonzaga in April 2021. Eligible due to an NCAA transfer waiver.
Pelle Larsson G Freshman Nacka, Sweden 6'5" 215 Utah 3 Transfer from Utah in May 2021. Eligible due to an NCAA transfer waiver.
Justin Kier G Grad Senior Grottoes, Virignia 6'4" 190 Georgia 1 Transfer from Georgia in May 2021. Eligible due to an NCAA transfer waiver.
Kim Aiken Jr. G RS Senior Redlands, CA 6'7 245 Eastern Washington 1 Transfer from Eastern Washington in April 2021.[6]
Reference:
  1. ^ Due to a special NCAA ruling, the 2020–21 season does not count against the eligibility of players in all NCAA winter sports, including basketball.

2021 recruiting class

Shane Nowell, originally from Sammamish, WA, was the first 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.

Adama Bal, from Paris, FR, was the third commit of the 2021 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on May 11, 2021 over Colorado, Cincinnati, Georgia, Marquette, San Francisco and Saint Mary's. Bal is out of INSEP Paris, France.

On April 24, 2021, Will Reeves announced that he would join the Wildcats as a preferred walk-on during the fall as a forward. On June 14, 2021, Addison Arnold announced that he would join the Wildcats as a preferred walk-on during the fall as a guard. On June 24, 2021, Benjamin Ackerley announced that he would join the Wildcats as a preferred walk-on during the fall as a guard.

College recruiting information
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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Adama Bal
F 		Paris, FR INSEP Paris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 11, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #27  247Sports: #23  ESPN: #20
  • 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  • "2021 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  • "2021 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Personnel

Players

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bennedict Mathurin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So NBA Academy Latin America (MX) Montreal, QC, Canada
G 1 Shane Nowell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Eastside Catholic Seattle, WA
G 2 Adama Bal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr INSEP Paris Le Mans, France
G 3 Pelle Larsson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Utah Nacka, Sweden
G 4 Dalen Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hillcrest Prep   Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Justin Kier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Georgia Grottoes, VA
F 10 Ąžuolas Tubelis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Rytas Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
C 11 Oumar Ballo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So Gonzaga Koulikoro, Mali
F 20 Tautvilas Tubelis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Rytas Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
G 22 Addison Arnold (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Royal HS Simi Valley, CA
F 24 Kim Aiken Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Eastern Washington Redlands, CA
G 25 Kerr Kriisa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So BC Žalgiris Tartu, Estonia
C 35 Christian Koloko 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sierra Canyon Douala, Cameroon
G 44 Ben Ackerley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Eastside Prep Seattle, WA
F 50 Jordan Mains (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pinnacle HS   Scottsdale, AZ
F 51 Will Menaugh (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Catalina Foothills HS Tucson, AZ
G 53 Grant Weitman (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, AZ
G 55 Will Reeves (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2021

  • On December 8, senior forward Kim Aiken Jr. was out due to an undisclosed personal issue. A timeline for his return to the court for the 2021–22 season is undetermined thus far.[7]

Coaches

Arizona Coaching Staff
Name Position Year with Position Year on Coaching Staff Alma Mater (year)
Tommy Lloyd Head Coach 1st 1st Whitman (1998)
Jack Murphy Associate Head Coach 3rd 3rd Arizona (2005)
Riccardo Fois Assistant Coach 1st 1st Pepperdine (2008)
Steve Robinson Assistant Coach 1st 1st Radford (1981)
TJ Benson Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 1st 1st Weber State (2009)
Chris Rounds Associate Director of Performance Enhancement 12th 12th Buffalo (1997)
Justin Kokoskie Athletic Trainer 19th 19th Pittsburgh (2000)
Jason Gardner Director of Player Relations 1st 1st Arizona (2003)
Ken Nakagawa Director of Advanced Scouting 1st 1st Long Beach State (2016)
Rem Bakamus Director of Player Development 1st 1st Gonzaga (2017)
Ryan Anderson Graduate Assistant 1st 1st Arizona (2016)
Nick Colosimo Director of Branding & Creative 1st 1st Cincinnati (2019)

Preseason

Lute Olson Tribute

The University of Arizona & Men's basketball program have planned public tribute at the McKale Center on Sunday September 12, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. MST.[8] Former players Steve Kerr, Jason Terry, Andre Iguodala & Matt Brase all spoke.[9]

Red and Blue game

The annual Red-Blue game took place at McKale Center on October 2, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.[10] Christian Koloko, Bennedict Mathurin, Dalen Terry, and Ąžuolas Tubelis participated in the dunk contest, which was won by Terry with a perfect score of 120. The roster was split into two teams, Red versus Blue, with the Red team winning 53−39. Aiken Jr., led the team with 20 points, going 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-4 from the three with four rebounds. Azuolas Tubelis had 14 points, going 7-for-7 with seven rebounds and two assists. Mathurin scored 16 points, shooting 6-for-12 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Koloko finished with 10 points, four rebounds, and four blocks.[11]

Preseason rankings

  • Arizona received a T-4th with Oregon State in the PAC-12 Preseason poll.
  • Arizona received 26 votes in the AP Poll but was ranked outside the top 25.[12]
  • Arizona received 8 votes in the Coaches Poll but was ranked outside the top 25.[13]

Preseason awards watchlists

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

  • Bennedict Mathurin ― 1st Team
  • Ąžuolas Tubelis ― 2nd Team

Schedule and results

The Wildcats opponents are still being finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Arizona will host Cal Baptist, NAU, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, Sacramento State, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Wyoming at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ.[16][17] Arizona is scheduled to play the 2021 Roman Main Event in Las Vegas with Michigan, UNLV & Wichita State.[18] They are also scheduled to play two true road against Illinois & Tennessee,[19] that were canceled the previous season (including not play against Gonzaga in the 2021–22 season[20] [21] The Pac-12 will continue with its 20-game conference schedule, with 10 home & away games per school. Arizona will not play against Washington State at home and Oregon State on the road.

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Eastern New Mexico W 96–50 
 18 – Mathurin   10 – Koloko   4 – 2 tied  McKale Center (10,540)
Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
Nov. 9, 2021
8:30 p.m., P12N 		Northern Arizona W 81–52  1–0
  17 – K. Kriisa   9 – O. Ballo   7 – D. Terry  McKale Center (12,471)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 104-50  2–0
  20 – A. Tubelis   11 – C. Koloko   5 – 2 tied  McKale Center (11,862)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N 		North Dakota State
Roman Main Event Campus Game 		W 97–45  3–0
  16 – C. Koloko   8 – B. Mathurin   4 – B. Mathurin  McKale Center (12,059)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 19, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Wichita State
Roman Main Event Semifinal 		W 82–78 OT 4–0
  25 – B. Mathurin   11 – C. Koloko   6 – K. Kriisa  T-Mobile Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 21, 2021
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 4 Michigan
Roman Main Event Championship 		W 80–62  5–0
  22 – C. Koloko   8 – A. Tubelis   7 – K. Kriisa  T-Mobile Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 27, 2021
5:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 17 Sacramento State W 105–59  6–0
  22 – A. Tubelis   7 – 2 tied   9 – K. Kriisa  McKale Center (11,733)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 at Oregon State W 90–65  7–0
(1–0) 		 29 – B. Mathurin   6 – 2 tied   5 – 2 tied  Gill Coliseum (3,918)
Corvallis, OR
Dec. 8, 2021
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 11 Wyoming W 94–65  8–0
  24 – B. Mathurin   10 – B. Mathurin   5 – 3 tied  McKale Center (13,077)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 11, 2021
3:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 11 at Illinois W 83–79  9–0
  30 – B. Mathurin   8 – 2 tied   5 – K. Kriisa  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
Dec. 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 Northern Colorado W 101–76  10–0
  19 – C. Koloko   9 – B. Mathurin   7 – A. Tubelis  McKale Center (11,943)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 18, 2021
4:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 Cal Baptist W 84–60  11–0
  19 – A. Tubelis   10 – 2 tied   5 – 2 tied  McKale Center (14,263)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 22, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 6 at No. 19 Tennessee L 73–77  11–1
  28 – B. Mathurin   8 – B. Mathurin   5 – B. Mathurin  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,408)
Knoxville, TN
Jan. 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 Washington W 95–79  12–1
(2–0) 		 27 – B. Mathurin   11 – D. Terry   8 – D. Terry  McKale Center (12,496)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 13, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 6 Colorado W 76–55  13–1
(3–0) 		 14 – 2 tied   10 – C. Koloko   10 – K. Kriisa  McKale Center (13,515)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Utah W 82–64  14–1
(4–0) 		 32 – A. Tubelis   8 – A. Tubelis   7 – J. Kier  McKale Center (14,164)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 20, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 3 at Stanford W 85–57  15–1
(5–0) 		 21 – O. Ballo   9 – D. Terry   7 – K. Kriisa  Maples Pavilion (100)
Stanford, CA
Jan. 23, 2022
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 3 at California W 96–71  16–1
(6–0) 		 19 – C. Koloko   14 – C. Koloko   4 – B. Mathurin  Haas Pavilion (7,582)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 25, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 at No. 7 UCLA
Rivalry 		L 59–75  16–2
(6–1) 		 16 – B. Mathurin   10 – B. Mathurin   6 – K. Kriisa  Pauley Pavilion (11,268)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 29, 2022
12:30 p.m., CBS 		No. 3 Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 67–56  17–2
(7–1) 		 14 – 2 tied   13 – C. Koloko   3 – 2 tied  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 No. 3 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 76–66  18–2
(8–1) 		 16 – K. Kriisa   9 – O. Ballo   7 – D. Terry  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 7 No. 19 USC W 72–63  19–2
(9–1) 		 18 – A. Tubelis   11 – A. Tubelis   4 – D. Terry  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 at Arizona State
Rivalry 		      Desert Financial Arena (–)
Tempe, AZ
Feb. 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 at Washington State       Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Feb. 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 4 at Washington       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
Feb. 17, 2022
5:30 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 19, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		Oregon       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 24, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 26, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Mar. 1, 2022
TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Stanford       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Mar. 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., P12N 		California       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 9–12, 2022
TBD 		vs. TBD       T-Mobile Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Game Summaries[22]

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Northern Arizona

November 9
8:30 p.m.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 52, Arizona Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 22-42, 30-39
Pts: Carson Towt, 11
Rebs: Carson Towt, 9
Asts: 2 tied, 3		 Pts: Kerr Kriisa, 17
Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 9
Asts: Dalen Terry, 7
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,421
Referees: Mike Reed, Marc Beasley, Ryan McDaniel

Texas–Rio Grande Valley

P12N
November 12
7:00 p.m.
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 50, Arizona Wildcats 104
Scoring by half: 24-49, 26-55
Pts: Ricky Nelson, 14
Rebs: Mike Adewunmi, 7
Asts: R. Nelson, 3		 Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 20
Rebs: Christian Koloko, 11
Asts: 2 tied, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 11,862
Referees: Shawn Lehigh, Scott Brown, Frank Harvey III

North Dakota State

P12N
November 16
7:00 p.m.
NDSU Bison 45, Arizona Wildcats 97
Scoring by half: 23-44, 22-53
Pts: Jarius Cook, 10
Rebs: Andrew Morgan, 8
Asts: Tyree Eady, 3		 Pts: Christian Koloko, 16
Rebs: Bennedict Mathurin, 8
Asts: Bennedict Mathurin, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,059
Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Greenstein, Jeff Wooten

vs Wichita State

November 19
8:00 p.m.
Wichita State Shockers 78, Arizona Wildcats 82 (OT)
Scoring by half: 32-40, 37-29 Overtime: 9-13
Pts: Tyson Etienne, 27
Rebs: Craig Porter Jr., 7
Asts: Dexter Dennis, 6		 Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 25
Rebs: Christian Koloko, 11
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 6
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Referees: Doug Sirman, Darron George, Marques Pettigrew

vs No. 4 Michigan

November 21
7:30 p.m.
No. 4 Michigan Wolverines 62, Arizona Wildcats 80
Scoring by half: 29-37, 24-43
Pts: Eli Brooks, 14
Rebs: Hunter Dickinson, 7
Asts: 3 tied, 2		 Pts: Christian Koloko, 22
Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 8
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Tony Padilla, Paul Szelc

Sacramento State

P12N
November 27
5:30 p.m.
Sacramento State Hornets 59, No. 17 Arizona Wildcats 105
Scoring by half: 22-47, 37-58
Pts: Cameron Wilbon, 14
Rebs: Bryce Fowler, 7
Asts: 3 tied, 2		 Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 22
Rebs: 2 tied, 7
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 9
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 11,733
Referees: Michael Greenstein, Deldre Carr, Ryan Holmes

at Oregon State

P12N
December 5
2:00 p.m.
No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 90, Oregon State Beavers 65
Scoring by half: 44-36, 46-29
Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 29
Rebs: 2 tied, 6
Asts: 2 tied, 5		 Pts: Jarod Lucas, 17
Rebs: Warith Alatishe, 9
Asts: Dashawn Davis, 8
Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, OR
Attendance: 3,918
Referees: Randy McCall, Tony Padilla, Frank Harvey III

Wyoming

P12N
December 8
8:00 p.m.
Wyoming Cowboys 65, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 94
Scoring by half: 22-53, 43-41
Pts: Xavier Dusell, 22
Rebs: 4 tied, 4
Asts: Hunter Maldonado, 4		 Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 24
Rebs: Bennedict Mathurin, 10
Asts: 3 tied, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,077
Referees: Verne Harris, Deldre Carr, Rick O'Neill

at Illinois

December 11
3:00 p.m.
No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 83, Illinois Fighting Illini 79
Scoring by half: 38-42, 46-37
Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 30
Rebs: 2 tied, 8
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 5		 Pts: Trent Frazier, 27
Rebs: Kofi Cockburn, 13
Asts: 3 tied, 3
State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,544
Referees: Bo Boroski, Kelly Pfeifer, Lewis Garrison

Northern Colorado

P12N
December 15
7:00 p.m.
Northern Colorado Bears 76, No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 101
Scoring by half: 42-52, 34-49
Pts: Daylen Kountz, 33
Rebs: Kur Jongkuch
Asts: Matt Johnson, 4		 Pts: Christian Koloko, 19
Rebs: Bennedict Mathurin, 9
Asts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 7
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 11,943
Referees: Tony Padilla, Larry Spaulding, Frank Harvey III

California Baptist

P12N
December 18
4:00 p.m.
California Baptist Lancers 60, No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 84
Scoring by half: 33-40, 27-44
Pts: 2 tied, 11
Rebs: Elijah Thomas, 4
Asts: Taran Armstrong, 4		 Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 19
Rebs: 2 tied, 10
Asts: 2 tied, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,263
Referees: Nate Harris, Gerry Pollard, Mike Reed

at Tennessee

December 22
5:00 p.m.
No. 6 Arizona Wildcats 73, No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers 77
Scoring by half: 21-34, 52 -43
Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 28
Rebs: Bennedict Mathurin, 8
Asts: Bennedict Mathurin, 5		 Pts: John Fulkerson, 24
Rebs: John Fulkerson, 10
Asts: Kennedy Chandler, 4
Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 20,408
Referees: Tony Greene, Terry Wymer, Patrick Evans

Washington

P12N
January 3
6:00 p.m.
Washington Huskies 79, No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 95
Scoring by half: 41-49, 38-46
Pts: Terrell Brown Jr., 26
Rebs: Terrell Brown Jr., 8
Asts: Terrell Brown Jr., 6		 Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 27
Rebs: Dalen Terry, 11
Asts: Dalen Terry, 8
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,496
Referees: Deron White, Randy Richardson, Scott Brown

Colorado

January 13
9:00 p.m.
Colorado Buffaloes 56, No. 6 Arizona Wildcats 76
Scoring by half: 28-32, 27-44
Pts: K.J. Simpson, 17
Rebs: Evan Battey, 7
Asts: K.J. Simpson, 4		 Pts: 2 tied, 14
Rebs: Christian Koloko, 9
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 10
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,515
Referees: John Higgins, Verne Harris, Nate Harris

Utah

P12N
January 15
6:00 p.m.
Utah Utes 64, No. 6 Arizona Wildcats 82
Scoring by half: 31-34, 33-48
Pts: Both Gach, 12
Rebs: Riley Battin, 8
Asts: 2 tied, 2		 Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 32
Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 8
Asts: Justin Kier, 7
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,164
Referees: Greg Nixon, Tom Spitznagel, Ryan McDaniel

at Stanford

ESPNU
January 20
9:00 p.m.
No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 85, Stanford Cardinal 57
Scoring by half: 42-31, 43-26
Pts: Oumar Ballo, 21
Rebs: Dalen Terry, 9
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7		 Pts: 2 tied, 9
Rebs: Harrison Ingram, 7
Asts: Michael O’Connell, 3
Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA
Attendance: 100
Referees: Mike Reed, Kevin Brill, Casey McClellan

at California

P12N
January 23
1:00 p.m.
No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 96, California Golden Bears 71
Scoring by half: 48-27, 48-44
Pts: Christian Koloko, 19
Rebs: Christian Koloko, 14
Asts: Bennedict Mathurin, 4		 Pts: Jordan Sheperd, 21
Rebs: Andre Kelly, 8
Asts: Jordan Sheperd, 4
Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 7,582
Referees: David Hall, Larry Spaulding, D.G. Nelson

at UCLA

ESPN
January 25
9:00 p.m.
No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 59, No. 7 UCLA Bruins 75
Scoring by half: 29-40, 30-35
Pts: Bennedict Mathurin, 16
Rebs: Bennedict Mathurin, 10
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 6		 Pts: 2 tied, 15
Rebs: Jules Bernard, 7
Asts: 2 tied, 3
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,268
Referees: John Higgins, Mike Scyphers, Nate Harris

Arizona State

January 29
12:30 p.m.
Arizona State Sun Devils 56, No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 67
Scoring by half: 32-32, 24-35
Pts: D.J. Horne, 17
Rebs: Kimani Lawrence, 6
Asts: Marreon Jackson, 4		 Pts: 2 tied, 14
Rebs: C. Koloko, 13
Asts: 2 tied, 3
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,644
Referees: Michael Greenstein, Greg Nixon and Kevin Brill

UCLA

ESPN
February 3
6:00 p.m.
No. 3 UCLA Bruins 66, No. 7 Arizona Wildcats 76
Scoring by half: 30-42, 36-34
Pts: Jules Bernard, 15
Rebs: Cody Riley, 8
Asts: 2 tied, 5		 Pts: Kerr Kriisa, 16
Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 9
Asts: Dalen Terry, 7
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,644
Referees: Dave Hall, Mike Reed and Paul Szelc

USC

FOX
February 5
3:00 p.m.
No. 19 USC Trojans 63, No. 7 Arizona Wildcats 72
Scoring by half: 28-29, 35-43
Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 15
Rebs: Drew Peterson, 8
Asts: 2 tied, 4		 Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 18
Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 11
Asts: Dalen Terry, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,644
Referees: Tony Padilla, Verne Harris and Eric Curry

at Arizona State

FS1
February 7
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ

at Washington State

FS1
February 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State Cougars

at Washington

P12N
February 12
4:00 p.m.
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington Huskies

Oregon State

P12N
February 17
5:30 p.m.
Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

Oregon

ESPN/ESPN2
February 19
8:00 p.m.
Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

at Utah

FS1
February 24
9:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Utah Utes

at Colorado

ESPN2/ESPNU
February 26
6:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes
[CU Events Center]], Boulder, CO

at USC

ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU
March 1
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans
Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA

Stanford

ESPN2/ESPNU
March 3
7:00 p.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

California

ESPN2/ESPNU
March 5
3:00 p.m.
California Golden Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV17111186 (1)98633 (1)74
CoachesRVRV^1911864т7763 (1)3 (1)55

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

Statistics

Team statistics

Updated through February 3, 2022
Record UA OPP
Scoring
Scoring Average
Field Goals - Att
3-pt. Field Goals - Att
Free Throws - Att
Rebounds
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Player statistics[23]

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
Benjamin Ackerley 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kim Aiken Jr. 7 0 96 13.7 35 5.0 13 27 48.1% 9 16 56.3% 0 2 0% 8 16 24 3.4 14 8 3 7 2
Addison Arnold 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Adama Bal 14 0 49 3.5 14 1.0 5 14 35.7% 4 9 44.4% 0 2 0% 2 4 6 0.4 7 5 4 3 0
Oumar Ballo 19 0 266 14.0 143 7.5 50 77 64.9% 0 0 0% 43 61 70.5% 33 50 83 4.4 11 26 16 5 20
Justin Kier 19 1 398 20.9 150 7.9 55 129 42.6% 21 61 34.4% 19 25 76.0% 9 58 67 3.5 42 20 23 13 1
Christian Koloko 19 19 463 24.4 247 13.0 97 154 63.0% 0 2 0% 53 70 75.7% 49 93 142 7.5 22 53 29 18 61
Kerr Kriisa 18 18 537 29.8 190 10.6 62 170 36.5% 45 135 33.1% 21 28 75.0% 9 33 42 2.3 92 35 40 12 2
Pelle Larsson 19 2 388 20.4 129 6.8 43 95 45.3% 16 48 33.3% 27 35 77.1% 20 45 65 3.4 36 44 26 14 4
Jordan Mains 10 0 23 2.3 6 0.6 1 5 20.0% 0 3 0% 4 6 66.7% 3 6 9 0.9 0 1 1 2 0
Bennedict Mathurin 19 19 603 31.7 327 17.2 112 245 45.7% 42 115 36.5% 61 79 77.2% 33 83 116 6.1 41 37 36 18 6
Will Menaugh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Nowell 13 0 49 3.8 11 0.8 4 15 26.7% 1 5 20.0% 2 2 100.0% 0 15 15 1.2 4 5 5 4 1
Will Reeves 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Dalen Terry 19 19 481 25.3 122 6.4 47 110 42.7% 8 34 23.5% 20 23 87.0% 25 68 93 4.9 71 44 26 23 8
Ąžuolas Tubelis 19 19 436 24.2 256 14.2 100 183 54.6% 6 27 22.2% 50 75 66.7% 33 76 109 6.1 50 38 39 18 17
Tautvilas Tubelis 9 0 17 1.9 4 0.4 2 4 50.0% 0 1 0% 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 3 0 0
Grant Weitman 11 0 19 1.7 0 0.0 0 2 0% 0 2 0% 0 0 0% 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 1 0 0
Total 19 – 3825 201.3 1634 86.00 591 1230 48.0% 152 459 33.1% 300 409 73.3% 245 585 830 43.7 390 319 255 137 122
Opponents 19 – 3825 201.3 1225 64.47 450 1223 36.8% 137 425 32.2% 188 291 64.6% 226 425 651 34.3 211 349 276 130 47
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

Season highs

Players[24]

  • Points: A. Tubelis, 32 (Utah)
  • Rebounds: C. Koloko, 13 (Arizona State, California)
  • Assists: K. Kriisa, 10 (Colorado)
  • Steals: B. Mathurin & D. Terry, 5 (Northern Colorado & Wyoming)
  • Blocks: C. Koloko & O. Ballo , 5 (Arizona State, Cal Baptist, Northern Arizona, Texas–Rio Grande Valley)
  • Minutes: B. Mathurin, 41 (Wichita State)

Team[25]

  • Points: 105, (Sacramento State)
  • Field Goals: 39, (Northern Colorado)
  • Field Goal Attempts: 75 (UCLA)
  • 3 Point Field Goals Made: 13, (North Dakota State)
  • 3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 32, (Oregon State)
  • Free Throws Made: 29, (Wichita State)
  • Free Throws Attempts: 42, (Wichita State)
  • Rebounds: 54, (Texas–Rio Grande Valley)
  • Assists: 31, (Sacramento State)
  • Steals: 13, (Oregon State)
  • Blocked Shots: 12, (Cal Baptist)
  • Turnovers: 22, (Wichita State)
  • Fouls: 28, (Tennessee)

Weekly Awards

Bennedict Mathurin

  • Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week 4 (Dec. 6)[26]
  • Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week 5 (Dec. 13)[27]
  • NCAA March Madness Player of the Week 5 (Dec. 13)[28]
  • Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Dec. 13)[29]

Christian Koloko

  • Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week 2 (Nov. 22)[30]

Midseason awards watchlists

Final awards watchlists

Bennedict Mathurin

Ąžuolas Tubelis

Postseason awards and Pac-12 honors

National awards

See also

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References

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