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2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	21–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sean Miller (11th season)
Associate head coach	Jack Murphy
Assistant coaches	Danny Peters Justin Gainey
Home arena	McKale Center
Seasons← 2018–192020–21 →

The 2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Sean Miller and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in tie for fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, where they defeated Washington in the first round and were set to take on USC in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for 6th place. They received the 9-seed in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, where they lost to 8-seed USC in the first round, 65–78.

Offseason

2019 recruiting class

Nico Mannion, originally from Siena, Italy, was originally a part of the 2020 recruiting class, but reclassified to the 2019 class in July 2018. He verbally committed to Arizona on September 14, 2018, over Marquette. Mannion is a consensus five-star prospect out of Pinnacle HS in Phoenix, Arizona.

Christian Koloko, originally from Douala, Cameroon, was the second commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on September 23, 2018, over California, Creighton, and Vanderbilt. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.

Josh Green, originally from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was the third commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 4, 2018, over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green is a consensus five-star prospect out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Zeke Nnaji, originally from Lakeville, MN was the fifth commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on November 23, 2018, over UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Purdue. Nnaji is a consensus four-star prospect out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nico Mannion PG	Siena, Italy	Pinnacle HS (AZ)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 14, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Christian Koloko C	Douala, Cameroon	Sierra Canyon School (CA)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 23, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Josh Green G/F	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 4, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Zeke Nnaji F/C	Lakeville, MN	Hopkins HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 23, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #11  247Sports: #5  ESPN: #6
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

Dalen Terry, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, was the first commit of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on July 23, 2019, over rival Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Memphis, USC and Utah. Terry a consensus four-star prospect out of Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bennedict Mathurin, originally from Montreal, Canada was the second commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on January 15, 2020, over Baylor & Washington State. Mathurin was a consensus four-star prospect out of the NBA Academy Latin America.

Kerr Kriisa, originally from Tartu, Estonia, was the third commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on April 18, 2020, over BYU, Oregon & Syracuse. Kriisa a consensus four-star prospect out of BC Prienai in Prienai, Lithuania.

Daniel Batcho, originally from Chatenay-Malabry, France, was the fourth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 23, 2020, over Arizona State, Creighton, Miami & Virginia Tech. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball in Paris, France.

Tibet Gorener, originally from Şişli, Turkey, was the fifth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 28, 2020, over Nebraska, Creighton, UC Santa Barbara & UConn. He is consensus four-star out of Orange Lutheran HS in Orange, California.

Ąžuolas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the sixth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently a four-star prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania.

Tautvilas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the seventh commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently an unranked prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dalen Terry SF	Phoenix, AZ	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 23, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Bennedict Mathurin SF	Montreal, Canada	NBA Latin America (MX)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 15, 2120
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Kerr Kriisa PG	Tartu, Estonia	BC Prienai	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 18, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Daniel Batcho PF	Chatenay-Malabry, France	Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 23, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Tibet Gorener SF	Şişli, Turkey	Orange Lutheran HS (CA)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 28, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Ąžuolas Tubelis PF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rytas Vilnius	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 27, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Tautvilas Tubelis SF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rytas Vilnius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 27, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #8  247Sports: #5  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: "Arizona 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "2020 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "2020 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Coaching changes

In June 2019, Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy resigned to take the position of associate head coach on Miller's staff.

Personnel

Roster

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Josh Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Sydney, NSW G 1 Nico Mannion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS (AZ) Siena, Italy G 2 Brandon Williams   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, CA G 3 Dylan Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr UNC Asheville Mobile, AL F/C 4 Chase Jeter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Duke Las Vegas, NV G 5 Max Hazzard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS UC Irvine Los Angeles, CA G 10 Jemarl Baker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Kentucky Menifee, CA F 11 Ira Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Crossroads School Los Angeles, CA F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Cornell Malibu, CA F 21 Jordan Brown  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Nevada Roseville, CA F/C 22 Zeke Nnaji 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Hopkins HS Lakeville, MN C 35 Christian Koloko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School (CA) Douala, Cameroon F 50 Jordan Mains (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Scottsdale, AZ G 52 Kory Jones (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Westfield HS Herndon, VA F 54 Matt Weyand (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA F 55 Jake DesJardins (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Coronado HS Henderson, NV	Head coach Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Jack Murphy (Arizona) Danny Peters (Ohio State) Justin Gainey (NC State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2020

• Aug. 7, 2019 – Sophomore guard Brandon Williams to miss entire 2019–20 season due to a right knee injury.
• Nov. 1, 2019 – Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive was suspended indefinitely after violating team rules. He returned to action Nov. 14, 2019
• Nov. 22, 2019 – Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive was dismissed after violating team rules.
• Nov. 30, 2019 – Graduate forward Stone Gettings out with concussion and facial fracture in game against Penn. Made return against Arizona State on January 4, 2020.
• Jan. 3, 2020 – Freshman Jordan Mains has been added to the roster as a walk-on.
• Jan. 16, 2020 – RS Senior center Chase Jeter out with a back injury.

Coaching staff

Depth chart

Preseason

Red and Blue game

The annual Red-Blue game was held at McKale Center on September 27, 2019. Sophomore Devonaire Doutrive won the slam dunk contest, and the Blue team, led by Devonaire Doutrive, defeated the Red team, 46–32.

Preseason rankings

The Arizona Wildcats were selected fourth in the 2019–20 Pac-12 media poll. The Wildcats were ranked 21 in the AP Top 25 and ranked 17 in the Coaches polls.

Preseason awards watchlists

• Josh Green – Julius Erving Award (FR, SG)
• Chase Jeter – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (RSSR, F/C)
• Nico Mannion – Naismith Trophy (FR, PG)
• Nico Mannion – Wooden Award (FR, PG)
• Zeke Nnaji − Oscar Robertson Trophy (FR, PF)

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

The Wildcats had 2 players at 2 positions selected to the preseason all Pac-12 teams.

Schedule and results

The Wildcats opponents were finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Arizona will host opponents Chico State (exhibition game), Gonzaga, Illinois, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Omaha, San Jose State, and South Dakota State at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Arizona will participate in the 2019 Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, CA with six of the following potential opponents including (College of Charleston, Pepperdine, Penn, Providence, UCF, or Wake Forest). The Wildcats will also play in a neutral-site game against St. John's at the new Chase Center in San Francisco, CA in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Game. Arizona played only one true road game against Baylor at Ferrell Center in Waco, TX.

In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, Arizona did not play the two Rocky Mountain schools on the road (Colorado and Utah) or the two Northern California schools at home (California and Stanford).

Rankings

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

Player statistics

Awards & milestones

Season highs

Weekly awards

Zeke Nnaji

• 4x Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week, (Nov. 11 & 18, Jan. 20, Feb. 17)
• Malone Finalist

Nico Mannion

• Wooden Legacy MVP
• Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team
• Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week, (Dec. 2)

Chase Jeter

• Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team

Dylan Smith

• Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team

Pac-12 Conference honors

Stone Gettings

• Pac-12 Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Zeke Nnaji

• Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year
• All-Pac-12 First Team

Nico Mannion

• All-Pac-12 Second Team

See also

2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References

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