This is a list of the seasons completed by the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team from their first season in 1904 to present. [1]
Overall | |
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Years of basketball | 116 |
First season | 1904 |
Head coaches (all-time) | 18 |
All Games | |
All-time record | 1,961–995–1 (.663) |
5+ win seasons | 106 |
10+ win seasons | 90 |
15+ win seasons | 63 |
20+ win seasons | 41 |
25+ win seasons | 22 |
30+ win seasons | 7 |
35+ win seasons | 1 |
Home Games | |
McKale Center | 653–121 (.844) |
Bear Down Gym | 247–24 (.911) |
Pac-12 Games | |
All Time Pac-12 Regular Season Record | 571–261 (.686) |
All Time Pac-12 Tournament Record | 42–16 (.724)† |
All Time Pac-12 tournament championship Record | 9–4 (.692)† |
All Time Pac-12 tournament championship wins | 9† |
Conference Regular Season Championships | 31 (1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017†, 2018†, 2022, 2024) |
Conference tournament championships | 9 (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2015, 2017†, 2018†, 2022, 2023) |
Big 12 Games | |
All Time Big 12 Regular Season Record | 0–0 (–) |
All Time Big 12 Tournament Record | 0–0 (–) |
All Time Big 12 tournament championship Record | 0–0 (–) |
All Time Pac-12 tournament championship wins | 0 |
Conference Regular Season Championships | 0 |
Conference tournament championships | 0 |
NCAA Tournament | |
NCAA Appearances | 38 (1951, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017†, 2018†, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
NCAA W-L record | 60–37 (.619) |
Sweet Sixteen | 20 (1951, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017†, 2022, 2024) |
Elite Eight | 11 (1976, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015) |
Final Four | 4 (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001) |
NCAA Championship Games | 2 (1997, 2001) |
NCAA Championship Runner-up | 1 (2001) |
NCAA Championships | 1 (1997) |
Other Championships | |
N.I.T. Championships | none |
Accurate as of 3/23/24 | |
† Arizona vacated all tournament wins and 2017, 2018 titles due to NCAA penalty (Arizona’s revised all-time tournament record - 32-15)
National Champions [2] | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference Regular Season Champions | Regular Season and Conference Tournament Champions |
The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments.
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
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Orin A. Kates (Independent)(1904–1906) | ||||||||||
1904–05 | Orin A. Kates | 1–0–1 | ||||||||
1905–06 | Orin A. Kates | Intra Squad | ||||||||
Independent (1906–1911) | ||||||||||
1906–07 | – | 3–1 | ||||||||
1907–08 | – | 1–2 | ||||||||
1908–09 | – | 1–1 | ||||||||
1909–10 | – | 2–2 | ||||||||
1910–11 | – | 3–0 | ||||||||
Frank L. Kleeberger (Independent)(1911–1912) | ||||||||||
1911–12 | Frank L. Kleeberger | 2–2 | ||||||||
Raymond Quigley (Independent)(1912–1914) | ||||||||||
1912–13 | Raymond Quigley | 3–2 | ||||||||
1913–14 | Raymond Quigley | 7–2 | ||||||||
Pop McKale (Independent)(1914–1921) | ||||||||||
1914–15 | Pop McKale | 9–0 | ||||||||
1915–16 | Pop McKale | 5–0 | ||||||||
1916–17 | Pop McKale | 10–2 | ||||||||
1917–18 | Pop McKale | 3–2 | ||||||||
1918–19 | Pop McKale | 6–3 | ||||||||
1919–20 | Pop McKale | 9–5 | ||||||||
1920–21 | Pop McKale | 7–0 | ||||||||
James Pierce (Independent)(1921–1923) | ||||||||||
1921–22 | James Pierce | 10–2 | ||||||||
1922–23 | James Pierce | 17–3 | ||||||||
Basil Stanley (Independent)(1923–1924) | ||||||||||
1923–24 | Basil Stanley | 14–3 | ||||||||
Walter Davis (Independent)(1924–1925) | ||||||||||
1924–25 | Walter Davis | 7–4 | ||||||||
Fred Enke (Independent)(1925–1931) | ||||||||||
1925–26 | Fred Enke | 6–7 | ||||||||
1926–27 | Fred Enke | 13–4 | ||||||||
1927–28 | Fred Enke | 13–3 | ||||||||
1928–29 | Fred Enke | 19–4 | ||||||||
1929–30 | Fred Enke | 15–6 | ||||||||
1930–31 | Fred Enke | 9–6 | ||||||||
Fred Enke (Border Conference)(1931–1961) | ||||||||||
1931–32 | Fred Enke | 18–2 | 8–2 | 1st | ||||||
1932–33 | Fred Enke | 19–5 | 7–3 | 1st | ||||||
1933–34 | Fred Enke | 18–9 | 9–3 | 2nd | ||||||
1934–35 | Fred Enke | 11–8 | 5–7 | 4th | ||||||
1935–36 | Fred Enke | 16–7 | 11–5 | 1st | ||||||
1936–37 | Fred Enke | 14–11 | 9–7 | 3rd | ||||||
1937–38 | Fred Enke | 13–8 | 9–7 | 2nd | ||||||
1938–39 | Fred Enke | 12–11 | 8–10 | 5th | ||||||
1939–40 | Fred Enke | 15–10 | 12–4 | 1st | ||||||
1940–41 | Fred Enke | 11–7 | 9–6 | 2nd | ||||||
1941–42 | Fred Enke | 9–13 | 6–10 | 6th | ||||||
1942–43 | Fred Enke | 22–2 | 16–2 | T–1st | ||||||
1943–44 | Fred Enke | 12–2 | – | – | ||||||
1944–45 | Fred Enke | 7–11 | 3–4 | 6th | ||||||
1945–46 | Fred Enke | 25–5 | 14–3 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinal | |||||
1946–47 | Fred Enke | 21–3 | 14–2 | 1st | ||||||
1947–48 | Fred Enke | 19–10 | 12–4 | 1st | ||||||
1948–49 | Fred Enke | 17–11 | 13–3 | 1st | ||||||
1949–50 | Fred Enke | 26–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NIT First Round | |||||
1950–51 | Fred Enke | 24–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen NIT First Round | |||||
1951–52 | Fred Enke | 11–16 | 6–8 | T–3rd | ||||||
1952–53 | Fred Enke | 13–11 | 11–3 | T–1st | ||||||
1953–54 | Fred Enke | 14–10 | 8–4 | 3rd | ||||||
1954–55 | Fred Enke | 8–17 | 3–9 | 6th | ||||||
1955–56 | Fred Enke | 11–15 | 6–6 | 5th | ||||||
1956–57 | Fred Enke | 13–13 | 5–5 | 3rd | ||||||
1957–58 | Fred Enke | 10–15 | 4–6 | T–4th | ||||||
1958–59 | Fred Enke | 4–22 | 1–9 | 6th | ||||||
1959–60 | Fred Enke | 10–14 | 4–6 | 4th | ||||||
1960–61 | Fred Enke | 11–15 | 5–5 | 3rd | ||||||
Bruce Larson (Independent)(1961–1962) | ||||||||||
1961–62 | Bruce Larson | 12–14 | ||||||||
Bruce Larson (Western Athletic Conference)(1962–1972) | ||||||||||
1962–63 | Bruce Larson | 13–13 | 3–7 | T–5th | ||||||
1963–64 | Bruce Larson | 15–11 | 4–6 | 4th | ||||||
1964–65 | Bruce Larson | 17–9 | 5–5 | T–2nd | ||||||
1965–66 | Bruce Larson | 15–11 | 5–5 | 3rd | ||||||
1966–67 | Bruce Larson | 8–17 | 3–7 | 5th | ||||||
1967–68 | Bruce Larson | 11–13 | 4–6 | T–4th | ||||||
1968–69 | Bruce Larson | 17–10 | 5–5 | 3rd | ||||||
1969–70 | Bruce Larson | 12–14 | 8–6 | 4th | ||||||
1970–71 | Bruce Larson | 10–16 | 3–11 | 8th | ||||||
1971–72 | Bruce Larson | 6–20 | 4–10 | 7th | ||||||
Fred Snowden (Western Athletic Conference)(1972–1978) | ||||||||||
1972–73 | Fred Snowden | 16–10 | 9–5 | T–2nd | ||||||
1973–74 | Fred Snowden | 19–7 | 9–5 | T–2nd | ||||||
1974–75 | Fred Snowden | 22–7 | 9–5 | T–2nd | NCIT Runner–up | |||||
1975–76 | Fred Snowden | 24–9 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
1976–77 | Fred Snowden | 21–6 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1977–78 | Fred Snowden | 15–11 | 6–8 | T–4th | ||||||
Fred Snowden (Pac–10 Conference)(1978–1982) | ||||||||||
1978–79 | Fred Snowden | 16–11 | 10–8 | T–4th | ||||||
1979–80 | Fred Snowden | 12–15 | 6–12 | 6th | ||||||
1980–81 | Fred Snowden | 13–14 | 8–10 | T–5th | ||||||
1981–82 | Fred Snowden | 9–18 | 4–14 | T–8th | ||||||
Ben Lindsey (Pac–10 Conference)(1982–1983) | ||||||||||
1982–83 | Ben Lindsey | 4–24 | 1–17 | 10th | ||||||
Lute Olson (Pac–10 Conference)(1983–2007) | ||||||||||
1983–84 | Lute Olson | 11–17 | 8–10 | 8th | ||||||
1984–85 | Lute Olson | 21–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1985–86 | Lute Olson | 23–9 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1986–87 | Lute Olson | 18–12 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1987–88 | Lute Olson | 35–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | |||||
1988–89 | Lute Olson | 29–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
1989–90 | Lute Olson | 25–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | |||||
1990–91 | Lute Olson | 28–7 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
1991–92 | Lute Olson | 24–7 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1992–93 | Lute Olson | 24–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1993–94 | Lute Olson | 29–6 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | |||||
1994–95 | Lute Olson | 24–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1995–96 | Lute Olson | 27–6 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
1996–97 | Lute Olson | 25–9 | 11–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I champion | |||||
1997–98 | Lute Olson | 30–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
1998–99 | Lute Olson | 22–7 [Note A] | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
1999–00 | Lute Olson | 27–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | |||||
2000–01 | Lute Olson Jim Rosborough | 28–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Runner–up | |||||
2001–02 | Lute Olson | 24–10 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
2002–03 | Lute Olson | 28–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
2003–04 | Lute Olson | 20–10 | 11–7 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
2004–05 | Lute Olson | 30–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
2005–06 | Lute Olson | 20–13 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Second Round | |||||
2006–07 | Lute Olson | 20–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
Kevin O'Neill (Pac–10 Conference)(2007–2008) | ||||||||||
2007–08 | Kevin O'Neill | 19–15 [Note B] | 8–10 [Note B] | 7th | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
Russ Pennell (Pac–10 Conference)(2008–2009) | ||||||||||
2008–09 | Russ Pennell | 21–14 | 9–9 | T–5th | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
Sean Miller (Pac–10/ Pac–12 Conference)(2009–2021) | ||||||||||
2009–10 | Sean Miller | 16–15 | 10–8 | 4th | ||||||
2010–11 | Sean Miller | 30–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
2011–12 | Sean Miller | 23–12 | 12–6 | 4th | NIT First Round | |||||
2012–13 | Sean Miller | 27–8 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
2013–14 | Sean Miller | 33–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
2014–15 | Sean Miller | 34–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | |||||
2015–16 | Sean Miller | 25–9 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
2016–17 | Sean Miller | 32–5 [Note C] | 16–2 [Note C] | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
2017–18 | Sean Miller | 27–8 [Note D] | 14–4 [Note D] | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
2018–19 | Sean Miller | 17–15 | 8–10 | 9th | ||||||
2019–20 | Sean Miller | 21–11 | 10–8 | 5th | No postseason held | |||||
2020–21 | Sean Miller | 17–9 | 11–9 | 5th | Ineligible | |||||
Tommy Lloyd (Pac–12 Conference/Big 12 Conference)(2021–present) | ||||||||||
2021–22 | Tommy Lloyd | 33–4 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | |||||
2022–23 | Tommy Lloyd | 28–7 | 14–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
2023–24 | Tommy Lloyd | 27–9 | 15–5 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||||
2024–25 | Tommy Lloyd | 4–4 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 1,962–995–1 (.663) | 903–576 (.611) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
The NCAA tournament started in 1939 and the number of teams invited to participate has expanded a number of times over the years. Between 1939 and 1950 the tournament had only eight teams, and then between 1951 and 1974 the tournament varied between 16 teams and 25 teams. The tournament has continued to expand over the years, and there are now 65 teams that make it into the tournament.
The National Invitation Tournament, meanwhile, began in 1938 with only 6 teams. In 1941 the tournament was expanded to include 8 teams, in 1949 the tournament was again expanded to 12 teams, then 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. The tournament reverted to 32 teams for 2007. [7]
Tournament | Seed | Results | Reference |
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1946 NIT | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. Kentucky, 53-77 | ||
1950 NIT | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. (5) La Salle, 66–72 | ||
1951 NIT | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. Dayton, 68–74 | ||
1951 NCAA tournament | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. Kansas State, 59-61 | ||
1976 NCAA tournament | NCAA Elite 8 Won First Round vs. Georgetown, 83–76 Won Semifinals vs. UNLV, 114–109 Lost Final vs. UCLA, 66-82 | ||
1977 NCAA tournament | first round Lost First Round vs. Southern Illinois, 77-81 | ||
1985 NCAA tournament | 10 | NCAA First Round Lost First Round vs. (7) Alabama, 41–50 | |
1986 NCAA tournament | 9 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (8) Auburn, 63–73 | |
1987 NCAA tournament | 10 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (7) UTEP, 91–98 | |
1988 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA final Four Won First Round vs. (16) Cornell, 90–50 Won Second Round vs. (8) Seton Hall, 84–55 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Iowa, 99–79 Won Elite Eight vs. (2) North Carolina, 70–52 Lost Final Four vs. (1) Oklahoma, 78–86 | |
1989 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (16) Robert Morris, 94–60 Won Second Round vs. (7) Clemson, 94–68 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) UNLV, 67–68 | |
1990 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA 2nd Round Won First Round vs. (15) South Florida, 83–70 Lost Second Round vs. (7) Alabama, 55–77 | |
1991 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (15) Saint Francis (PA), 93–80 Won Second Round vs. (10) BYU, 76–61 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) Seton Hall, 69–84 | |
1992 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (14) East Tennessee State, 80–87 | |
1993 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (15) Santa Clara, 61-64 | |
1994 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Final Four Won First Round vs. (15) Loyola (MD), 81–55 Won Second Round vs. (7) Virginia, 71–58 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (6) Louisville, 82–70 Won Elite Eight vs. (1) Missouri, 74–61 Lost Final Four vs. (1) Arkansas, 82-91 | |
1995 NCAA tournament | 5 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (12) Miami (OH), 82–91 | |
1996 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA 2nd Round Won First Round vs. (14) Valparaiso, 90–51 Won Second Round vs. (6) Iowa, 87–73 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Kansas, 80–83 | |
1997 NCAA tournament | 4 | NCAA National champions Won First Round vs. (13) South Alabama, 65–57 Won Second Round vs. (12) Charleston, 73–69 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Kansas, 85–82 2OT Won Elite Eight vs. (10) Providence, 96–92 2OT Won Final Four vs. (1) North Carolina, 65–58 | |
1998 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (16) Nicholls, 99–50 Won Second Round vs. (8) Illinois State, 82–49 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (4) Maryland, 87–79 Lost Elite Eight vs. (3) Utah, 51–76 | |
1999 NCAA tournament | 4 | NCAA 1st Round Lost First Round vs. (13) Oklahoma, 60–61 | |
2000 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA second round Won First Round vs. (16) Missouri, 84–70 Lost Second Round vs. (8) Stanford, 60–53 | |
2001 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Finalist Won First Round vs. (15) Eastern Illinois, 101–76 Won Second Round vs. (10) Butler, 73–52 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) Ole Miss, 66-56 Won Elite Eight vs. (1) Illinois, 87-81 Won Final Four vs. (1) North Carolina, 80–61 Lost National Championship vs. (1) Duke, 72-82 | |
2002 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen Won First Round vs. (14) UC Santa Barbara, 86–81 Won Second Round vs. (10) Wyoming, 80–68 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Oklahoma, 67-88 | |
2003 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (16) Vermont, 80–51 Won Second Round vs. (9) Gonzaga, 96–95 2OT Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Notre Dame, 88-71 Lost Elite Eight vs. (2) Kansas, 75-78 | |
2004 NCAA tournament | 9 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (8) Seton Hall, 76–89 | |
2005 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (14) Utah State, 66–53 Won Second Round vs. (11) UAB, 85–63 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Oklahoma State, 79–78 Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Illinois, 89–90 OT | |
2006 NCAA tournament | 8 | NCAA 2nd Round Won First Round vs. (9) Wisconsin, 94–75 Lost Second Round vs. (1) Villanova, 78–82 | |
2007 NCAA tournament | 8 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (9) Purdue, 63–72 | |
2008 NCAA tournament | 10 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (7) West Virginia, 65–75 | |
2009 NCAA tournament | 12 | Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (5) Utes, 84–71 Won Second Round vs. (9) LSU, 81–57 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Louisville, 64–103 | |
2011 NCAA tournament | 5 | NCAA Elite 8 Won First Round vs. (12) Memphis, 77–75 Won Second Round vs. (4) Texas, 86–83 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Duke, 93–77 Lost Elite Eight vs. (3) UConn, 63–65 | |
2012 NIT | 1 (AZ) | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. (8 AZ) Bucknell, 54–65 | |
2013 NCAA tournament | 6 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (11) Villanova, 81–64 Won Second Round vs. (14) Harvard, 74–51 Lost Second Round vs. (2) Ohio State, 70–73 | |
2014 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (16) Weber State, 68–59 Won Second Round vs. (8) Gonzaga, 84–61 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (4) San Diego State, 70–64 Lost Elite Eight vs. (2) Wisconsin, 63–64 OT | |
2015 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (15) Texas Southern, 93–72 Won Second Round vs. (10) Ohio State, 73–58 Won Sweet 16 vs. (6) Xavier, 68–60 Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Wisconsin, 78–85 | |
2016 NCAA tournament | 6 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (11) Wichita State, 55–65 | |
2017 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (15) North Dakota, 100–82 Won Second Round vs. (7) Saint Mary's, 69–60 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (11) Xavier, 71–73 | |
2018 NCAA tournament | 4 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (13) Buffalo, 68–89 | |
2022 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (16) Wright State, 87–70 Won Second Round vs. (9) TCU, 85–80 OT Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Houston, 72–60 | |
2023 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (15) Princeton, 55–59 | |
2024 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (15) Long Beach State, 85–65 Won Second Rounds vs. (7) Dayton Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (6) Clemson, 72–77 |
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The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Sean Miller, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference. Coming into the '16-'17 season Arizona has been ranked in 78-consecutive AP polls & 81-straight coaches polls. The 97-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is currently the second-longest streak in the nation behind Kansas at 161 weeks. They have been ranked every week in the 2016-2017 season, bringing those totals to 97 weeks for the AP & 100 weeks for the coaches poll. Arizona won its first 10 conference games, the best start since the '97-'98 season when they started 16-0. They finished the season with at record of 31–4, tied at 16–2 with Oregon in Pac-12 play for first place to win their 3rd Pac-12 regular season championship title for the 15th time. The Wildcats entered the Pac-12 Tournament as a 2-seed, the Wildcats defeated 7-seed Colorado in the quarterfinals, 3-seed UCLA in the semifinals and 1-seed Oregon in the championship game, Wildcats won their 2nd Pac-12 Tournament championship title for the 6th time since 2002. Arizona received as an automatic bid to the 5th straight NCAA tournament as a 2-seed in the West regional, The Arizona Wildcats defeated the 15-seed North Dakota 100–82 in the first round, 7-seed Saint Mary's 69–60 in the second round before being upset by 11-seed Xavier 71–73 in the Sweet Sixteen.
Allonzo Brian Trier is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 and was named the most outstanding player in the Pac-12 tournament.
The 2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Sean Miller, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Colorado, UCLA, and USC to win the Pac-12 tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 4 seed, they were upset in the first round by No. 13 seed Buffalo.
The 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-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 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.
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.
The 2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Andy Enfield, they played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were set to take on Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the Pac-12 tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020–21 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Sean Miller, in his final season at the program, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 17–9, 11–9 in Pac–12 play to finish in fifth place.
The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9, and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.
The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented 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 was the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 33–4, 18–2 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season & Pac-12 tournament championship. During the season, Arizona was invited and participated in the Roman Main Event in Paradise, Nevada. Arizona defeated Wichita State and Michigan to finish in a championship game. In the postseason, Arizona defeated Stanford, and Colorado and UCLA in the championship game of the 2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in Paradise, Nevada, in their 8th overall. The Wildcats were invited and participated in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Wright State and TCU in San Diego, California but lost to Houston in San Antonio, TX in the Sweet Sixteen.