2016-2017 Arizona Wildcats

2016-2017 Arizona Wildcats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Rawle Alkins Fr SG 6-5 225 Oct 29, 1997 Brooklyn (NY) United States Christ the King
5 Kadeem Allen Sr G 6-3 200 Jan 15, 1993 Wilmington (NC) United States New Hanover High School
21 Chance Comanche So C 6-10 210 Apr 14, 1996 Los Angeles (CA) United States Beverly Hills High School
51 Paulo Cruz So G 6-4 195 Jan 20, 1997 San Diego (CA) United States Francis Parker High School
20 Talbott Denny RS-Sr G 6-5 215 Mar 21, 1994 Tucson (AZ) United States Salpointe Catholic High School
55 Jake Desjardins Fr SG 6-6 215 - Henderson (NV) United States Coronado High School
0 Parker Jackson-Cartwright Jr G 5-11 170 Jul 12, 1995 Los Angeles (CA) United States Loyola High School
52 Kory Jones Fr G 6-3 170 Aug 29, 1997 Herndon (VA) United States Westfield High School
10 Lauri Markkanen Fr SF 7-0 240 May 22, 1997 Vantaa Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy
25 Keanu Pinder Jr PF 6-9 220 May 28, 1995 Perth Australia Sunrise Christian Academy
14 Dusan Ristic Jr C 7-0 245 Nov 27, 1995 Novi Sad Serbia Sunrise Christian Academy
2 Kobi Simmons Fr PG 6-5 180 Jul 4, 1997 Alpharetta (GA) United States Saint Francis High School
24 Ray Smith Fr SF 6-8 220 Feb 2, 1997 Las Vegas (NV) United States Las Vegas High School
35 Allonzo Trier So SG 6-5 200 Jan 17, 1996 Seattle (WA) United States Findlay College Prep
50 Tyler Trillo So G 5-11 170 Jul 7, 1996 Plymouth (CT) United States Terryville High School

Arizona Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Dylan Smith So SG 6-5 170 Jul 6, 1997 Birmingham (AL) United States UNC Asheville

Recent Arizona Wildcats History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 25-8 (15-5) 1st (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 28-7 (14-6) 2nd (Pac-12) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 33-4 (18-2) 1st (Pac-12) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 17-9 (11-9) 5th (Pac-12) N/A N/A
2019-2020 21-11 (10-8) 5th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-15 (8-10) 8th (Pac-12) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 27-8 (14-4) 1st (Pac-12) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 32-5 (16-2) 1st (Pac-12) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 25-9 (12-6) 3rd (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 34-4 (16-2) 1st (Pac-12) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2013-2014 33-5 (15-3) 1st (Pac-12) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2012-2013 27-8 (12-6) 2nd (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 23-12 (12-6) 4th (Pac-12) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 30-8 (14-4) 1st (Pac-12) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2009-2010 16-15 (10-8) 4th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 21-14 (9-9) 5th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2007-2008 19-15 (8-10) 7th (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 20-11 (11-7) 3rd (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-13 (11-7) 4th (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 30-7 (15-3) 1st (Pac-12) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2003-2004 20-10 (11-7) 3rd (Pac-12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 29-3 (17-1) 1st (Pac-12) 1st Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd

2016-2017 Arizona Wildcats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Lauri Markkanen NABC All-American Third Team
Lauri Markkanen NABC All-District (20) First Team
Lauri Markkanen AP All-American Third Team
Lauri Markkanen USBWA Player of the Week (Jan 22, 2017)
Lauri Markkanen Sporting News All-American Third Team
Lauri Markkanen All-Pac-12 First Team
Kadeem Allen All-Pac-12 Second Team
Allonzo Trier All-Pac-12 Second Team
Allonzo Trier Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Lauri Markkanen Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
Kadeem Allen Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Rawle Alkins Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Lauri Markkanen Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Lauri Markkanen Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb 20, 2017)
Lauri Markkanen Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2017)
Allonzo Trier Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov 13, 2017)

2016-2017 Arizona Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Simmons K. Allen R. Alkins L. Markkanen D. Ristic
Rotation P. Jackson-Cartwright A. Trier K. Pinder   C. Comanche
Lim PT T. Trillo P. Cruz J. Desjardins    
Lim PT   K. Jones      

2016-2017 Arizona Wildcats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Allonzo Trier 18 31.9 17.2 5.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.7
Lauri Markkanen 37 30.8 15.6 7.2 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.1
Rawle Alkins 37 28.0 10.9 4.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.8
Dusan Ristic 36 22.8 10.9 5.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.1
Kadeem Allen 34 30.0 9.8 4.0 3.0 1.6 0.6 1.9
Kobi Simmons 37 23.5 8.7 1.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.2
Chance Comanche 37 18.1 6.3 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0
Parker Jackson-Cartwright 31 24.9 5.9 2.5 4.1 1.2 0.1 1.3
Keanu Pinder 35 12.0 2.2 2.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8
Kory Jones 4 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Jake Desjardins 6 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Paulo Cruz 8 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Tyler Trillo 8 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1

2016-2017 Arizona Wildcats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Sean Miller Head Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Joe Pasternack Associate Head Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Arizona, 2011 to 2013)
Emanuel Richardson Assistant Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Mark Phelps Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Marquette, 2014 to 2015)
Greg Byrne VP, Athletic Director 2010-2011 N/A
Ryan Reynolds Director of Basketball Operations 2009-2010 N/A
Jeremy Sharpe Associate Athletic Director of Communications, Associate Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Austin Carroll Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Graduate Manager (Arizona, 2014 to 2016)
Justin Kokoskie Athletic Trainer 2002-2003 N/A