2017-2018 Arizona Wildcats

2017-2018 Arizona Wildcats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Emmanuel Akot Fr SG 6-8 215 Mar 17, 1999 Winnipeg Canada Wasatch Academy
1 Rawle Alkins So SG 6-5 225 Oct 29, 1997 Brooklyn (NY) United States Christ the King
13 Deandre Ayton Fr C 7-0 247 Jul 23, 1998 Nassau Bahamas Hillcrest Academy
23 Alex Barcello Fr PG 6-2 192 Aug 31, 1998 Phoenix (AZ) United States Corona del Sol High School
20 Talbott Denny Sr G 6-5 215 Mar 21, 1994 Tucson (AZ) United States Salpointe Catholic High School
55 Jake Desjardins So SG 6-6 215 - Henderson (NV) United States Coronado High School
0 Parker Jackson-Cartwright Sr G 5-11 170 Jul 12, 1995 Los Angeles (CA) United States Loyola High School
52 Kory Jones RS-So G 6-3 170 Aug 29, 1997 Herndon (VA) United States Westfield High School
11 Ira Lee Fr F 6-8 245 Mar 19, 1998 San Pedro (CA) United States Crossroads School
25 Keanu Pinder Sr PF 6-9 220 May 28, 1995 Perth Australia Sunrise Christian Academy
5 Brandon Randolph Fr GF 6-6 190 Sep 2, 1997 Yonkers (NY) United States Westtown School
14 Dusan Ristic Sr C 7-0 245 Nov 27, 1995 Novi Sad Serbia Sunrise Christian Academy
3 Dylan Smith So SG 6-5 170 Jul 6, 1997 Birmingham (AL) United States Hoover High School
35 Allonzo Trier Jr SG 6-5 200 Jan 17, 1996 Seattle (WA) United States Findlay College Prep
50 Tyler Trillo Jr G 5-11 170 Jul 7, 1996 Plymouth (CT) United States Terryville High School
54 Matt Weyand Fr F 6-5 196 Jan 2, 1999 Santa Ana (CA) United States Mater Dei High School

Arizona Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
4 Chase Jeter Jr C 6-10 230 Sep 19, 1997 Las Vegas (NV) United States Duke

Recent Arizona Wildcats History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 27-9 (15-5) 1st (Pac-12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd 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

2017-2018 Arizona Wildcats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Deandre Ayton Karl Malone (Best PF) Award
Deandre Ayton Consensus All-American First Team
Deandre Ayton NABC All-American First Team
Deandre Ayton NABC All-District (20) First Team
Allonzo Trier NABC All-District (20) Second Team
Deandre Ayton AP All-American First Team
Allonzo Trier AP All-American Honorable Mention
Deandre Ayton USBWA All-American First Team
Deandre Ayton Sporting News All-American First Team
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 Player of the Year
Deandre Ayton All-Pac-12 First Team
Allonzo Trier All-Pac-12 First Team
Dusan Ristic All-Pac-12 Second Team
Rawle Alkins All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention Team
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
Dusan Ristic Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec 4, 2017)
Deandre Ayton Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan 1, 2018)
Dusan Ristic Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan 29, 2018)

2017-2018 Arizona Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Jackson-Cartwright A. Trier R. Alkins D. Ayton D. Ristic
Rotation   D. Smith B. Randolph    
Rotation   E. Akot K. Pinder    
Rotation     I. Lee    
Lim PT A. Barcello J. Desjardins M. Weyand    
Lim PT T. Trillo T. Denny      

2017-2018 Arizona Wildcats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Deandre Ayton 35 33.5 20.1 11.6 1.6 0.6 1.9 2.0
Allonzo Trier 33 34.1 18.1 3.0 3.2 0.6 0.3 2.1
Rawle Alkins 23 31.4 13.1 4.8 2.5 1.3 0.7 2.6
Dusan Ristic 35 27.1 12.2 6.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.3
Parker Jackson-Cartwright 35 32.0 7.8 2.4 4.5 1.4 0.1 1.9
Dylan Smith 34 14.6 4.3 1.6 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.9
Brandon Randolph 31 11.6 3.7 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7
Alex Barcello 21 9.6 2.4 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4
Ira Lee 27 10.2 2.4 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5
Keanu Pinder 32 10.4 2.3 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4
Emmanuel Akot 31 10.4 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.6
Tyler Trillo 2 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Jake Desjardins 3 2.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Talbott Denny 3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Matt Weyand 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Arizona Wildcats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Sean Miller Head Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Lorenzo Romar Associate Head Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Washington, 2002 to 2017)
Emanuel Richardson Assistant Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Mark Phelps Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Marquette, 2014 to 2015)
Dave Heeke Athletic Director 2017-2018 Athletic Director (Central Michigan, 2006 to 2017)
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