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1 Wildcat Quick Facts Location Tucson, Ariz. Founded Enrollment ,200 President Dr. Ann Weaver Hart Athletic Director Greg Byrne Head Coach Sean Miller Alma Mater Pittsburgh 92 Record/Years /9 Record at UA /4 Assistant Coaches.... James Whitford Emanuel Book Richardson Joe Pasternack Basketball Office (520) Basketball SID Richard Paige Paige Cell (520) Office Phone (520) FAX (520) Press Row (520) Internet Schedule/Results Oct. 31 Humboldt State (ex) Nov. 6 Chico State (ex) Nov. 11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (P12) W, Nov. 15 UTEP (FSN) W, Nov. 19 LONG BEACH STATE (P12) W, Nov. 28 NORTHERN ARIZONA (P12) W, Dec. 1 at Texas Tech (ESPNU) W,85-57 Dec. 4 SOUTHERN MISS (P12) W, Dec. 8 at Clemson (ESPN2) W, Dec. 15!(5) FLORIDA (ESPN) W, Dec. 18 ORAL ROBERTS (P12) W, Dec. 22 %vs. ETSU (ESPNU) W, Dec. 23 %vs. Miami, Fla. (ESPN2) W, Dec. 25 %vs. (17) San Diego St. (ESPN2) W, Jan. 3 *COLORADO (ESPNU) W, (ot) Jan. 5 *UTAH (P12) W, Jan. 10 *at Oregon (ESPN2) L, Jan. 12 *at Oregon State (ESPNU) W, Jan. 19 *at Arizona State (FSN) W, Jan. 24 *UCLA (ESPN2) L, Jan. 26 *USC (ESPNU) W, Jan. 31 *at Washington (ESPN) W, Feb. 2 *at Washington State (P12) W, Feb. 6 *STANFORD (ESPNEWS) W, Feb. 10 *CALIFORNIA (P12) L, Feb. 14 *at Colorado (P12) L, Feb. 17 *at Utah (P12) W, Feb. 20 *WASHINGTON (ESPN2) W, Feb. 23 *WASHINGTON STATE (FSN) W, Feb. 27 *at USC (P12) L, March 2 *at UCLA (ESPN) L, March 9 *ARIZONA STATE (FSN) W, March 14 $vs. Colorado (P12) W, March 15 $vs. (21) UCLA (P12) L, March 21 +vs. Belmont (TNT) W, March 23 +vs. Harvard (TNT) W, March 28 &vs. (7) Ohio State (TNT) 4:47 p.m. All times are local to site Home games in BOLD CAPS * Pac-12 Conference game (ex) exhibition game % Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii! Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic, Tucson, Ariz. $ Pac-12 Tournament, Las Vegas, Nev. + NCAA Second/Third Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah & NCAA West Regional, Los Angeles, Calif. Staying Current The University of Arizona maintains a comprehensive athletic web site, featuring the latest information on all 20 Wildcat varsity sports. Point your internet browser to All UA basketball games are broadcast live on the IMG College/Wildcat Radio Network, headed by the flagship KCUB-AM 1290 in Tucson and nine affiliates in Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico. All home and selected road games are carried in Spanish on Tucson s KTKT-AM 990. Francisco Romero calls the action and Marco Rincon adds analysis. Live streaming of all Wildcat Radio Network broadcasts is available as part of arizonawildcats.com s All Access audio/ video package. Arizona Basketball ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Richard Paige McKale Center, Room 106 Men s Basketball Contact P.O. Box Phone: (520) Tucson, AZ FAX: (520) No. 6 Seed Arizona (27-7) at NCAA West Regional Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Time: 4:47 p.m. PDT Location: Staples Center (19,282), Los Angeles, Calif. Radio: IMG College/Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Matt Muehlebach/Ryan Hansen) TV: TBS (Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Lewis Johnson) Arizona s Probable Starters No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG F 3 Kevin Parrom Sr. Bronx, N.Y F 44 Solomon Hill Sr. Los Angeles, Calif C 35 Kaleb Tarczewski Fr. Claremont, N.H G 2 Mark Lyons Sr. Schenectady, N.Y G 13 Nick Johnson So. Gilbert, Ariz Reserves G 1 Gabe York Fr. Orange, Calif G 20 Jordin Mayes Jr. Los Angeles, Calif F 21 Brandon Ashley Fr. San Francisco, Calif F 30 Angelo Chol So. San Diego, Calif F 31 Matt Korcheck Jr. Tucson, Ariz F 33 Grant Jerrett Fr. Chino Hills, Calif G 50 Jacob Hazzard Fr. Los Angeles, Calif G 51 Quinton Crawford Sr. Old Bridge, N.J F 52 Max Wiepking Sr. Englewood, Colo F 55 Drew Mellon So. Santa Ana, Calif GAME DATA: No. 6 seed Arizona (27-7, 12-6 Pac-12) opens play in the 2013 NCAA West Regional semifinal against No. 2 seed Ohio State (28-7, 13-5 Big Ten) Thursday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.... This is UA s 30th NCAA Tournament appearance overall (counting two vacated appearances) and the program has an official (.649) record in its previous NCAA Tournament action... Nine of Arizona s 15 Sweet 16 appearances have come in the West Regional and 31 of the program s 48 NCAA Tournament wins have come through the West Region. THE RANKINGS: UA is ranked 21st in the Associated Press poll and 20th in the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches poll (as of March 18). The Wildcats are one of 11 teams nationally to have been ranked in both polls in every ranking period this season. ARIZONA HEAD COACH SEAN MILLER... is in his fourth season at the University of Arizona and his ninth overall as a college head coach with a record of (.708) and (.696) at Arizona... In his eight-plus year career, Miller s teams have won 20 games seven times and captured five regular-season or postseason tournament titles... He guided UA to 30 wins and the 2011 Pac-10 regular-season championship in a run that culminated in the NCAA Tournament s Elite Eight, earning Pac-10 Conference and NABC District 20 Coach-of-the-Year honors... Miller came to Tucson after five successful years at Xavier University, where he amassed four 20-win seasons and four NCAA Tournament appearances... His clubs won the three Atlantic 10 regular season championships ( ) and the 2006 Atlantic 10 postseason tournament title... During his time at XU, the Musketeers won better than 71 percent of their conference games, including an.813 winning percentage (39-9) in his last three seasons... Miller has made 17 trips to the postseason in his 20 seasons as a head, assistant or associate head coach (10 NCAA/7 NIT) and has an 11-5 (.688) NCAA Tournament record as a head coach... He took two Xavier teams to the NCAA Tournament s Sweet 16 (2008, 2009) with his 2008 club advancing to the West Regional final... His team set a Xavier record for wins in a season with 30, helping him claim Atlantic 10 and NABC District 10 Coach-of-the-Year honors... Since becoming a head coach, all 24 players to complete eligibility under Miller have earned their degrees... Miller has recruited classes ranked in the top-10 nationally in each of the last two seasons... He is assisted by James Whitford, Emanuel Richardson and Joe Pasternack... Miller is 0-1 vs. Ohio State as a head coach.

2 The Rankings Associated Press Top 25 Poll (March 18, 2013) Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Gonzaga (45) 1, Louisville (20) 1, Kansas 1, Indiana 1, Miami, Fla. 1, Duke 1, Ohio State 1, Georgetown 1, Michigan State 1, Michigan New Mexico Kansas State Saint Louis Florida Marquette Syracuse Oklahoma State Wisconsin Memphis Pittsburgh ARIZONA Creighton Notre Dame UCLA Oregon 172 NR ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll (March 18, 2013) Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Gonzaga (30) Louisville (1) Kansas Indiana Miami, Fla Ohio State Duke Georgetown Michigan State New Mexico Michigan Florida Saint Louis Kansas State Memphis Marquette Wisconsin Syracuse Oklahoma State ARIZONA Creighton Pittsburgh Virginia Commonwealth Oregon 66 NR 25. Saint Mary s Poll Progression ESPN/ Record AP USA Today Preseason Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb March March March LAST TIME OUT: For the second game in a row, Arizona put its opponent in an early hole and never looked back in cruising to a win over Harvard Saturday. The Cats jumped out to a 17-2 lead, forcing the Crimson to miss its first 12 shots and connecting on 58 percent of its own in the half. Harvard s 27.6 percent shooting was the lowest for a UA opponent in NCAA Tournament play. Mark Lyons matched a career high with 27 points, Solomon Hill added a double-double and Jordin Mayes added eight key points in the second half. SCOUTING OHIO STATE: The Big Ten Conference postseason tournament champion Buckeyes enter Thursday s game with a 28-7 record (13-5 Big Ten) following Sunday s win over Iowa State. As a team, Ohio State shoots 45.6 percent from the field (886-of-1,943), including 35.8 percent (215-of-600) from three-point range, while averaging 70.2 points per game. Opponents shoot at a 39.5 percent clip and average 58.8 points per game. Two Buckeyes average in double figures, led by Deshaun Thomas 19.7 ppg figure. Thomas also leads Ohio State with a 6.1 rebounds per game average. THE SERIES: Today s game is the second meeting of the two schools with Ohio State holding a 1-0 series advantage. Like this one, the previous meeting was a neutralsite game in Los Angeles, as OSU triumphed on Dec. 29, 1971, in the opening round of the Bruin Classic. All-time, Arizona is 0-0 in series games played in Tucson, 0-0 in Columbus, Ohio, and 0-1 in neutral-site games. For more series information, please see page 45 in the UA media guide. AGAINST THE BIG TEN: Arizona has a (.508) record against current Big Ten Conference members, and is 4-4 against the league over in its last eight meetings, last facing a Big Ten opponent on Nov. 23, 2009, in what was a loss to Wisconsin at the Maui Invitational. Please see page 51 in the UA media guide for more information on the series record vs. the conferences. FRIENDLY LOCALES: Based on its NCAA Tournament successes, Arizona couldn t have selected two friendlier tourney stops than Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, as the Wildcats are a combined 12-3 in those cities. In fact, Salt Lake City (7) and Los Angeles (5) rank 1-2 in terms of the most NCAA Tournament wins by location. CALIFORNIA DREAMING: This regional appearance marks the 13th time the Cats have road tripped it to California for the NCAA Tournament, and in those 13 appearances, UA is 13-7 (.650). Two of those appearances were regionals, as the Wildcats lost the 1976 West Regional final to UCLA in Pauley Pavilion and beat Missouri in the 1994 West Regional final at the L.A. Sports Arena en route to the Final Four. A QUICK LOOK AT THE SEEDS: As mentioned last week, this is Arizona s first tournament appearance as a No. 6 seed. Conversely, the Wildcats are 2-3 against No. 2 seeds, last facing and defeating a two seed on March 24, 2005, in a win over Oklahoma State in the Chicago Region semifinal. WE LL CARRY THE BANNER: Arizona has long been known as one of the flagship programs of basketball in the West, and that excellence has continued under Sean Miller. Over the last four years, the Wildcats have the best record among Pac-12 schools in terms of overall wins (96) and winning percentage (.696). Additionally, UA s (.667) record in Pac-12 games is the best in the league, a mark shared with California. SWEET 16s: By virtue of its 23-point win over Harvard, Arizona earned a berth in its 15th Sweet 16 and the seventh for the program since In that span, Arizona s seven Sweet 16 appearances rank fourth nationally, trailing only Kansas (10), Duke (10) and Michigan State (8) when it comes to playing into the tournament s second weekend. WITH REGULARITY: In his nine seasons as a head coach, Sean Miller has made six NCAA Tournament appearances. The Wildcat mentor has proven to be good at advancing when he gets there, as this is his fourth Sweet 16 appearance in the last six seasons. Since 2008, Miller is one of seven coaches nationally to appear in four or more regional semifinals in that span. The list includes Tom Izzo, Michigan State; Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; and Bill Self, Kansas (5 each); and Sean Miller, Xavier and Arizona; John Calipari, Memphis and Kentucky; Roy Williams, North Carolina; and Thad Matta, Ohio State (4 each). STREAKING: Mark Lyons 63-percent shooting weekend (20-of-32) in Salt Lake City was his best back-to-back effort in efficiency and production all year. He made 12 buckets Saturday against Harvard, a career high. The 25.0 ppg scoring average in the first two games of the tournament boosted his season scoring average to 15.4 ppg. He s the 37th player in school history to score 500 points in a season.

3 Pac-12 Conference (March 24, 2013) Pac-12 Overall UCLA ARIZONA Oregon California Colorado Arizona St Stanford Washington USC Utah Oregon St Wash. State Players of the Week Nov. 12 Ahmad Starks, Jr., G, Oregon State Nov. 19 Askia Booker, So., G, Colorado Nov. 26 Justin Cobbs, Jr., G, California Dec. 3 Carrick Felix, Sr., F, Arizona State Dec. 10 Brock Motum, Sr., F, Wash. State Dec. 17 Andre Roberson, Jr., F, Colorado Dec. 24 Eric Moreland, So., F, Oregon State Dec. 31 Shabazz Muhammad, Fr., G, UCLA Jan. 7 Carrick Felix, Sr., F, Arizona State Jan. 14 C.J. Wilcox, Jr., G, Washington Jan. 21 Mark Lyons, Sr., G, Arizona Jan. 28 Carrick Felix, Sr., F, Arizona State Feb. 4 Josh Huestis, Jr., F, Stanford Feb. 11 Allen Crabbe, Jr., G, California Feb. 18 Allen Crabbe, Jr., G, California Feb. 25 Justin Cobbs, Jr., G, California March 4 Kyle Anderson, Fr., G, UCLA March 11 Brock Motum, Sr., F, Wash. State Pac-12 Conference Postseason Honors All-Conference Jahii Carson, G, Fr., Arizona State, 1st Team Allen Crabbe, G, Jr., California, 1st Team Spencer Dinwiddie, G, So., Colorado, 1st Team Larry Drew II, G, Sr., UCLA, 1st Team Solomon Hill, F, Sr., Arizona, 1st Team Mark Lyons, G, Sr., Arizona, 1st Team Shabazz Muhammad, G, Fr., UCLA, 1st Team Dwight Powell, F, Jr., Stanford, 1st Team Andre Roberson, F, Jr., Colorado, 1st Team E.J. Singler, F, Sr., Oregon, 1st Team Kyle Anderson, G, Fr., UCLA, 2nd Team Justin Cobbs, G, Jr., California, 2nd Team Carrick Felix, G/F, Sr., Arizona State, 2nd Team Brock Motum, F, Sr., Wash. State, 2nd Team C.J. Wilcox, G, Jr., Washington, 2nd Team Player of the Year: Allen Crabbe, G, Cal Freshman of the Year: Jahii Carson, G, ASU and Shabazz Muhammad, G, UCLA Defensive P.O.Y.: Andre Roberson, F, Colorado Most Improved: Dwight Powell, F, Stanford Coach of the Year: Dana Altman, Oregon Statistical Miscellaneous Double-Figure Scoring Games Season Career Mark Lyons Solomon Hill Nick Johnson Brandon Ashley Kevin Parrom 9 27 Kaleb Tarczewski 6 6 Grant Jerrett 5 5 Jordin Mayes 1 5 Angelo Chol 1 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Season Career Kaleb Tarczewski 4 4 Brandon Ashley 3 3 Solomon Hill 2 16 Grant Jerrett 1 1 Kevin Parrom 1 Mark Lyons 1 Double-Doubles Season Career Brandon Ashley 2 2 Solomon Hill 1 13 Mark Lyons 1 IT HELPS WHEN THEY GO IN: The Wildcats two 50-percent shooting games in Salt Lake City were its first successive games above.500 this season and only. They were only the sixth and seventh time the Cats have shot 50 percent or better in a game in Further, Arizona has won 14 of the 16 games that it took fewer (but better) or the same number shots than the opponents, including the games against Belmont and Harvard. Obviously, if the shots go down it makes a difference, but Arizona shot a higher percentage in all but two of those 14 victories. That said, a.560 (56-of-100) cumulative field goal percentage in the NCAA Tournament is impressive. BEHIND THE ARC: Eighteen made three pointers on a weekend for Arizona in Salt Lake City matched its most productive back-to-back three-point shooting games since conference play started this year. UA was 18-of-32 (.563) beyond the arc at EnergySolutions Arena last week and had shot better than 50 percent from behind the arc five times during the regular season. WE RE GOOD AT THIS: Arizona posted a +16 rebound margin in its NCAA subregional games, which boosted its season-long rebound margin to +6.6, a Pac-12 best. Arizona has outrebounded 25 of 34 opponents this season, including 12 times by 10 or more. On the season, Arizona is 22-3 when outrebounding the opposition. UA s 36 defensive rebounds last Saturday vs. Harvard were a category high for the program in NCAA Tournament action. CLAMPING DOWN: The Wildcats did a good job on the defensive end through its first two game, limiting Belmont Harvard to an average of 57.5 points to go with a.330 (36- of-109) field goal percentage. Those foes combined to connect on just 28.9 percent (13-of-45) of its field goal attempts. Eighteen times this season Arizona has held an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting. Harvard s.276 field goal percentage last Saturday was the lowest opponent field goal percentage in UA s 76-game NCAA Tournament history. CONTINUING HIS CLIMB: Senior forward Solomon Hill enters Thursday s game ready to move into a share of the lead on Arizona s all-time games played list. He s played in 138 games in his collegiate career, trailing only Kyle Fogg, who played in 139 games from Last week in Salt Lake City, Hill became just the seventh player in school history with 1,400 points and 750 rebounds. On the year, Hill averages 13.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. 70-PLUS: Arizona saw its scoring average rise last week after averaging 77.5 points per game in its two NCAA Tournament wins. The Cats enter the West Regional averaging 73.5 points per game, a figure that ranks second among Pac-12 clubs and the second-best offensive output of the Sean Miller era. This season, Arizona is 19-2 when scoring 70 or more points and under Miller the Cats win 85 percent of its games when topping the 70-point plateau. A LEADING INDICATOR: The Wildcats never trailed in its two NCAA Tournament games in Salt Lake City, scoring first, early and never looking back. Over its last four games, UA has been in the lead for roughly 153 of its last 160 minutes played. STEP BY STEP: Arizona often looks at the game segments formed by the television timeouts as a way to chart progress. Against Harvard, Arizona held the Crimson scoreless from the field and led 10-2 at the first break, led 17-5 at the second and pushed the lead to 30-9 after the eight-minute mark to which Harvard had made just two of its first 21 shots. By the time the game arrived at the final first-half break at 3:24, the die had long been cast for this contest. Strong starts certainly suit the Cats, as the club is 20-3 this season when leading at the 10-minute mark of the first half. MARGIN OF VICTORY: The 17- and 23-point victories over Belmont and Harvard in second- and third round action were Arizona s biggest tournament victories since a 29-point first-round victory over Wisconsin (94-65) in Philadelphia in Arizona has played in 13 games in which it beat opponents by 16 points or more this season and enjoys a scoring margin through 34 games. SCORING IN CLOSE: Arizona had 35 layups, dunks or buckets in the lane in two NCAA games last week 19 against Belmont and 16 against Harvard. The total against Harvard matched the Crimson total field goals in the game, while the tally against Belmont was one less than the Bruins made field goals. The inside play came early and often in each contest as Arizona posted a points-in-the-paint advantage. NOT LOST ON US: Aside from his six boards, four assists and three steals, Nick Johnson limited Wesley Saunders, Harvard s leading scorer to just 1-of-11 shooting and eight points in the game. It was the first time in 30 games this season that Saunders failed to score in double figures.

4 NCAA Tournament Facts Arizona has made 27 trips to the NCAA Tournament in the last 29 years. Since UA s run began in 1985, 275 different teams have played in the NCAA Tournament. In that span, Arizona ranks fifth in games played and in number of wins, and is one of just nine schools to post at least 40 tournament victories. NCAA Tournament Games Played, Team App. GP 1. Duke Kansas North Carolina Kentucky ARIZONA Michigan State Syracuse UCLA Louisville Connecticut Indiana Georgetown Florida Texas Oklahoma NCAA Tournament Wins, Team App. W 1. Duke North Carolina Kansas Kentucky ARIZONA Michigan State Syracuse Connecticut UCLA Louisville Florida Indiana Georgetown Michigan Oklahoma Arkansas Maryland Texas As a measure of consistent excellence, Arizona is one of just 11 schools to have appeared in at least 22 of the last 29 NCAA Tournaments. The Wildcats.642 winning percentage ranks ninth. No school with 21 or more appearances since 1985 has a cumulative losing record. By Percentage (min. 22 app., ) Team App. W L Pct. 1. Duke North Carolina Kentucky Kansas Michigan State UCLA Syracuse Louisville ARIZONA Indiana Texas In the last 29 years ( ), 126 Arizona players have made a total of 665 game appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Here is the top 10 in terms of individual tournament games played: 1. Eugene Edgerson (F, , 2001), 17 games 2. Jason Gardner (G, ), 15 Luke Walton (F, ), Jason Terry (G, ), 14 Miles Simon (G, ), 14 A.J. Bramlett (C, ), Salim Stoudamire (G, ), 12 Channing Frye (C, ), Hassan Adams (F, ), 11 Matt Muehlebach (G, ), 11 Jud Buechler (F, ), 11 Donnell Harris (F, ), 11 MR. CONSISTENCY: Solomon Hill s six-game NCAA tourney career has been consistent, with modest averages of 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds. He s had double-figure scoring three times with a high of 16 against Texas in 2011, and two double-digit rebound games with 10 apiece against Connecticut in 2011 and against Harvard last week in what was his first NCAA Tourney double-double (13 points). He played an NCAA career-high 36 minutes against the Crimson and has averaged 30 minutes played in his six tourney games. HE IMPACTS THE GAME: Sophomore Nick Johnson has turned himself into a force at both ends of the court, averaging 11.6 points per game and leading the team with a 3.3 assists per game average, and ranking fourth in the Pac-12 in steals and fourth on the team with 19 blocked shots. The 6-foot-3 guard from Gilbert, Ariz., is the first Arizona guard since Jason Terry (159/80) in to register more than 100 assists and 60 steals in the same season. IN RESERVE: Junior guard Jordin Mayes 35 minutes played off the bench in Salt Lake City (16 vs. Belmont and 19 vs. Harvard) were key to Arizona s success. He scored three against the Bruins and eight against the Crimson, giving him a string of seven games with a 5.1 ppg mark in an average of 12 minutes. Notably, too, his perimeter defense has helped UA shut down on opponents three-point success. The 19 minutes against Harvard matched his NCAA-games high of 19 against Texas as a freshman in MANNING THE MIDDLE: Center Kaleb Tarczewski averaged 9.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in his first two NCAA Tournament games to go with a.700 (7-of-10) field goal percentage. Over his last 10 games, Tarczewski is averaging 8.3 points and 7.8 rebounds, while shooting.633 (31-of-49) from the field and has pulled down eight or more boards seven times in that span. Through 34 games (all starts), Tarczewski averages 6.6 points and 6.2 rebounds to go with a.535 field goal percentage. NCAA ODDS & ENDS: Arizona s game vs. Ohio State in the regional semifinal will be its first-ever tournament game on March 28 in what officially will be its 75th contest in NCAA Men s Basketball Championships action (omitting two vacated tilts... UA regularity has gone to the Sweet 16, with the biggest gap between berths coming between 1976 and 1988, its first and second foray. Since, the Wildcats have punched Sweet 16 tickets often with the largest gap being three years from IN MARCH: Since the start of the season, Arizona has a (.657) record in the month of March. In that span, 42 of those games have been played in the NCAA Tournament and UA is (.714) in them. In the Sean Miller era, Arizona is 15-8 (.652) in March. BEFORE THEY MAKE ME RUN: Arizona has displayed a knack for timely runs so far this season. The Cats jumped out to early leads in both NCAA Tournament games to date, including a 17-2 burst to open the game vs. Harvard on March 23. Here is a look at UA s notable runs to date: 26-3 run over 8:41 (2nd) at Texas Tech, Dec run over 12:57 (1st+2nd) vs. Washington, Feb run over 6:53 (2nd+ot) vs. Colorado, Jan run over 9:07 (2nd) vs. Long Beach State, Nov run over 7:55 (1st) vs. Long Beach State, Nov run over 8:56 (2nd) at Clemson, Dec run over 7:09 (1st) vs. Harvard, March run over 6:28 (1st) vs. USC, Jan run over 4:26 (2nd) vs. UTEP, Nov run over 4:10 (2nd) vs. Northern Arizona, Nov run over 9:27 (1st) vs. Charleston Southern, Nov. 11 RECRUITING CLASS: The Arizona coaching staff signed two student-athletes to National Letters-of-Intent as part of the November early signing period. Rondae Hollis- Jefferson (F, 6-7, 215) from Chester, Pa., who preps at Chester H.S.; and Elliott Pitts (G, 6-5, 180) from Dublin, Calif., who preps at De La Salle H.S.; make up a class that is ranked No. 18 nationally by espn.com. UP NEXT: A win tonight moves Arizona into Saturday s West Regional final against the Wichita State-LaSalle winner. Game time is TBA.

5 The University of Arizona in the NCAA Tournament 1951 West Region, First Round, Kansas City, Mo. March 21 Kansas State L, West Region, First Round, Tempe, Ariz. March 13 Georgetown W, West Regional, Los Angeles, Calif. March 18 UNLV W, (OT) March 20 UCLA L, Midwest Region, First Round, Omaha, Neb. March 12 Southern Illinois L, No. 10 Seed West Region, First Round, Albuquerque, N.M. March 15 (7) Alabama L, No. 9 Seed West Region, First Round, Long Beach, Calif. March 14 (8) Auburn L, No. 10 Seed West Region, First Round, Tucson, Ariz. March 13 (7) Texas-El Paso L, (OT) 1988 No. 1 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Los Angeles, Calif. March 18 (16) Cornell W, March 20 (8) Seton Hall W, West Regional, Seattle, Wash. March 25 (5) Iowa W, March 27 (2) North Carolina W, Final Four, Kansas City, Mo. April 2 (1) Oklahoma L, No. 1 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Boise, Idaho March 16 (16) Robert Morris W, March 18 (9) Clemson W, West Regional, Denver, Colo. March 23 (4) UNLV L, No. 2 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Long Beach, Calif. March 16 (15) South Florida W, March 18 (7) Alabama L, No. 2 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah March 14 (15) St. Francis, Pa W, March 16 (10) Brigham Young W, West Regional, Seattle, Wash. March 21 (3) Seton Hall L, No. 3 Seed Southeast Region, First Round, Atlanta, Ga. March 20 (14) East Tennessee State L, No. 2 Seed West Region, First Round, Salt Lake City, Utah March 18 (15) Santa Clara L, No. 2 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Sacramento, Calif. March 18 (15) Loyola (Md.) W, March 20 (7) Virginia W, West Regional, Los Angeles, Calif. March 24 (3) Louisville W, March 26 (1) Missouri W, Final Four, Charlotte, N.C. April 2 (1) Arkansas L, No. 5 Seed Midwest Region, First Round, Dayton, Ohio March 16 (12) Miami (Ohio) L, No. 3 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Tempe, Ariz. March 15 (14) Valparaiso W, March 17 (6) Iowa W, West Regional, at Denver, Colo. March 22 (2) Kansas L, *NCAA Tournament Record: (.632) *Appearances: 30 Final Fours (4): 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001 Elite Eights (9): 1976, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011 Sweet Sixteens (15): 1976, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013 * 1999 and 2008 appearances vacated due to NCAA infractions. Official NCAA record is (.649) in 27 appearances No. 4 Seed Southeast Region, First/Second Rounds, Memphis, Tenn. March 13 (13) South Alabama W, March 15 (12) College of Charleston W, Southeast Regional, Birmingham, Ala. March 21 (1) Kansas W, March 23 (10) Providence W, (OT) Final Four, Indianapolis, Ind. March 29 (1) North Carolina W, March 31 (1) Kentucky W, (OT) 1998 No. 1 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Sacramento, Calif. March 12 (16) Nicholls State W, March 14 (9) Illinois State W, West Regional, Anaheim, Calif. March 19 (4) Maryland W, March 21 (3) Utah L, *1999 No. 4 Seed Midwest Region, First Round, Milwaukee, Wis. March 12 (13) Oklahoma L, No. 1 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah March 16 (16) Jackson State W, March 18 (8) Wisconsin L, No. 2 Seed Midwest Region, First/Second Rounds, Kansas City, Mo. March 16 (15) Eastern Illinois W, March 18 (10) Butler W, Midwest Regional, San Antonio, Texas March 23 (3) Mississippi W, March 25 (1) Illinois W, Final Four, Minneapolis, Minn. March 31 (1) Michigan State W, April 2 (1) Duke L, No. 3 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Albuquerque, N.M. March 14 (14) UC-Santa Barbara W, March 16 (11) Wyoming W, West Regional, San Jose, Calif. March 21 (2) Oklahoma L, No. 1 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah March 20 (16) Vermont W, March 22 (9) Gonzaga W, (2OT) West Regional, Anaheim, Calif. March 27 (5) Notre Dame W, March 29 (2) Kansas L, No. 9 Seed Atlanta Region, First/Second Rounds, Raleigh, N.C. March 18 (8) Seton Hall L, No. 3 Seed Chicago Region, First/Second Rounds, Boise, Idaho March 17 (14) Utah State W, March 19 (11) UAB W, Chicago Regional, Rosemont, Ill. March 24 (2) Oklahoma State W, March 26 (1) Illinois L, (OT) 2006 No. 8 Seed Minneapolis Region, First/Second Rounds, Philadelphia, Pa. March 17 (9) Wisconsin W, March 19 (1) Villanova L, No. 8 Seed Midwest Region, First/Second Rounds, New Orleans, La. March 16 (9) Purdue L, *2008 No. 10 Seed West Region, First/Second Rounds, Washington, D.C. March 20 (7) West Virginia L, No. 12 Seed Midwest Region, First/Second Rounds, Miami, Fla. March 20 (5) Utah W, March 22 (13) Cleveland State W, Midwest Regional, Indianapolis, Ind. March 27 (1) Louisville L, No. 5 Seed West Region, Second/Third Rounds, Tulsa, Okla. March 18 (12) Memphis W, March 20 (4) Texas W, West Regional, Anaheim, Calif. March 24 (1) Duke W, March 26 (3) Connecticut L, No. 6 Seed West Region, Second/Third Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah March 21 (11) Belmont W, March 23 (14) Harvard W, 74-51

6 Record by Seed No record No record No record No record No record No record No record No record No record No record Record as a Higher Seed (since 1985) (.766) Record as a Lower Seed (since 1985) (.435) Record vs. Same Seed (since 1985) (.000) Record by Region West record Midwest record East record Southeast record Atlanta record Chicago record Minneapolis record Record vs. Seeds No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Record by Round First Round record Second Round record Third Round (since 2011) record Regional Semifinal record Regional Final record National Semifinal record Championship record Record by Location Albuquerque, N.M Anaheim, Calif Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala Boise, Idaho Charlotte, N.C Dayton, Ohio Denver, Colo Indianapolis, Ind Kansas City, Mo Long Beach, Calif Los Angeles, Calif Memphis, Tenn Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis, Minn New Orleans, La Omaha, Neb Philadelphia, Pa Raleigh, N.C Rosemont, Ill Sacramento, Calif Salt Lake City, Utah San Antonio, Texas San Jose, Calif Seattle, Wash Tempe, Ariz Tucson, Ariz Tulsa, Okla Washington, D.C The University of Arizona in the NCAA Tournament Record vs. NCAA Opponents Alabama Arkansas Auburn Belmont Brigham Young Butler Clemson Cleveland State College of Charleston Connecticut Cornell Duke East Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Georgetown Gonzaga Harvard Illinois Illinois State Iowa Jackson State Kansas Kansas State Kentucky Louisville Loyola (Md.) Maryland Memphis Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Mississippi Missouri Nicholls State North Carolina Notre Dame Oklahoma Oklahoma State Providence Purdue Robert Morris St. Francis (Pa.) Santa Clara Seton Hall South Alabama South Florida Southern Illinois Texas Texas-El Paso UAB UCLA UC-Santa Barbara UNLV Utah Utah State Valparaiso Vermont Villanova Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Record by Date March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March April March Record at Thursday/Saturday Sites (.657) Record at Friday/Sunday Sites (.667) Record at Saturday/Monday Sites (.500)

7 Arizona NCAA Tournament Highs & Lows TEAM Most Points Scored, Game 114, vs. UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) 101, vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/16/2001, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 99, vs. Iowa, 3/25/1988, Seattle, Wash. (RSF) 99, vs. Nicholls State, 3/12/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (1R) 96, Twice, last, vs. Gonzaga, 3/22/2003, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) Most Points Allowed, Game 109, by UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) 103, by Louisville, 3/27/2009, Indianapolis, Ind. (RSF) 98, by UTEP, 3/13/1987, Tucson, Ariz. (1R) 95, by Gonzaga, 3/22/2003, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) 92, by Providence, 3/23/1997, Birmingham, Ala. (RF) Fewest Points Scored, Game 41, vs. Alabama, 3/15/1985, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) 51, vs. Utah, 3/21/1998, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) 55, vs. Alabama, 3/18/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (2R) 59, vs. Kansas State, 3/21/1951, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 59, vs. Wisconsin, 3/18/2000, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) Fewest Points Allowed, Game 47, by Jackson State, 3/16/2000, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R) 49, by Illinois State, 3/14/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (2R) 50, by Alabama, 3/15/1985, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) 50, by Cornell, 3/18/1988, Los Angeles, Calif. (1R) 51, by Valparaiso, 3/15/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (1R) 51, by Vermont, 3/20/2003, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R) 51, by Harvard, 3/23/2013, Salt Lake City, Utah (3R) Most Points Scored, Half 61 (1st), vs. Iowa, 3/25/1988, Seattle, Wash. (RSF) 55 (1st), vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/16/2001, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 55 (2nd), vs. Duke, 3/24/2011, Anaheim, Calif. (RSF) 54, Four times, last, vs. UC-Santa Barbara (2nd), 3/14/2002, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) Fewest Points Scored, Half 17 (1st), vs. Alabama, 3/15/1985, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) 20 (1st), vs. Kansas State, 3/21/1951, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 20 (1st), vs. Utah, 3/21/1998, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) 22 (2nd), vs. Alabama, 3/18/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (2R) 23, Twice, last, vs. Mississippi (1st), 3/23/2001, San Antonio, Texas (RSF) Most Points Allowed, Half 56 (2nd), vs. UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) 55 (2nd), vs. Oklahoma, 3/21/2002, San Jose, Calif. (RSF) 54 (2nd), vs. Providence, 3/23/1997, Birmingham, Ala. (RF) 51 (2nd), vs. Illinois, 3/25/2001, San Antonio, Texas (RF) 51 (2nd), vs. St. Francis, 3/14/1991, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R) Fewest Points Allowed, Half 15 (1st), vs. Valparaiso, 3/15/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (1R) 19 (1st), vs. Cornell, 3/18/1988, Los Angeles, Calif. (1R) 19 (1st), vs. Alabama, 3/15/1985, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) 20 (1st), vs. Jackson State, 3/16/2000, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R) 20 (1st), vs. Belmont, 3/21/2013, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) Largest Halftime Lead 36 (51-15), vs. Valparaiso, 3/15/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (1R) 28 (54-26), vs. Robert Morris, 3/16/1989, Boise, Idaho (1R) 25 (54-29), vs. Nicholls State, 3/12/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (1R) 22 (55-33), vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/16/2001, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 20 (45-25), vs. Seton Hall, 3/20/1988, Los Angeles, Calif. (2R) Largest Halftime Deficit 16 (20-36), vs. Kansas State, 3/21/1951, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 12 (27-39), vs. Oklahoma, 4/2/1988, Kansas City, Mo. (NSF) 11 (34-45), vs. East Tennessee State, 3/20/1992, Atlanta, Ga. (1R) 9 (20-29), vs. Utah, 3/21/1998, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) 7 (35-42), vs. Villanova, 3/19/2006, Philadelphia, Pa. (2R) 7 (25-32), vs. Connecticut, 3/26/2011, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) Largest Winning Margin 40 (90-50), vs. Cornell, 3/18/1988, Los Angeles, Calif. (1R) 39 (99-60), vs. Nicholls State, 3/12/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (1R) 39 (90-51), vs. Valparaiso, 3/15/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (1R) 34 (94-60), vs. Robert Morris, 3/16/1989, Bolise, Idaho (1R) 33 (82-49), vs. Illinois State, 3/14/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (2R) Key to Rounds 1R First Round; 2R Second Round; 3R Third Round; RSF Regional Semifinal; RF Regional Final; NSF National Semifinal; CH Championship Largest Losing Margin 39 (64-103), vs. Louisville, 3/27/2009, Indianapolis, Ind. (RSF) 25 (51-76), vs. Utah, 3/21/1998, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) 22 (55-77), vs. Alabama, 3/18/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (1R) 21 (67-88), vs. Oklahoma, 3/21/2002, San Jose, Calif. (RSF) 10 (65-75), vs. West Virginia, 3/20/2008, Washington, D.C. (1R) 10 (72-82), vs. Duke, 4/2/2001, Minneapolis, Minn. (CH) Most Field Goals Made, Game 44, vs. UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) 41, vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/16/2001, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 39, vs. Nicholls State, 3/12/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (1R) 37, vs. Iowa, 3/25/1988, Seattle, Wash. (RSF) 37, vs. Valparaiso, 3/15/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (1R) Opponent: 42, by UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) Fewest Field Goals Made, Game 14, vs. Alabama, 3/151985, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) 17, vs. Santa Clara, 3/18/1993, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R) 17, vs. Utah, 3/21/1998, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) 19, Three times, last, vs. Illinois, 3/25/2001, San Antonio, Texas (RF) Opponent: 16, by Harvard, 3/23/2013, Salt Lake City, Utah (3R) Most Field Goals Attempted, Game 83, Nicholls State, 3/12/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (1R) 80, vs. Arkansas, 4/2/1994, Charlotte, N.C. (NSF) 76, vs. East Tennessee State, 3/20/1992, Atlanta, Ga. (1R) 76, vs. UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) 76, vs. Notre Dame, 3/27/2003, Anaheim, Calif. (RSF) Opponent: 96, by UNLV, 3/18/1976, Los Angeles, Calif. (RSF) Fewest Field Goal Attempts, Game 39, vs. North Carolina, 3/27/1988, Seattle, Wash. (RF) 40, vs. Illinois, 3/25/2001, San Antonio, Texas (RF) 47, vs. Alabama, 3/18/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (2R) 47, vs. South Alabama, 3/13/1997, Memphis, Tenn. (1R) 47, vs. Oklahoma State, 3/24/2005, Rosemont, Ill. (RSF) Opponent: 36, by Alabama, 3/15/1985, Albuquerque, N.M. (1R) Highest Field Goal Percentage, Game.660, vs. Oklahoma State (31-47), 3/24/2005, Rosemont, Ill. (RSF).597, vs. Valparaiso (37-62), 3/15/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (1R).589, vs. St. Francis (33-56), 3/14/1991, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R).594, vs. Eastern Illinois (41-69), 3/16/2001, Kansas City, Mo. (1R).569, vs. Belmont (29-51), 3/21/2013, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) Opponent:.576, by Louisville (38-66), 3/27/2009, Indianapolis, Ind. (RSF) Lowest Field Goal Percentage, Game.283, vs. Utah (17-60), 3/21/1998, Anaheim, Calif. (RF).309, vs. Santa Clara (17-55), 3/18/1993, Salt Lake City, Utah (1R).333, vs. North Carolina (22-66), 3/29/1997, Indianapolis, Ind. (NSF).333, vs. Oklahoma (19-57), 3/12/1999, Milwaukee, Wis. (1R).357, vs. Kansas State (25-70), 3/21/1951, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) Opponent:.276 (16-58), by Harvard, 3/23/2013, Salt Lake City, Utah (3R) Most Three-Point Field Goals Made, Game 11, vs. Iowa, 3/25/1988, Seattle, Wash. (RSF) 11, vs. North Carolina, 3/29/1997, Indianapolis, Ind. (NSF) 10, Four times, last, vs. Kansas, 3/29/2003, Anaheim, Calif. (RF) Opponent: 16, twice, last, by Illinois, 3/26/2005, Rosemont, Ill. (RF) Fewest Three-Point Field Goals, Game 0, vs. Mississippi, 3/23/2001, San Antonio, Texas (RSF) 2, vs. BYU, 3/16/1991, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) 2, vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/16/2001, Kansas City, Mo. (1R) 3, Five times, last, vs. Cleveland State, 3/22/2009, Miami, Fla. (2R) Opponent: 1, twice, last, by South Florida, 3/16/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (1R) Most Three-Point Field Goals Attempted, Game 32, vs. Arkansas, 4/2/1994, Charlotte, N.C. (NSF) 29, vs. North Carolina, 3/29/1997, Indianapolis, Ind. (NSF) 27, vs. Illinois State, 3/14/1998, Sacramento, Calif. (2R) 26, vs. Iowa, 3/17/1996, Tempe, Ariz. (2R) 25, vs. Clemson, 3/18/1989, Boise, Idaho (2R) Opponent: 35, by Illinois, 3/26/2005, Rosemont, Ill. (RF) Fewest Three-Point Field Goals Attempted, Game 6, vs. South Florida, 3/16/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (1R) 8, vs. Seton Hall, 3/20/1988, Los Angeles, Calif. (2R) 8, vs. Robert Morris, 3/16/1989, Boise, Idaho (1R) 8, vs. BYU, 3/16/1991, Salt Lake City, Utah (2R) 8, vs. Mississippi, 3/23/2001, San Antonio, Texas (RSF) Opponent: 7, Twice, last, by South Florida, 3/16/1990, Long Beach, Calif. (1R)