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1 Wildcat Quick Facts Location Tucson, Ariz. Founded Enrollment ,400 President Dr. Peter Likins Athletic Director Jim Livengood Head Coach Lute Olson Alma Mater Augsburg 58 Record/Years (.739)/29 Record at UA (.769)/19 Assistant Coaches.... Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Jay John Video/Recruiting Coord.. Josh Pastner Basketball Office (520) Basketball SID Richard Paige Paige Home (520) Office Phone (520) FAX (520) Press Row (520) Internet Schedule/Results Nov. 4 EA Sports All-Stars (Ex) Nov. 8!vs. (2) Maryland (ESPN2) W, Nov. 9!vs. (5) Florida (ESPN) W, Nov. 17 at (23) Texas (KWBA) W, Nov. 25 Nike Elite (Ex) Dec. 1 (8) KANSAS (CBS) L, Dec. 4 %vs. (5) Illinois (FSN) W, Dec. 8 #vs. Purdue (FSNA) W, Dec. 15 at (23) Michigan State (CBS) L, Dec. 20 *at Oregon State (KWBA) W, Dec. 22 *at Oregon (FSNA) L, Dec. 28 ^PEPPERDINE (FSNA) W, Dec. 30 ^VALPARAISO (FSNA) W, Jan. 4 *OREGON (FSNA) L, Jan. 6 *OREGON STATE (FSNA) W, Jan. 10 *at Washington State (KWBA) W, Jan. 12 *at Washington (FSNA) W, Jan. 17 *(18) USC (FSN) W, Jan. 19 *(9) UCLA (CBS) W, Jan. 23 *at Arizona State (FSN) L, Jan. 26 (25) CONNECTICUT (CBS) L, (OT) Jan. 31 *at California (KWBA) W, Feb. 2 *at (18) Stanford (FSN) W, (OT) Feb. 7 *WASHINGTON (FSNA) W, Feb. 9 *WASHINGTON STATE (FSNA) 8 p.m. Feb. 14 *at UCLA (FSN) 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 *at USC (ABC) 3 p.m. Feb. 20 *ARIZONA STATE (FSNA) 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 *STANFORD (TBA) 8:30 p.m. March 2 *CALIFORNIA (CBS) Noon March 7-9 $at Pac-10 Tournament (FSN/CBS) TBA all times local to site and subject to change Home games in BOLD CAPS * Pacific-10 Conference game (ex) exhibition game! at Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, New York, N.Y. % at Southwest Showdown, Phoenix, Ariz. # at John R. Wooden Classic, Anaheim, Calif. ^ Fiesta Bowl Classic honoring Bobbi Olson, Tucson, Ariz. $ at Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Staying Current The University of Arizona aslo maintains a comprehensive athletic web site, featuring the latest information on all 19 Wildcat varsity sports. Point your internet browser to All UA basketball games are broadcast live on the Wildcat Basketball Network, which consists of the flagship KNST- AM 790 in Tucson and 13 affiliates in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. All home games and selected road contests are also carried in Spanish on Tucson s KXEW-AM 1600 and Radio XENY-AM 760 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. TEAMLINE ( ) also carries KNST s broadcasts via phone, while broadcatst.com netcasts KNST s signal via the internet with links from arizonaathletics.com. Coach Olson s weekly radio show airs Tuesday nights on KNST at 7 p.m. MST His television show airs Wednesday nights at 9:30 p.m. MST on KWBA-TV 58. Arizona Basketball ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Richard Paige McKale Center, Room 106 Men s Basketball Contact P.O. Box Phone: (520) Tucson, AZ FAX: (520) Game 23: No. 11 Arizona (16-6, 9-3) vs. Washington State (5-15, 1-11) Date: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002 Time: 8 p.m. MST Location: Olson Court at McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz. Radio: Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Joe Nehls) TV: FSNA (Dave Sitton/Bob Elliott) Arizona Probable Starters No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG F 4 Luke Walton Jr. San Diego, Calif F 33 Rick Anderson Jr. Long Beach, Calif C 45 Channing Frye Fr. Phoenix, Ariz G 20 Salim Stoudamire Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore G 22 Jason Gardner Jr. Indianapolis, Ind Reserves G 3 Will Bynum Fr. Chicago, Ill G 10 Anas Fellah Fr. Tucson, Ariz G 11 Jason Ranne So. Tulsa, Okla G 12 Fil Torres Jr. Lisle, Ill F 13 Andrew Zahn Fr. Redondo Beach, Calif F 14 Peter Hansen Sr. Palo Alto, Calif F 21 Mike Schwertley So. Phoenix, Ariz F 34 Dennis Latimore Fr. Halstead, Kan C 52 Isaiah Fox Fr. Santa Monica, Calif GAME DATA: No. 11 Arizona (16-6, 8-3 Pac-10) looks to extend its current winning streak to four games Saturday as it hosts Washington State (5-15, 1-11 Pac-10) in McKale Center... Arizona enters the game in an unfamiliar role this season: as favorite now that the team is tied for the conference lead... Washington State has not defeated Arizona in 33 consecutive meetings, dating back to UA is averaging 92.5 points in its last six home games, while the opposition is scoring at an 87.5 ppg clip... The Wildcats collected a season-high 13 steals Thursday vs. Washington. THE RANKINGS: After road wins at California and Stanford last week, Arizona rose to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. The Cats were unranked in both preseason polls. Arizona has been ranked in 248 consecutive AP polls released during the regular season only. ARIZONA HEAD COACH LUTE OLSON... is in his 19 th season at Arizona and his 29 th overall as a college head coach with a career record of (.739) and (.769) at Arizona... He recorded his 600 th career win and his 400 th victory at Arizona during the 2000 campaign and has the fourth most Pac-10 wins (259) in history, trailing UCLA s John Wooden (304, ), Oregon State s Slats Gill (276, ) and Washington s Hec Edmundson (266, )... He has the second-best conference winning percentage in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only Wooden (.810/304-74)... During his 19-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won nine Pac-10 Conference titles and been to the NCAA Tournament for the past 17 years in a row, which is the second-longest streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27)... He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four... Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year six times (1986, 88, 89, 93, 94, 98), the Big Ten Coach of the Year twice (1979 & 81) and directed the UA program to the nation s best winning percentage over the past 14 years (377-87/.813)... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 35 NBA Draft picks, including 20 at Arizona 15 alone since A Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame finalist in each of the last two years, Olson has led UA to 14 consecutive 20-win seasons and has 23 overall in his career, making him one of only seven head coaches in NCAA history to record 23 or more 20-win seasons... Under Olson, the Cats are (.908) in McKale Center and have won 205 of its last 218 home games... He is assisted by Jim Rosborough, Rodney Tention and Jay John...Olson is 34-2 vs. Washington State, including a 17-1 mark at McKale Center.

2 The Rankings Associated Press Top 25 Poll (Feb. 4, 2002) Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Duke (71) 1, Kansas 1, Maryland 1, Oklahoma 1, Alabama 1, Cincinnati 1, Kentucky 1, Florida 1, Gonzaga 1, Virginia ARIZONA Miami, Fla Oregon 728 NR 14. Oklahoma State UCLA Ohio State Georgia Marquette 490 NR 19. Wake Forest Stanford Illinois Missouri Syracuse Texas Tech USC ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll (Feb. 4, 2002) Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Duke (30) Kansas Maryland Oklahoma Cincinnati Alabama Florida Virginia Kentucky Gonzaga Miami, Fla Oklahoma State ARIZONA Illinois Oregon 260 NR 16. Wake Forest Syracuse UCLA Georgia Stanford Pittsburgh Ohio State 151 NR 23. Marquette 133 NR 24. USC Texas Tech Poll Progression ESPN/ Record AP USA Today Preseason - - ARV (66) ARV (40) Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb LAST TIME OUT: The UA frontline combined to hit 19-of-29 field goal attempts to help Arizona outlast Washington, 91-82, on Thursday. Luke Walton (21), Channing Frye (16) and Rick Anderson (11) tallied 48 of the Cats 91 points and helped the squad shoot 54 percent from the floor in an otherwise listless performance. Frye tallied his fifth doubledouble of the year and Jason Gardner, who added a game-high seven assists, scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half. SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATE: The Cougars (5-15, 1-11 Pac-10), enter Saturday s game having dropped a decision at Arizona State on Thursday. Prior to that contest, the Coogs defeated intrastate rival Washington, 81-79, on Jan. 31. WSU is averaging 70.2 points and 33.5 rebounds per game, while shooting.418 from the floor, but is being outscored (78.2), outrebounded (35.5) and outshot (.495) by the opposition. Individually, Washington State has four players averaging in double figures, led by Marcus Moore s 15.7 points per game average. THE SERIES: Tonight s game marks the 51st meeting of the two schools with Arizona holding a series advantage. The Wildcats have won the last 33 games in the series, which dates back to Dec. 22, 1959, including a decision in Pullman on Jan. 10. All-time, Arizona is 19-5 in series games played in Tucson, 17-5 in Pullman, and 4-0 in neutral-site games. See page 88 in the UA media guide for more series information. LAST MEETING: Arizona 92, Washington State 85, Jan. 10, In an ebb-and-flow performance, the Wildcats took turns building a lead and holding on in a seven-point win at Washington State. UA used a 15-3 run midway through the first half to build a 12-point lead before letting it dwindle to just two at the break. The Cats then opened up the second half with a quick 9-0 run before that lead was cut to two with 1:33 remaining. Jason Gardner s trey at the 1:02 mark put the game out of reach, while Luke Walton added 15 points and a season-high 11 assists. LEADING THE CHARGE: It s been a long time coming, but Luke Walton is quickly becoming an all-around impact player and not just a role player. The only Pac-10 player to be ranked among the league leaders in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals has averaged 18.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.1 steals in the nine games since he returned from his right Achilles tendon strain. He s averaged 38.7 minutes per game and is shooting.573 (59-of-103) from the floor and.429 (6-of-14) from three-point range in that span. His impact helps the entire team, as UA is shooting.506 from the floor (44 points higher than the season FG percentage) and is averaging almost two more assists per game in that span. THE TIDE IS RISING: Thursday s win over Washington put the Wildcat record at 16-6 this season. It is the first time in that the team has been 10 games over.500, its high-water mark. ON THE DEFENSIVE: While Thursday s victory wasn t pretty, there were a few solid defensive nuggets that could be pulled from the silt. The Arizona D forced a seasonhigh 21 turnovers and collected a season-high 13 steals. Leading the way for Arizona were juniors Luke Walton (4) and Jason Gardner (3), who tallied seven pilfers between them. SHOOTING STRAIGHT: Spurred on by solid second-half shooting, Arizona managed to post a.541 shooting percentage (33-of-61) Thursday vs. Washington. The Cats connected on 15-of-22 attempts (.682) in the second half, it s highest shooting percentage in any half this season. It marked the second time in three games that UA has shot 50 percent or better from the floor. The squad is 5-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. LINEUP CHANGE: Freshman Will Bynum made his ninth appearance in the starting lineup Thursday due to Salim Stoudamire s late arrival at shootaround. It was the second time that Arizona has employed the starting quintet of Luke Walton, Rick Anderson, Channing Frye, Jason Gardner and Bynum, and Arizona has won both contests (Illinois). UA has employed five different starting lineups to date this season. MOVING UP: Jason Gardner enters play tonight with 1,274 career points, which places him 18th on the all-time UA scoring list. Just ahead of the guard from Indianapolis is Frank Smith, who tallied 1,329 points from Incidentally, Gardner has 65 double-figure scoring games in his 91-game career. WARMING UP: Rick Anderson put forth three strong efforts recently after struggling in the two games prior to the Bay Area trip. The native of Long Beach, Calif., totaled 37 points, 28 rebounds and six assists in the team s last three wins and has hit 16-of-29 field goal attempts. In his last 10 games, Anderson is shooting.594 (41-of-69) from the field.

3 Pac-10 Conference (as of Feb. 8, 2002) Pac-10 Overall ARIZONA Oregon UCLA USC California Stanford Arizona St Oregon State Washington Wash. State Players of the Week Nov. 26 Jason Gardner, G, Jr., Arizona Dec. 3 Curtis Allen, G, So., Washington Dec. 10 Marcus Moore, G, So., Wash. St. Dec. 17 Joe Shipp, F, Jr., California Dec. 24 none selected Dec. 31 none selected Jan. 7 Chad Prewitt, C, Sr., Arizona St. Jan. 14 Matt Barnes, F, Sr., UCLA Jan. 21 Luke Walton, F, Jr., Arizona Jan. 28 Philip Ricci, F, Jr., Oregon State Feb. 4 Casey Jacobsen, F, Jr., Stanford Pac-10 Conference Coaches Teleconferences Beginning Thursday, Dec. 13 the Pacific-10 Confernence men s basketball coaches will participate in a weekly teleconference from 10:30-11:55 a.m. PST. The league s weekly schedule begins on Tuesady, Jan. 8. For more information on the schedule or to participate, please contact the Pac-10 office at (925) or the UA media relations office. Teleconference schedule (all times Pacific) 10:30-10:35 a.m. Moderator opens call 10:35-10:43 a.m. Lute Olson, Arizona 10:43-10:51 a.m. Rob Evans, Arizona State 10:51-10:59 a.m. Ritchie McKay, Oregon St. 10:59-11:07 a.m. Ernie Kent, Oregon 11:07-11:15 a.m. Ben Braun, California 11:15-11:23 a.m. Paul Graham, Wash. St. 11:23-11:31 a.m. Mike Montgomery, Stanford 11:31-11:39 a.m. Henry Bibby, USC 11:39-11:47 a.m. Bob Bender, Washington 11:47-11:55 a.m. Steve Lavin, UCLA Statistical Miscellaneous Double-Figure Scoring Games Season Career Jason Gardner Rick Anderson Salim Stoudamire Luke Walton Channing Frye Will Bynum 5 5 Isaiah Fox 2 2 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Season Career Luke Walton 6 8 Channing Frye 6 6 Rick Anderson 4 4 Double-Figure Assist Games Season Career Jason Gardner 2 Luke Walton 2 3 Double-Doubles Season Career Luke Walton 6 8 Channing Frye 5 5 Rick Anderson 4 4 Jason Gardner 2 Triple-Doubles Season Career Luke Walton 1 1 FEEL THE BURN: Sophomore Michael Schwertley made his first appearance of the season Thursday, and it was a pretty good one. The Phoenix native hit his only FG attempts and grabbed an offensive rebound in four minutes of action. Look for the forward to see a bit more time in the rotation in the next few games. SCORING BALANCE: Thursday s win saw Arizona place five players in double figures for the second consecutive game and sixth time this season. The Wildcats are 6-0 when accomplishing the feat. All six occurrences have come in Pac-10 play. SCORING 80: Perhaps no statistic is more telling of UA success, as the squad is 55-6 (.902) since the start of the season when scoring at least 80 points. Last year, the Cats were a spotless 17-0 when scoring at least 80 points, and are 10-3 this year. TOP-10 LIST: Jason Gardner continues to move himself up various career top-10 lists. In addition to being the career leader in minutes per game (35.2), he also ranks second in career three-point field goals (215), second in three-point FG attempts (584), eighth in steals (151), 10th in assists (414) and 10th in free throws (341). Gardner and Damon Stoudamire are the only UA players with 200 or more career three-point field goals. SECOND HALF SURGE: It is no surprise at this point of the season that Arizona is prone to slow starts, but its second half shooting performances in the last three games have been pretty impressive. In victories over Cal, Stanford and Washington, Arizona shot a combined 50-of-85 (.588) from the field after the halftime break and outscored those clubs in that span. TOPPING 20: Luke Walton notched his second straight 20-point game vs. Washington, finishing with a team-high 21 points. He has scored 20 points or more in four of the last seven games to completely reverse a career-long trend. Prior to Jan. 17, Walton had scored 20 or more points in just twice in the first 82 games of his collegiate career. STARTING FIVE: With one more start, Jason Gardner moves into a tie for 10th place on the school s all-time starts list. Currently, Gardner has 91 career starts, which is one shy of A.J. Bramlett ( ) and Damon Stoudamire ( ) in the 10th position. ON THE MARK?: Credit UA s starting frontline with Thursday s win. The trio of Luke Walton, Rick Anderson and Channing Frye connected on 19-of-29 (.655) of its field goal attempts vs. Washington. In contrast, UA s guard rotation of Jason Gardner, Will Bynum and Salim Stoudamire went just 8-for-26 (.308). Maybe we ll call it even when you factor in the free throw shooting. The frontline hit 8-of-18 (.444) from the line, while the guards hit 11-of-15 (.733). THAT DIDN T TAKE LONG: It s been a quick rise up the career three-point field goal percentage list for Salim Stoudamire. Three games after qualifying for the career top- 10 with his 100th three-point attempt, the young Stoudamire looks as though he intends to stay there. By going 2-of-3 from behind the arc on Thursday, Stoudamire raised his three-point percentage to.434 (46-of-106), a figure that ranks second only to Steve Kerr s.573 (114-of-199) percentage. A PRESENCE: It didn t take long for Isaiah Fox to make a dent in the scoring column Thursday, as the freshman from Santa Monica, Calif., hit his first three shots from the floor in the first half. Fox equaled a season-high with four field goals and was a spotless 4-of-4 from the floor. In fact, his eight points scored vs. Washington equaled his offensive output in his four prior appearances. NOT ACCEPTING CHARITY: Interestingly, free throw shooting proved to be the only negative for Arizona recently. In the last three gems, the Wildcats connected on only 48- of-85 (.565) of its free throw attempts. The current slump has caused UA s free throw shooting percentage to drop from.741 to.716. ALMOST AVERAGE: It s easy to lose perspective when you make 39 straight free throws and lead the nation in free throw percentage, but since Salim Stoudamire hit his 39th free throw in a row at Arizona State on Jan. 23, he s been relatively average since. The freshman has connected on 10-of-his-last-13 free throw attempts (.769). That figure would rank third on the UA team. EARLY SIGNEES: Coach Olson and his staff signed two student-athletes to National- Letters-of-Intent during the November Early Signing Period. Hassan Adams (G, 6-4, 205) from Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester High School and Chris Rodgers (G, 6-4, 190) from Portland, Ore., Woodrow Wilson High School will join the squad next fall. UP NEXT: Following Saturday s game, Arizona embarks on its final road trip of the regular season with a pair of games in Los Angeles. Arizona takes on UCLA on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. PST and USC on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. PST.

4 Wildcats At A Glance 33 Rick Anderson F, 6-9, 213, Jr., Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) Team s best perimeter shooter... Redshirted in Ranks second on the team in FG percentage (.520) and third in scoring (12.8), blocks (11) and rebounding (6.5)... Notched career-high point totals in three straight games (Texas/Kansas/Illinois)... Had 13 offensive rebounds in games vs. Kansas and Illinois and is the team s second-leading offensive rebounder (56)... Finished with 11 points and seven rebounds vs. Washington on 2/7, but was 0-5 from the line... Played one of his best all-around games of the year on 2/2 at Stanford with 10 points, eight boards, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes... Recorded his fourth career double-double with a 16-point (6-of-9 FG), career-high 13-rebound effort at California on 1/31... Collected eight points, four rebounds, an assist and steal on 1/26 vs. Connecticut... Managed just six points (1-5 FG) to go with four rebounds in the loss at Arizona State on 1/23, just his second game under double figures this season... Equaled a career high with five assists to go with 16 points and four rebounds vs. UCLA on 1/19... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor to finish with 11 points and seven rebounds vs. USC on 1/17... Collected his third career double-double with 14 points, a career-best 11 rebounds, three assists and a career-best three steals on 1/12 at Washington... Scored 13 points and added two steals on 1/10 at Washington State... Had his 13-game double-figure scoring streak end with a nine-point, three assist effort vs. Oregon State on 1/6, largely due to a 5-of-9 FT night... Tallied 11 points, seven boards and two assists on 1/4 vs. Oregon... Posted his second career double-double with career-high totals of 18 points and 11 rebounds to go with a career-best five assists vs. Valpo on 12/30... Equaled a season high with three assists vs. Pepperdine on 12/28 to go with 13 points and six rebounds... Totaled 12 points and seven rebounds (five offensive) on 12/22 at Oregon... Sank a running one-hander with 1:28 to go that gave UA the lead in the win at Oregon State on 12/20 and finished with 11 points two boards and two assists... Equaled a season high with two treys en route to 15 points and four rebounds at Michigan State on 12/15... Registered a career-high four blocks to go with a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds vs. Purdue on 12/8... Tallied a career-high 18 points (6-of-10 FG) to go with seven rebounds on 12/4 vs. Illinois... Scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half on 12/1 vs. Kansas, while adding 10 rebounds (7 offensive) to post his first career double-double... Tallied 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds in 37 minutes at No. 23 Texas on 11/17... Scored UA s last three FGs in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9, including the game-winning layup with 26 seconds to go... Drained two FTs with three seconds to go to clinch the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8. 3 Will Bynum G, 5-10, 183, Fr., Chicago, Ill. (Crane Tech Prep) Continues to learn the importance of defensive intensity... Has struggled from the floor, shooting just.331 (55-of-166), but is shooting slightly better in conference play at Posted three straight doublefigure scoring efforts vs. Valpo, Oregon and Oregon State... Tallied two steals vs. Washington on 2/7... Scored five points in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Collected four points on two key second half FGs to go with an assist and a steal on 1/31 at California... Passed out a career-best seven assists (one turnover), while adding five points and two boards, vs. Connecticut on 1/26... Posted six points, two boards an assist and a steal on 1/23 at Arizona State... Tallied eight points and four rebounds on 1/19 vs. UCLA, including a solid defensive effort in the second half... A key factor of the bench in the win over USC on 1/17, hitting 6-of-8 FGs (4-of-4 treys) to finish with 17 points, three rebounds and a steal in just 15 minutes... Missed three shots and grabbed a rebound in nine minutes at Washington on 1/12... Tallied eight points and equaled a season best with four assists at Washington State on 1/10... Scored all 10 of his points in the second half as UA rallied to beat Oregon State on 1/6... Hit a season-high seven FGs en route to 15 points vs. Oregon on 1/4, his third double figure scoring game of the year... Finished in double figures for the first time since the Florida game with 10 points and three assists vs. Valpo on 12/30... Equaled a season high with four assists in 22 minutes vs. Pepperdine on 12/28... Tallied five points and an assist on 12/22 at Oregon... DNP at Oregon State on 12/20 for a violation of team policy... Dropped in a season-best 4-of-5 FTs to go with three assists in 30 minutes at Michigan State on 12/15... Collected a career-high four assists to go with six points vs. Purdue on 12/8... Played his best all-around game of the year in limiting Illinois Cory Bradford to just seven points (3-of-15 FG) on 12/4, while hitting two key treys and adding three assists and three steals... Scored five points (2- of-9 FG) and added three boards and two assists vs. Kansas on 12/1... Hit just 1-of-6 FGs at Texas on 11/17... Earned all-tournament honors at the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic with a 16-point (3-5 3FGs) effort in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Finished with four points, three rebounds and a steal in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8. 10 Anas Fellah G, 5-10, 165, Fr., Tucson, Ariz. (Amphitheater) A walk-on who made the team in preseason tryouts... His energy and heady play is an asset to this team... Will work primarily with the scout team... DNP last eight games... Saw action for the third straight game with one minute at Washington State on 1/10... One of the key contributors in UA s come-from-behind win over Oregon State on 1/6, as he played a season-high 10 minutes, scoring two points and adding an assists and a steal... Equaled a season-best two minutes vs. Oregon... Missed his first career FG attempt on 12/28 vs. Pepperdine in a careerbest two minutes of action... Saw one minute of action vs. Kansas on 12/1... Traveled for the fist time on the Texas trip on 11/17... Hit his firstever shot on the McKale Center floor (a trey) in the Red-Blue Game on 10/28 to finish with three points in seven minutes. 52 Isaiah Fox C, 6-9, 265, Fr., Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads) Lost 21 pounds since classes started this fall... A starter six of the first seven games this year (Illinois)... Equlaed a season high with four FGs (4-of-4) vs. Washington on 2/7 to go with two rebounds... Saw four minutes of action in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Tallied four points and two boards on 1/31 at California... Grabbed five boards in 12 minutes vs. Connecticut on 1/26... Hit both shots from the floor and finished with four points on 1/23 at Arizona State... Collected four points and an assist on 1/19 vs. UCLA... Scored six points at Washington on 1/12... Tallied four points and four rebounds in 10 minutes (foul trouble) vs. USC on 1/17... Hit a season-best four FGs at Washington State on 1/10 en route to 10 points, his second time in double figures this season (Illinois)... Grabbed a rebound in seven minutes vs. Oregon State on 1/6... Came off the bench to tally six points, six boards and an assist on 1/4 vs. Oregon... Tallied four points, four boards and an assist vs. Valpo on 12/ Scored nine points, his best effort since Dec. 4, in the 23-point win over Pepperdine on 12/28... Came off the bench for the second time this season at Oregon on 12/22 and finished with no points and a seasonlow three points... DNP at Oregon State on 12/20 for a violation of team policy... Tallied five rebounds and two points at Michigan State on 12/15... Tallied eight points, five boards and his first career block on 12/8 vs. Purdue... Came off the bench for the first time this season vs. Illinois on 12/4 and responded with a career-high 12 points (first career doublefigure game) and five rebounds in 16 minutes... Totaled five points and four boards in 16 minutes vs. Kansas on 12/1... Finished with six points and six boards in the win over No. 23 Texas on 11/17, while helping to limit the Texas frontline to just 7-of-26 shooting... Led the team in steals (3) and came up with six points and eight rebounds in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Tallied six points and four rebounds in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8 in his first collegiate start... Father, Nils, an offensive lineman at UA ( )... Isaiah was born on the same day (in Tucson) that Lute Olson was hired as the Arizona head coach, March 29, Number of Times Recording POINTS Reb Reb Ast Blk Stl Anderson Bynum Fellah Fox Frye Gardner Hansen Latimore 5 Ranne Stoudamire Torres Walton Zahn 1

5 Wildcats At A Glance 45 Channing Frye C, 6-10, 222, Fr., Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s) Team leader with 35 blocks and has collected five blocks in a game twice this year... League and team leader with a.638 FG percentage (.698 in Pac-10 play), one of two UA players shooting better than 50 percent from the floor... Also shoots.806 from the free thrwo line... Had string of 17 consecutive shots made (covering four games) come to an end At Arizona State... Is 48-of-64 (.750) from the field in his last nine games... Averaging 14.0 points and 8.1 rebounds to go with a.731 FG percentage (76-of-104) in his last 14 games... Averaged 18 points, 12.5 rebounds and 38.0 minutes in the two-game Oregon trip Dec , including a career-best 18-point, 16-rebound performance at Oregon State... Named to the Fiesta Bowl Classic All- Tournament team... Posted his fifth double-double of the year with 16 points (6-of-9 FG) and 10 rebounds on 2/7 vs. Washington... Connected on 10-of-13 FGs, including one that gave UA the lead for good, to finish with a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Totaled five points, two assists and two blocks at California on 1/31... Hit 8-of-14 shots, and added a team-high nine rebounds and two blocks on 1/26 vs. Connecticut... Played just 19 minutes due to foul trouble and tallied six points (2-5 FG) and four rebounds on 1/23 at Arizona State... Went 6-of-6 from the floor en route to a team-high 19 points and eight boards vs. UCLA on 1/19... Tallied 10 points (4-of-4 FGs), four boards and an assist on 1/17 vs. USC... Hit 5- of-5 shots from the floor and added three assists (career high) and three steals on 1/12 at Washington... Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots on 1/10 at Washington State... Posted his third double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the come-from-behind win over Oregon State on 1/6... Totaled eight points and eight rebounds vs. Oregon on 1/4... Posted his third double-figure rebounding game with 10 boards vs. Valpo on 12/30... Collected his second double-double in three games with an 18-point, 10-rebound, five-block effort vs. Pepperdine on 12/28... Hit 7-of-11 FGs en route to 18 points and nine rebounds on 12/22 at Oregon... Exploded for 18 points and 16 rebounds (first career double-double) in the win at Oregon State on 12/20, where he totaled 16 of the team s 29 rebounds in the game... Tallied five points, six rebounds and a season-high five blocks (four in one sequence) at Michigan State on 12/15... Hit a career-best 4-of-5 FGs to finish with eight points and six rebounds vs. Purdue on 12/8... Made his first career start in front of the home folks in Phoenix vs. Illinois on 12/4, but was limited to just seven minutes of action due to foul trouble... Hit 2-of-3 FGs and added two steals vs. Kansas on 12/1... Totaled career-high totals of eight points and six rebounds to go with two blocks at No. 23 Texas on 11/17, while helping to limit the Texas frontline to just 7-of-26 shooting... Hit both FG attempts and added four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Gave the team a lift off the bench in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8... with four points, four boards, two assists and two steals. Number of Times Leading Team* Points Reb Ast Blk Stl Min Anderson Bynum 2 Fellah Fox 1 3 Frye Gardner Hansen Latimore 1 2 Ranne Stoudamire Torres Walton Zahn (* includes ties) 22 Jason Gardner G, 5-10, 181, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) A preseason Wooden Award Player-of-the-Year candidate and Midseason Top-30 selection... Arizona s on-court leader who has been more vocal with six freshman on the roster... Played all 40+ minutes in nine games this year... Averaging 38.0 minutes per game... Has scored in double-figures in 21 of 22 games to date (11 20-point games)... Fifteen consecutive double-figure games to start the season was the longest double-figure streak of his career... Collected five or more assists in 10 of his last 13 games... Team is 36-7 during Gardner s career when he totals at least five assists in a game... Collected at least three steals in a game eight times this season... Earned Pac-10 Player-of-the-Week honors on Nov. 26 for his season-opening performances... Equaled a season high with seven assists on 2/7 vs. Washington to go with 13 points (11 in second half)... Finished with 20 points and three assists in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Tallied 15 of his 17 points and all six of his rebounds in the second half of the win at California on 1/31... Scored a game-high 30 points and added five assists and four rebounds on 1/26 vs. Connecticut... Registered 16 points and four assists at Arizona State on 1/23, but went 5-of-12 from the floor... Tallied 19 points, six assists and zero turnovers in 38 minutes vs. UCLA on 1/19... Equaled a season high with seven assists on 1/17 vs. USC, but failed to score in double figures for the first time this season... Hit 4-of-6 treys in the second half and finished with 21 points and six assists on 1/12 at Washington... Poured in a team-high 23 points to go with five assists and three steals at Washington State on 1/10... Scored 23 of his career-high-equaling 34 points in the second half in leading Arizona back from a 19-point second-half deficit in the win over Oregon State on 1/6, including scoring 14 of the team s final 18 points... Topped the 20-point plateau for the fifth time this year with 22 points vs. Oregon on 1/4 to go with five assists and three steals... Named Fiesta Bowl Classic MVP after a 19-point, six-assist, seasonbest five steal performance vs. Valpo on 12/30... Hit 4-of-6 treys to finish with 16 points and added a season-best seven assists in the 23- point win over Pepperdine on 12/28... Scored his 1,000th career point on 12/22 at Oregon, as he finished with a team-high 19 points... Hit 7-of- 10 FTs to finish with 15 points and three assists at Oregon State on 12/ Finished with a team-high seven rebounds (four offensive) and 17 points at Michigan State on 12/15... Scored 14 points (a season low) to go with five assists (1 TO) and two steals on 12/8 vs. Purdue... Hit 12- of-15 FTs in the last to minutes to secure the win over Illinois on 12/4 and finished with a season-best six boards and five assists... Set a school record with eight three-point FGs on 12/1 vs. Kansas... Connected on a career-best 11-of-22 FGs to finish with a career-high 34 points on 12/1 vs. Kansas... Poured in a career-high 28 points at No. 23 Texas to go with five boards, six assists and two steals... Shot 9-of-16 (.563) from three-point range in NYC... Named Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic Most Valuable Player after totaling 23 points and five assists in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Logged 40 minutes in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8, scoring a game-high 23 points. 14 Peter Hansen F, 6-8, 241, Sr., Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) Graduated in December with a degree in Economics... A valuable practice player who adds depth in the frontcourt... Saw his first action of the year (and his first since the 2000 NCAA Tournament) with one minute in the win over Pepperdine on 12/28... A tight end on the football team who joined the squad at the completion of football season (Nov. 28)... A semifinalist for the Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Player-of-the-Year Award as a kick-blocking specialist... On the gridiron, Hansen saw action in all 11 games and totaled one catch for five yards.

6 Wildcats At A Glance 34 Dennis Latimore F, 6-8, 254, Fr., Halstead, Kan. (Halstead) Continues to improve with each appearance... Ranks sixth on the team in rebounding (3.0), despite averaging just 12.3 minutes per game... Hit his only shot from the field and added an assist on 2/7 vs. Washington... Saw a combined 10 minutes of action in the victories at California and Stanford on 1/31 and 2/2... Grabbed an offensive rebounds in two minutes vs. Connecticut on 1/26... Missed only FG attempt in four minutes at Arizona State on 1/23... Grabbed a rebound and added an assist vs. UCLA on 1/19... Tallied two points and six rebounds in 26 minutes vs. USC on 1/17... Collected four boards in 13 minutes at Washington on 1/12... Grabbed four rebounds at Washington State on 1/ Hit 3-of-5 FGs to go with three rebounds vs. Oregon State on 1/6... Tallied two points and six rebounds in a season-best 28 minutes on 1/ 4 vs. Oregon... Hit both FG attempts and finished with six points and four boards in the win over Valpo on 12/30... Grabbed eight boards and added two points vs. Pepperdine on 12/28... Totaled three points and three rebounds at Arizona in the Pac-10 Statistical Rankings TEAM (as of Feb. 8, 2002) Scoring Offense nd (83.0) Scoring Defense th (80.2) Scoring Margin th (+2.7) Field Goal Percentage th (.462) FG Percentage Defense th (.445) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage rd (.361) 3-Point FG Percentage Defense th (.349) Free Throw Percentage rd (.716) Rebounding Offense th (37.9) Rebounding Defense th (37.7) Rebounding Margin th (+0.2) Assists th (16.18) Blocked Shots th (3.14) Steals th (6.91) Turnover Margin th (-0.50) Assist:Turnover Ratio th (1.10) Offensive Rebounds th (13.18) Defensive Rebounds rd (24.68) 3-Point Field Goals Made nd (7.23) INDIVIDUAL Scoring 2. Jason Gardner Luke Walton Rick Anderson Rebounds 5. Luke Walton T9. Channing Frye Rick Anderson Field Goal Percentage 1. Channing Frye Free Throw Percentage 1. Salim Stoudamire Assists 1. Luke Walton Jason Gardner Steals 3. Jason Gardner Luke Walton Point FG Percentage 8. Salim Stoudamire Point FGs Made 1. Jason Gardner Salim Stoudamire Blocked Shots 5. Channing Frye Assist:Turnover Ratio 5. Jason Gardner Luke Walton Offensive Rebounds 4. Channing Frye Rick Anderson Defensive Rebounds 4. Luke Walton Oregon on 12/22... Missed his only field goal attempt in eight minutes of action at Oregon State on 12/20... Grabbed a rebound in six minutes at Michigan State on 12/ Totaled two points and a block on 12/8 vs. Purdue... Played his best game to date with eight points, nine boards and two blocks on 12/ 4 vs. Illinois... Tallied five points, seven rebounds (5 offensive) and 21 minutes played on 12/1 vs. Kansas... Missed only FG attempts at Texas on 11/17... Grabbed four rebounds in just seven minutes in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Tallied two boards and a block in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8. 11 Jason Ranne G, 6-4, 204, So., Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelly) An outstanding spot shooter... Played in consecutive games for just the second time in his career with one minute vs. Pepperdine on 12/28... Saw his first action of the season on 12/22 at Oregon, but missed his only FG attempt. 21 Michael Schwertley F, 6-5, 229, So., Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) Became eligible for the USC game on Jan Logged his first playing time of the year, four minutes vs. Washington on 2/7, grabbed a rebound and hit his only FG attempt. 20 Salim Stoudamire G, 6-1, 176, Fr., Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego) Arguably, the team s best on-ball defender... Ranks second in the nation in FT percentage at.937 (59-of-63)... Broke the UA school record with 39 consecutive free throws (streak ended Jan. 26)... One of five UA players averaging in double figures (12.3)... Averaging 29.5 minutes per game, most of any freshman... Has the most double-figure scoring games (15) of any of the UA freshmen... Did not start for the first time in 15 games (dating back to Dec. 20) on Feb. 7 vs. Washington for arriving late to the team shootaround... Connected on 60-of-121 (.496) FG attempts in his last 13 games, including 33-of-67 (.493) from three-point range... Hit 2-of-3 treys en route to 17 points vs. Washington on 2/7 and added two steals... Scored all 11 points in the second half of the comeback win at Stanford on 2/2... Equaled a season high with two assists and scored nine points at California on 1/31... Scored 20 points for the second time this season (7-of-12 FGs), but missed his first free throw in 40 attempts on 1/26 vs. Connecticut... Finished out of double figures (8 pts.) for the first time in 11 games on 1/23 at Arizona State... Scored 12 points and equaled season highs with two assists and two steals vs. UCLA on 1/19... Scored 18 points, including 6-of-6 FTs on the night in which he broke the UA school record for consecutive free throws, and added a season-high four rebounds and two assists on 1/ 17 vs. USC... Hit 6-of-6 FTs en route to 16 points at Washington on 1/12... Tallied 13 points in just 19 minutes due to foul trouble at Washington State on 1/10... Equaled a season-high with 38 minutes vs. Oregon State, totaling 13 points, two assists and a steal... Tallied 16 points to go with two assists and no turnovers in 27 minutes vs. Oregon on 1/4... Named to the Fiesta Bowl Classic All-Tournament team after hitting 5-of-7 FGs to finish with 13 points in a career high 38 minutes vs. Valpo on 12/30... Exploded for a game-high 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting (5- of-9 3-pt.) to go with four boards and two steals vs. Pepperdine on 12/ Broke out of his shooting slump with a 4-of-7 FG night at Oregon on 12/22, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and finished with 12 points... Scored 11 points on the strength of 8-of-8 shooting from the line at Oregon State on 12/20... Hit one trey and added a board and two assists at Michigan State on 12/15... Posted five points, a rebound and an assist on 12/8 vs. Purdue... Tallied five points in 23 minutes in the win over Illinois on 12/4... Struggled from the floor on 12/1 vs. Kansas, connecting on just 2-of-19 FG attempts to finished with six points, two assists and two steals... Scored a career-high 19 points (all in second half) and added three rebounds in the win at No. 23 Texas on 11/17... Hit all four FTs en route to seven points in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Scored nine of his 12 points to open the second half in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8. 12 Fil Torres G, 6-2, 185, Jr., Lisle, Ill. (Naperville North) A walk-on who made the team in preseason tryouts... Will work primarily on the scout team... Has yet to see game action... Grabbed two boards and handed out an assist in five minutes of action in the Red-Blue Game on 10/28.

7 Wildcats At A Glance 4 Luke Walton F, 6-8, 241, Jr., San Diego, Calif. (University) One of the nation s top all-around players... Ranks 14th in the Pac-10 in scoring (14.9), fifth in rebounding (7.8), first in assists (6.1) and sixth in steals (1.8)... Leads the team in rebounding, assists and ranks second in scoring... Scored in double figures in 14 of 19 games played to date (five 20-point games)... Has six double-doubles this season (9 career) and one triple-double (6th in UA history/15th Pac-10)... Named Pac-10 Conference, Sports Illustrated and Dick Vitale national Player of the Week on Jan. 21 for his efforts vs. USC and UCLA... Has at least six assists in his seven of his last eight games... Equaled a season high with four steals to go with a team-high 21 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Washington on 2/7... Topped 20 points for the fourth time this year at Stanford on 2/2 and added seven rebounds and six assists... Posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds at California on 1/31... Played all 45 minutes in OT loss to Connecticut on 1/26, posting totals of 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists... Finished with game-high totals of 26 points (career-best 10 FG), 10 rebounds and six assists on 1/23 at Arizona State... Tallied 18 points (14 in second half), seven boards and seven assists vs. UCLA on 1/19... Enjoyed a career night on 1/17 vs. USC in which he collected his first career triple-double with a career-high 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to go with four blocks and four steals... Posted game totals of six points, six rebounds and four assists on 1/12 at Washington... Returned to the lineup on 1/10 at Washington State and responded with 15 points, a season-high 11 assists and seven rebounds... DNP due to injury vs. Oregon State on 1/6 and Oregon on 1/4... Missed his first career game on 12/30 vs. Valpo with a strained right Achilles tendon... Tallied five points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Pepperdine on 12/28 before leaving the game with that strained right Achilles tendon... Collected five boards, five assists a career-high three blocks and two steals on 12/22 at Oregon... Played all 40 minutes for the first time in his career in the win over Oregon State on 12/20, finishing with 17 points, six assists and three steals... Posted 15 points, four boards and four assists at Michigan State on 12/15... Scored a teamhigh 17 points (8-of-12 FG), a career-high 13 rebounds and six assists in the win over Purdue on 12/8... Posted nine points, five boards, four assists and three steals vs. Illinois on 12/4... Narrowly missed a tripledouble with a 20-point, 11-rebound, nine-assists effort on 12/1 vs. Kansas for his fourth career double-double... Totaled 11 points, a gamehigh nine rebounds and four assists in the win over No. 23 Texas on 11/ Posted a team-high five assists to go with eight rebounds and eight points in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Opened the year with his third career double-double, 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8... Earned the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic TIAA-Cref Scholar-Athlete Award. 13 Andrew Zahn F, 6-9, 254, Fr., Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union) Plays a valuable role in the post after redshirting last year... DNP in last six games... Collected an offensive rebound in four minutes vs. USC on 1/17... Played two minutes at Washington State on 1/10... Hit 1-of-2 FTs and added a rebound in the win over Oregon State on 1/6... Missed his first FG attempt of the year on 12/28 vs. Pepperdine after making his first four, but finished with two points... Hit a career-best 2-of-2 FGs at Oregon State on 12/20 and added two rebounds... Saw just two minutes at Michigan State on 121/5... Posted his most productive collegiate outing with two points, five rebounds and a block in six minutes vs. Purdue on 12/8... Tallied one point (1-of-2 FT) and one assist in five minutes vs. Illinois, while collecting his first collegiate assist... Saw two minutes of action at Texas on 11/17... DNP vs. Florida on 11/9... Made his collegiate debut with a rebound in four minutes in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8. Pac-10 Triple-Doubles Here is a quick look at the history of the triple-doouble in the Pac-10 Conference. Since 1985, there have been 15 triple-doubles recorded by league members. Arizona leads the league with six, just ahead of California s five. Jason Kidd and Loren Woods are the only individuals to register more than one in a career. Here is the complete list (points-rebounds-assists unless indicated): Player, School Date Stats Opponent Kevin Johnson, California 1/22/ Arizona Gary Payton, Oregon State 11/26/ Portland Matt Muehlebach, Arizona* 3/9/ USC Chris Mills, Arizona 12/18/ N. Arizona Jason Kidd, California 12/10/ UMBC Jason Kidd, California 1/13/ Arizona Jason Kidd, California 1/20/ Stanford Jason Kidd, California 1/30/ UCLA Damon Stoudamire, Arizona 2/23/ Oregon Jelani McCoy, UCLA 12/9/ (b) Maryland Toby Bailey, UCLA 12/18/ S.F. Austin Loren Woods, Arizona 2/3/ (b) Oregon Loren Woods, Arizona 1/13/ (b) Washington Luke Jackson, Oregon 2/17/ Washington Luke Walton, Arizona 1/17/ USC * Pac-10 Tournament game / (b) indicates blocked shots By School Arizona California UCLA Oregon State Oregon Talent Pool With the NBA season under way, no fewer than 11 former Wildcats are on NBA active rosters. Only one other school in the country (North Carolina) has more of its alumni on active rosters. Here is the list of Arizona players currently playing in the NBA: Gilbert Arenas (G/ Golden State/1st year), Mike Bibby (G/Sacramento/4th year), Jud Buechler (F/Orlando/12th year), Michael Dickerson (G/Memphis/4th year), Richard Jefferson (F/New Jersey/1st year), Steve Kerr (G/Portland/ 14th year), Chris Mills (F/Golden State/9th year), Sean Rooks (C/Los Angeles Clippers/10th year), Damon Stoudamire (G/Portland/7th year), Jason Terry (G/Atlanta/3rd year), and Loren Woods (C/Minnesota/1st year).