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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 (.743)/30 Record at UA (.772)/20 Assistant Coaches.... Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Josh Pastner Basketball Office (520) Basketball SID Richard Paige Paige Home (520) Office Phone (520) FAX (520) Press Row (520) Internet Schedule/Results Nov. 12 EA Sports All-Stars (ex) Nov. 20 Team Nike (ex) Nov. 23 (19)WESTERN KENTUCKY (KWBA) W, Nov. 27 NORTHERN ARIZONA (FSNA) W, Dec. 3 SAINT LOUIS (FSNA) W, Dec. 7 at San Diego State (ESPN) W, Dec. 15 (8) TEXAS (FSN) W, Dec. 21 at Louisiana State (ESPN2) L, Dec. 28!DAVIDSON(FSNA) W, Dec. 30!BOSTON UNIV. (FSNA) W, Jan. 2 *at (9) Oregon (KWBA) W, Jan. 4 *at Oregon State (FSNA) W, Jan. 9 *WASHINGTON STATE (FSN) W, Jan. 11 *WASHINGTON (FSNA) W, Jan. 16 *at USC (FSN) W, Jan. 18 *at UCLA (ABC) W, Jan. 22 *ARIZONA STATE (FSNA) W, Jan. 25 at (6) Kansas (CBS) W, Jan. 30 *STANFORD (FSNA) L, Feb. 1 * (20) CALIFORNIA (FSN) W, Feb. 6 *at Washington (FSN) W, (OT) Feb. 8 *at Washington State (FSNA) W, Feb. 13 *UCLA (FSN) W, Feb. 15 *USC (CBS) W, Feb. 22 *at Arizona State (FSNA) W, Feb. 27 *at (23) California (FSN) W, March 1 *at (19) Stanford (ABC) W, March 6 *OREGON STATE (FSNA) W, March 8 *OREGON (CBS) W, March 13 %UCLA (FSN) L, (OT) March 20 ^Vermont (CBS) W, March 22 ^Gonzaga (CBS) W, (2OT) March 27 +(22) Notre Dame (CBS) W, March 29 +(6) Kansas (CBS) L, All times are local to site Home games in BOLD CAPS * Pacific-10 Conference game (ex) exhibition game! Fiesta Bowl Classic honoring Bobbi Olson, Tucson, Ariz. % at Pac-10 Tournament, Los Angeles, Calif. ^ NCAA First/Second Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah + NCAA West Regional, Anaheim, 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 15 affiliates in Arizona, California, 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. Beginning in December, Coach Olson s weekly radio show airs Tuesday nights on KNST at 6 p.m. MST His television show airs Wednesday nights at 9 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) UA Wins Pac-10 Ttile; Advances to 19th Straight NCAA Tourney Arizona Final Season Averages No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG F 4 Luke Walton Sr. San Diego, Calif F 33 Rick Anderson Sr. Long Beach, Calif C 45 Channing Frye So. Phoenix, Ariz G 20 Salim Stoudamire So. Portland, Ore G 22 Jason Gardner Sr. Indianapolis, Ind Reserves C 2 Isaiah Fox So. Santa Monica, Calif G 11 Jason Ranne Jr. Tulsa, Okla G 12 Fil Torres Sr. Lisle, Ill G 13 Chris Rodgers Fr. Portland, Ore G 21 Hassan Adams Fr. Los Angeles, Calif F 24 Andre Iguodala Fr. Springfield, Ill F 44 Chris Dunn Fr. Hobbs, N.M SEASON DATA: Arizona (28-4, 17-1 Pac-10) won 28 games, captured the school s 10th Pacific-10 Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 19th consecutive season, which is the longest active streak in the country... The Wildcats also continued a nation s-best streak with its 16th straight 20-win season... The Cats Elite Eight berth was the seventh in 22 NCAA Tournament appearances... Collectively, Arizona averaged 85.2 points per game, a figure that led the nation and was the sixth-highest figure in school history... UA s 1,374 rebounds (42.9 rpg) ranked seventh in the UA annals. THE RANKINGS: The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA West Regional Final and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The preseason No. 1 team in the nation in both polls, Arizona held the top spot in 13 of 19 polls released by the AP. UA has been ranked in 270 consecutive AP polls released during the regular season only. It also marks the seventh consecutive year in which Arizona has finished the season ranked in the top 10 in one or both major college basketball polls and the 13th time in the Lute Olson era. ARIZONA HEAD COACH LUTE OLSON... completed his 20 th season at Arizona and his 30 th overall as a college head coach with a career record of (.743) and (.772) at Arizona... He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, Olson recorded his 600 th career win and his 400 th victory at Arizona during the 2000 campaign and has the second-most Pac-10 wins (279) in history, trailing UCLA s John Wooden (304, )... He has the second-best conference winning percentage (.784/279-77) and second-most league championships won (10) in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only Wooden (.810/ /16 titles)... During his 20-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 10 Pac-10 Conference titles, four Pac-10 Tournament crowns (1988, 89, 90, 2002) and been to the NCAA Tournament for the past 19 years, which is the longest active and 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 seven times (1986, 88, 89, 93, 94, 98, 2003), 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 16 years ( /.809)... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 45 NBA Draft picks, including 26 at Arizona 20 alone since He s led UA to 16 consecutive 20-win seasons and has 25 overall in his career, making him one of only five head coaches in NCAA history to record 25 or more 20-win seasons... Under Olson, the Cats are (.907) in McKale Center and have won 222 of its last 237 home games... He is assisted by Jim Rosborough, Rodney Tention and Josh Pastner.

2 The Rankings Associated Press Top 25 Poll (Final, March 17, 2003) Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Kentucky (70) 1, ARIZONA (1) 1, Oklahoma 1, Pittsburgh 1, Texas 1, Kansas 1, Duke 1, Wake Forest 1, Marquette 1, Florida 1, Illinois 1, Xavier 1, Syracuse Louisville Creighton Dayton Maryland Stanford Memphis Mississippi State 372 NR 21. Wisconsin Notre Dame Connecticut 225 NR 24. Missouri 199 NR 25. Georgia ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll (Final, April 8, 2003) Rnk. Team Points Last 1. Syracuse (31) Kansas Texas Kentucky ARIZONA Marquette Oklahoma Pittsburgh Duke Maryland Connecticut Wake Forest Wisconsin Illinois Notre Dame Florida Xavier Michigan State 252 NR 19. Louisville Stanford Butler 133 NR 22. Missouri Creighton Oklahoma State Dayton Poll Progression ESPN/ Record AP USA Today Preseason Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb March March March April THE SUCCESS CONTINUES: The Wildcats totaled 28 wins in , which ties for the fifth-highest single-season win total in school history. In addition to the 16th consecutive 20-win season, it was also Arizona s 26th 20-win season overall and the 25th 20-win season for Lute Olson as a college head coach. The Wildcats have the nation s highest winning percentage over the last 16 years at.809 ( ). In 99 seasons of collegiate competition, Arizona has a 1, (.646) record. ARIZONA IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS: As a team, the Wildcats ranked among the top 30 nationally in several statistical categories: first in scoring offense (85.2 points per game), second in won-loss percentage (.875), third in scoring margin (+14.5 ppg), sixth in assists per game (17.8), and 11th in rebound margin (+6.4). Individually, Channing Frye ranked 29th nationally in field goal percentage (.569). Incidentally, Arizona led the Pac-10 in seven different statistical categories. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Senior guard Jason Gardner was named the winner of the 2003 male Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given by the Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Gardner won the award, which is presented annually to the nation s most outstanding senior six-foot and under. He joins Sean Elliott (1989) and Jason Terry (1999) as the only University of Arizona players to earn Player-of-the-Year accolades. ALL-AMERICA HONORS: Jason Gardner was named to a total of six All-America teams following the season, which marked the seventh consecutive year in which the Cats have had at least one All-American. Gardner earned first-team kudos from the John R. Wooden Award, second-team accolades from the Associated Press, NABC, USBWA and the Senior CLASS Award; and third-team honors from foxsports.com. Teammate Luke Walton was an Honorable Mention selection by the Associated Press. Incidentally, Gardner earned All-America honors 12 times during his career. ONE OF THE BEST EVER: CBS-TV announced its list of the Ten Greatest Coaches in College Basketball History during the 2003 Final Four and it included UA head coach Lute Olson. In voting done by a 500-member panel, Olson was joined on the list by Forrest C. Phog Allen, Henry Iba, Bob Knight, Mike Krzyzewski, Pete Newell, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, John Thompson and John Wooden. SEVEN SWEET 16s: marked Arizona s 11th regional semifinal berth and seventh in the last 12 seasons. The Cats are one of seven schools to have made as many as seven Sweet 16 appearances in that span ( ). Each team s best finish is below: 1. Kentucky National Champions 1996, Duke National Champions 1992, 2001 Kansas Final Four 1993, 2002, ARIZONA National Champions 1997 Connecticut National Champions 1999 Maryland National Champions 2002 UCLA National Champions 1995 ALL-CONFERENCE: The Wildcats were well represented on the Pac-10 s postseason honor roll, as no fewer than eight players and coaches were recognized. Jason Gardner and Luke Walton both earned all-conference accolades, while teammates Hassan Adams and Andre Iguodala were named to the all-freshman team. Head coach Lute Olson, who shared the honor with Stanford s Mike Montgomery, was named league Coach of the Year for the seventh time in his career. Rick Anderson, Channing Frye and Salim Stoudamire also received honorable mention all-conference honors. CONFERENCE TITLES: Arizona won its 10th Pacific-10 Conference regular season championship in and the school s 21st conference title overall. It was UA s first league title since and its first outright championship since Over the last 20 seasons, Lute Olson has guided the Wildcats to 10 conference regular season championships, a feat matched nationally only by Kansas in the nation s top six conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern). TOP CAT: UA finished the Pac-10 slate with a 17-1 record, marking the 18th time in the last 19 seasons that the Cats have won at least 12 conference games, a feat matched by no other league foe. Dating back to , Arizona has averaged 14.4 league wins per season. The only time in that span that Arizona failed to win at least 12 conference games was , the year UA won the national championship. SELECT SIX: Arizona s 17-1 record in Pac-10 play equaled the best league record since the conference expanded to 10 teams in In those 25 seasons, six teams have gone 17-1 with Arizona accomplishing the feat five times (1988, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003) and Oregon State (1981) once.

3 Pac-10 Conference (Final, March 31, 2003) Pac-10 Overall ARIZONA Stanford California Arizona St Oregon Oregon State USC UCLA Washington Wash. State Players of the Week Dec. 2 Luke Ridnour, Jr., G, Oregon Dec. 9 Luke Jackson, Jr., G, Oregon Dec. 16 Jason Gardner, Sr., G, Arizona Dec None Selected Jan. 6 Jason Kapono, Sr., F, UCLA Jan. 13 Joe Shipp, Sr., F, California Jan. 20 Joe Shipp, Sr., F, California Jan. 27 Jason Gardner, Sr., G, Arizona Feb. 3 Brian Jackson, Sr., F, Oregon St. Feb. 10 Brian Wethers, Sr., G, California Feb. 17 Ike Diogu, Fr., F, Arizona State Feb. 24 Channing Frye, So., C, Arizona March 3 Salim Stoudamire, So., G, Arizona March 10 Tommy Smith, Sr., F, Arizona St Pac-10 Postseason Honors All-Conference Julius Barnes, Sr., G, Stanford Ike Diogu, Fr., C, Arizona State Jason Gardner, Sr., G, Arizona Luke Jackson, Jr., F, Oregon Jason Kapono, Sr., F, UCLA Philip Ricci, Sr., F, Oregon State Luke Ridnour, Jr., G, Oregon Joe Shipp, Sr., F, California Amit Tamir, So., F, California Luke Walton, Sr., F, Arizona All-Freshman Hassan Adams, G, Arizona Ike Diogu, C, Arizona State Andre Iguodala, F, Arizona Richard Midgley, G, California Nate Robinson, G, Washington Player of the Year: Luke Ridnour, Oregon Newcomer of the Year: Andre Joseph, Oregon Freshman of the Year: Ike Diogu, Arizona St. Coach of the Year: Lute Olson, Arizona, and Mike Montgomery, Stanford Statistical Miscellaneous Double-Figure Scoring Games Season Career Jason Gardner Channing Frye Salim Stoudamire Rick Anderson Luke Walton Hassan Adams Andre Iguodala 5 5 Isaiah Fox 4 6 Chris Rodgers 1 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Season Career Channing Frye 9 17 Rick Anderson 6 14 Luke Walton 4 13 Andre Iguodala 2 2 Isaiah Fox 1 2 Jason Gardner 1 1 Double-Figure Assist Games Season Career Jason Gardner 1 3 Luke Walton 6 Double-Doubles Season Career Channing Frye 9 15 Rick Anderson 5 11 Luke Walton 4 15 Jason Gardner 2 Triple-Doubles Season Career Luke Walton 1 ALWAYS ON THE RUN: One of the Arizona calling cards this season was an ability to make big scoring runs. The UA has posted a double-figure scoring run seven times this season. Here is a look at the list: 28 points 32-4 run over 11:10 vs. USC, Feb points 26-2 run over 5:58 vs. UCLA, Feb points 24-2 run over 6:16 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov points 24-5 run over 8:04 at Arizona State, Feb points 20-3 run over 12:22 at Kansas, Jan points 16-0 run over 3:38 vs Kansas, March points 18-4 run over 5:08 vs. Oregon, March 8 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS: Arizona finished the season 8-1 against nationallyranked opponents, including a 5-1 mark away from home. In the Lute Olson era, Arizona is (.616) against ranked opposition. WHAT RETURNS IN 2004: Arizona s tri-captains and tri-most valuable players, Rick Anderson, Jason Gardner and Luke Walton, each played their final collegiate games in , but the cupboard certainly won t be bare as the Cats are expected to return eight letterwinners for the campaign. All told, Arizona could return 52.5 percent (3,413 of 6,500) of the minutes played, 54.5 percent (1,485 of 2,725) of the points scored and 57.4 percent (788 of 1,374) of the rebounds. BALANCED ATTACK: With five players averaging in double figures, it s easy to see that Arizona was at its collective best when firing on all cylinders. The Wildcats were a spotless 10-0 when five players finished in double figures. Twice during the season Arizona placed more than five players in double digits, including a high of seven in the season opener against Western Kentucky. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: UA s balanced offensive attack accomplished a feat matched by four other Lute Olson-coached clubs at the University of Arizona: have seven players score 200 or more points. It is the first time since that UA has matched the feat, and joins the , and clubs in placing seven players above the 200-point plateau. A TOP-10 GUY: Arguably the most-decorated player in school history, Jason Gardner ended his career as Arizona s all-time leader in games played (136), games started (135), minutes played (4,825), average minutes per game (35.5), three-point field goals (318), and three-point field goal attempts (875). He leaves Arizona ranked in the top 10 in seven other statistical categories. Additionally, he ranks in the top 10 in five Pac-10 statistical categories. WINNERS: Led by the duo of Jason Gardner and Luke Walton, Arizona posted a fouryear record of (.787), won two Pac-10 titles, a Pac-10 postseason tournament and advanced to the 2001 national championship game. The 107 wins equaled the second-most over a four-year period in school history. Below is a list of the top-five victory totals and the four-year seniors in uniform (consecutively) during that span. Years W L Pct. Four-Year Seniors Matt Muehlebach Jud Buechler/Harvey Mason Justin Wessel Jason Gardner/Luke Walton Matt Othick/Sean Rooks/Wayne Womack Michael Dickerson/Miles Simon Here are two notes relating to four-year accomplishments in Tucson: 1.) every fouryear player to enter the program since the fall of 1985 has won at least 101 games in that span, which covers the last 15 senior classes; and 2.) every four-year player to enter the program since the fall of 1990 has played in at least one Final Four. ON THE ROAD: With a 9-0 conference road record, the Wildcats became just the third Pac-10 team to finish unbeaten in league play on the road since the conference expanded to 10 teams in Oregon State ( ) and Stanford ( ) are the two others to accomplish the feat. STREAK BREAKERS: Arizona s road successes went a long way towards ending several homecourt win streaks in No fewer than three streaks of note were snapped courtesy of a Wildcat victory. UA s win at Oregon on Jan. 2, 2003, ended the Ducks 23-game streak at McArthur Court; UA s win at Kansas on Jan. 25, 2003, ended the Jayhawks 25-game streak at Allen Fieldhouse; and UA s win at California on Feb. 27, 2003, ended the Golden Bears 17-game streak at Haas Pavilion. No Pac-10 team has a better overall road record over the last 20 years than Arizona s (.655) mark. IN MARCH: Since , Arizona is (.750) in the month of March.

4 NCAA Tournament Facts Arizona has made 19 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, the longest active streak in the nation. Since UA s streak began in 1985, 255 different teams have played in the NCAA Tournament. In that span, Arizona ranks fifth in games played and number of wins, and is one of just 18 schools to post at least 20 tournament victories. NCAA Tournament Games Played, Team App. GP 1. Duke Kansas North Carolina Kentucky ARIZONA Syracuse Indiana Arkansas Oklahoma UCLA Temple Michigan State NCAA Tournament Wins, Team App. W 1. Duke Kansas North Carolina Kentucky ARIZONA Syracuse Arkansas Connecticut Indiana Michigan State Michigan UCLA Maryland Oklahoma Georgetown Louisville Temple As a measure of consistent excellence, Arizona is one of just 11 schools to have appeared in at least 14 of the last 19 NCAA Tournaments. The Wildcats.660 winning percentage ranks seventh. No school with 14 or more appearances since 1985 has a cumulative losing record. By Percentage (min. 14 app., ) Team App. W L Pct. 1. Duke Kentucky North Carolina Kansas Syracuse Arkansas ARIZONA UCLA Indiana Oklahoma Temple In the last 19 years, only 15 coaches have won 20 or more NCAA Tournament games. Since 1985, Arizona s Lute Olson ranks third with 35 NCAA Tournament wins. Of that list, Olson is one of 11 to have also won a national championship. Head Coach Wins, Coach, Team W 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Dean Smith, North Carolina Lute Olson, Arizona Roy Williams, Kansas Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Nolan Richardson, Arkansas Gary Williams, BC, OSU, Maryland Eddie Sutton, Ark., Ky., Okla. State 23 Rick Pitino, Kentucky, Louisville John Thompson, Georgetown 22 Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV, Fresno St Bob Knight, Indiana, Texas Tech 21 Denny Crum, Louisville Steve Fisher, Michigan, SDSU 20 SELECT COMPANY: Jason Gardner s and Luke Walton s statistical accomplishments have put them into very select company. Gardner is one of just four players in Pac-10 history to reach 1,500 points, 500 assists and 200 steals. Meanwhile, Walton is one of only three Pac-10 players to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists. 1,500 points/500 assists/200 steals Pts. Ast. Stl. Gary Patyon, Oregon State ( ) , Tyus Edney, UCLA ( ) , Brevin Knight, Stanford ( ) , Jason Gardner, Arizona ( ) , ,000 points/500 rebounds/500 assists Pts. Reb. Ast. Ron Lee, Oregon ( ) , Pooh Richardson, UCLA ( ) , Luke Walton, Arizona ( ) , TWO OF A KIND: Jason Gardner capped his collegiate career with a 23-point effort vs. Kansas. It was his team-leading 24th double-figure game of the season and the 100th of his career. Over the last 20 years, the only other UA player to finish his career with 100 or more double-figure scoring games was Sean Elliott ( ) with 128. BIG GAME PLAYER: Senior forward Rick Anderson was at his best when it mattered most...in the postseason. The native of Long Beach, Calif., averaged 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds, while shooting 54.1 percent from the floor, in four NCAA Tournament games. That was nearly two points and three rebounds better than his season averages. If you add the Pac-10 Tournament game, his averages jump to 14.6 points and 9.6 rebounds. GOOD THINGS TO COME: Center Channing Frye has certainly proven himself to be a player to watch in 2004, as he averaged 12.6 points and a team-leading 8.0 rebounds while shooting 56.9 percent from the field. The sophomore from Phoenix, Ariz., has developed into one of the finest big men in the West. He finished the season averaging 1.9 blocks per game, a figure that ranked second in the Pac-10, and led Arizona with nine double-doubles. FAST CLIMBER: It hasn t taken Salim Stoudamire long to prove himself to be one of the finest shooters in Wildcat history. Not only does he already rank second on the UA career three-point percentage list at 44.9 percent (144-of-321), but the sophomore from Portland, Ore., is tied with Mike Bibby ( ) for ninth place on the career three-point field goals list with 144. His career percentage also ranks fifth in Pac-10 history. STRONG FINISH: His performance in the West Regional belied the fact that Hassan Adams was only a freshman. In games against Notre Dame and Kansas, Adams hit 10-of-13 field goal attempts (.769), grabbed eight rebounds and collected six steals. He completed his freshman campaign with per-game averages of 9.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals. He also shot 49.0 percent from the field. THEY LL BE TALKING ABOUT HIM: Following a Feb. 13 performance vs. UCLA in which he tallied 18 points, five rebounds and two assists, Luke Walton said of teammate Andre Iguodala, He is going to be one of the best players to ever come out of Arizona by the time he is done here. Iguodala ranked second on the squad with 47 steals, and third in offensive rebounds (62), assists (66) and blocks (18), while averaging 6.4 points and 4.9 rebounds. He was one of five UA players to finish with a positive assist:turnover ratio (1.34). TOUGH IN THE MIDDLE: One of the reasons Arizona s depth is so solid is its ability to bring players like Isaiah Fox off the bench. The 6-foot-9, 269-pound center from Santa Monica, Calif., unselfishly averaged 3.6 points and 3.0 rebounds in 31 games this season. The sophomore made five starts and ranked second on the squad with a 54.5 (48-of-88) field goal percentage. NICE STATS: Despite averaging just 8.3 minutes per game, freshman Chris Rodgers ranked third on the team with a 1.35 assist:turnover ratio and was one of four players to shoot better than 70 percent from the free throw line (34-of-47/.723). In 28 appearances, the guard from Portland, Ore., averaged 2.5 points and 1.0 assists per game. SCORING 80: Perhaps no statistic is more telling of UA success, as the squad is 83-8 (.912) since the start of the season when scoring at least 80 points. The Cats were 13-1 this season when scoring at least 80 points. EARLY SIGNEES: Coach Olson and his staff signed three student-athletes to National- Letters-of-Intent during the November early signing period. Ndudi Ebi (F, 6-8, 192) from Houston, Texas, Westbury Christian High School, Mustafa Shakur (G, 6-3, 175) from Wynnewood, Pa., Friends Central High School, and Kirk Walters (C, 6-10, 210) from Grand Rapids, Mich., South Christian High School will join the squad next fall.

5 Arizona Basketball Arizona Season Box Score (as of Apr 22, 2003) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (28-4) (14-1) (11-1) (3-2) CONFERENCE... (17-1) (8-1) (9-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (11-3) (6-0) (2-1) (3-2) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 22 Gardner, Jason Frye, Channing Stoudamire, Salim Anderson, Rick Walton, Luke Adams, Hassan Iguodala, Andre Fox, Isaiah Latimore, Dennis Rodgers, Chris Bynum, Will Ranne, Jason Torres, Fil TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Arizona Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Arizona Opponents Arizona Basketball Arizona Season Box Score (as of Apr 22, 2003) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (17-1) (8-1) (9-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (17-1) (8-1) (9-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 22 Gardner, Jason Frye, Channing Stoudamire, Salim Walton, Luke Anderson, Rick Adams, Hassan Iguodala, Andre Fox, Isaiah Latimore, Dennis Rodgers, Chris Ranne, Jason Torres, Fil TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Arizona Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Arizona Opponents

6 Arizona Basketball Arizona Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Apr 22, 2003) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (28-4) (14-1) (11-1) (3-2) CONFERENCE... (17-1) (8-1) (9-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (11-3) (6-0) (2-1) (3-2) DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/23/02 2 p.m. MST WESTERN KENTUCKY W (22)Adams, Hassan (9)Frye, Channing 11/27/02 6:30 p.m. MT NORTHERN ARIZONA W (24)Gardner, Jason (6)Fox, Isaiah (6)Adams, Hassan 12/3/02 7 p.m. MST SAINT LOUIS W (16)Gardner, Jason (10)Iguodala, Andre 12/07/02 6 p.m. PST at San Diego State W (19)Bynum, Will (10)Anderson, Rick 12/15/02 2:30 p.m. MT TEXAS W (14)Stoudamire, Salim (8)Fox, Isaiah (8)Gardner, Jason 12/21/02 7 p.m. CST at Louisiana State L (16)Gardner, Jason (11)Iguodala, Andre 12/28/02 4 p.m. MST! DAVIDSON W (23)Stoudamire, Salim (9)Frye, Channing 12/30/02 7:15 p.m. MT! BOSTON UNIVERSITY W (17)Adams, Hassan (7)Latimore, Dennis (7)Frye, Channing (7)Walton, Luke 1/2/03 9 p.m. PST * at Oregon W (21)Gardner, Jason (9)Adams, Hassan 1/4/03 8 p.m. PST * at Oregon State W (14)Adams, Hassan (10)Fox, Isaiah 1/9/03 8:30 p.m. MT * WASHINGTON STATE W (19)Gardner, Jason (14)Frye, Channing 1/11/03 5 p.m. MST * WASHINGTON W (23)Stoudamire, Salim (7)Frye, Channing 1/16/03 7:30 p.m. PT * at USC W (21)Adams, Hassan (10)Gardner, Jason (10)Walton, Luke 1/18/03 3 p.m. PST * at UCLA W (19)Stoudamire, Salim (9)Iguodala, Andre 1/22/03 7:30 p.m. MT * ARIZONA STATE W (19)Gardner, Jason (7)Gardner, Jason (7)Frye, Channing 1/25/03 Noon CST at Kansas W (32)Stoudamire, Salim (8)Frye, Channing 1/30/03 6:30 p.m. MT * STANFORD L (22)Gardner, Jason (9)Walton, Luke 2/1/03 5 p.m. MST * CALIFORNIA W (18)Gardner, Jason (12)Frye, Channing 2/6/03 7:30 p.m. PT * at Washington WOT (25)Stoudamire, Salim (12)Frye, Channing 2/8/03 7 p.m. PST * at Washington State W (19)Gardner, Jason (7)Iguodala, Andre (7)Gardner, Jason 2/13/03 8:30 p.m. MT * UCLA W (18)Iguodala, Andre (6)Anderson, Rick (6)Fox, Isaiah (6)Walton, Luke 2/15/03 11 a.m. MST * USC W (25)Frye, Channing (14)Frye, Channing 2/22/03 7 p.m. MST * at Arizona State W (23)Frye, Channing (12)Anderson, Rick (23)Walton, Luke 2/27/03 7:30 p.m. PT * at California W (20)Stoudamire, Salim (7)Gardner, Jason (20)Walton, Luke 3/1/03 4 p.m. PST * at Stanford W (18)Stoudamire, Salim (11)Walton, Luke 3/6/03 6:30 p.m. MT * OREGON STATE W (24)Frye, Channing (12)Frye, Channing 3/8/03 2 p.m. MST * OREGON W (27)Gardner, Jason (8)Anderson, Rick (8)Frye, Channing 3/13/03 1:20 p.m. PT % vs UCLA LOT (23)Anderson, Rick (11)Anderson, Rick (23)Frye, Channing 3/20/03 1:20 p.m. MT ^ vs Vermont W (18)Stoudamire, Salim (12)Frye, Channing 3/22/03 3:55 p.m. MT ^ vs Gonzaga WOT (22)Gardner, Jason (12)Frye, Channing (22)Frye, Channing 3/27/03 4:27 p.m. PT + vs Notre Dame W (19)Gardner, Jason (12)Frye, Channing (12)Anderson, Rick 3/29/03 4:05 p.m. PT + vs Kansas L (23)Gardner, Jason (10)Walton, Luke * = Pacific-10 Conference game! = Fiesta Bowl Classic Honoring Bobbi Olson (Tucson, Ariz.) % = Pac-10 Conference Tournament (Los Angeles, Calif.) ^ = NCAA West Region First/Second Rounds (Salt Lake City, Utah) + = NCAA West Regional (Anaheim, Calif.) ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TOTAL

7 Arizona Basketball Arizona Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Apr 22, 2003) All games Opponent Date Score WL FOX,ISAIA BYNUM,WIL WALTON,LU RANNE,JAS TORRES,FI RODGERS,C STOUDAMIR ADAMS,HAS GARDNER,J WESTERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ W DNP NORTHERN ARIZONA 11/27/ W DNP SAINT LOUIS 12/3/ W DNP DNP at San Diego State 12/07/ W DNP DNP DNP TEXAS 12/15/ W DNP DNP DNP at Louisiana State 12/21/ L DNP DNP DNP DAVIDSON 12/28/ W BOSTON UNIVERSITY 12/30/ W DNP DNP at Oregon 1/2/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at Oregon State 1/4/ W DNP DNP WASHINGTON STATE 1/9/ W DNP DNP DNP WASHINGTON 1/11/ W DNP DNP DNP at USC 1/16/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at UCLA 1/18/ W DNP DNP ARIZONA STATE 1/22/ W DNP DNP DNP at Kansas 1/25/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP STANFORD 1/30/ L DNP DNP DNP CALIFORNIA 2/1/ W DNP at Washington 2/6/ WO DNP DNP DNP DNP at Washington State 2/8/ W DNP DNP DNP UCLA 2/13/ W DNP USC 2/15/ W DNP at Arizona State 2/22/ W DNP DNP DNP at California 2/27/ W DNP DNP DNP at Stanford 3/1/ W DNP DNP DNP OREGON STATE 3/6/ W DNP DNP DNP OREGON 3/8/ W DNP DNP vs UCLA 3/13/ OL DNP DNP DNP vs Vermont 3/20/ W DNP vs Gonzaga 3/22/ WO DNP DNP DNP vs Notre Dame 3/27/ W DNP vs Kansas 3/29/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL IGUODALA, ANDERSON, LATIMORE, FRYE,CHAN WESTERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ W NORTHERN ARIZONA 11/27/ W SAINT LOUIS 12/3/ W at San Diego State 12/07/ W TEXAS 12/15/ W at Louisiana State 12/21/ L DAVIDSON 12/28/ W DNP BOSTON UNIVERSITY 12/30/ W at Oregon 1/2/ W at Oregon State 1/4/ W WASHINGTON STATE 1/9/ W WASHINGTON 1/11/ W at USC 1/16/ W at UCLA 1/18/ W ARIZONA STATE 1/22/ W at Kansas 1/25/ W STANFORD 1/30/ L CALIFORNIA 2/1/ W at Washington 2/6/ WO at Washington State 2/8/ W UCLA 2/13/ W USC 2/15/ W at Arizona State 2/22/ W at California 2/27/ W DNP at Stanford 3/1/ W DNP OREGON STATE 3/6/ W DNP OREGON 3/8/ W DNP vs UCLA 3/13/ OL DNP vs Vermont 3/20/ W DNP vs Gonzaga 3/22/ WO DNP vs Notre Dame 3/27/ W DNP vs Kansas 3/29/ L DNP

8 Wildcats At A Glance 21 Hassan Adams G, 6-4, 201, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester) Named to the Pac-10 all-freshman team... Ranks fourth on team with 54 offensive rebounds and sixth with a 9.1 ppg average... Has five or more rebounds eight times this season... Scored double figures in just six of last 20 games, but two came at the NCAA West Regional... Collected 17 steals in his last eight games... Named Arizona co-most outstanding freshman in a vote of his teammates... Tallied 11 points (3-of-4 FG, 4-of-4 FT) to go with four rebounds and three steals on 3/29 vs. Kansas in West Regional final... Hit 7-of-9 FGs en route to 14 points and three steals vs. Notre Dame on 3/27 in West Regional semifinal... Saw just four minutes of action on 3/22 vs. Gonzaga... Made NCAA Tournament debut with eight points, three rebounds and two steals on 3/ 20 vs. Vermont... Posted four points, an assist and steal on 3/13 vs. UCLA... Tallied nine points, three boards, two blocks and three steals on 3/8 vs. Oregon, including a highlight reel alley-oop from Jason Gardner that gave the team the lead for good... Posted his second straight solid effort with six points, four rebounds, two blocks and three steals on 3/6 vs. Oregon State... Tallied eight points, three rebounds and two key steals in Pac-10 title clinching win at Stanford on 3/1... Totaled three points and four boards on 2/27 at California... Missed only FG attempts in six minutes at Arizona State on 2/22... Registered five points, five boards and an assist on 2/15 vs. USC... Posted 12 points and three boards vs. UCLA on 2/13... Collected four points and a block at Washington State on 2/8... Grabbed an offensive rebound in five minutes at Washington on 2/6... Tallied 10 points, two rebounds and an assist on 2/1 vs. California... Posted six points, two boards and an assist on 1/30 vs. Stanford... Collected three points, two boards and a steal on 1/25 at Kansas... Totaled two points, three boards and two steals on 1/22 vs. Arizona State... Battled through a sprained ankle to score 11 points and grab four boards on 1/18 at UCLA... Collected his third 20-point game of the season with a team-high 21 points at USC on 1/16, including a career-best 2-of-5 from three-point range... Posted eight points and three boards in 19 minutes vs. Washington on 1/11... Collected five points, two rebounds and a steal on 1/9 vs. Washington State... Tallied 14 points, five boards and two steals on 1/4 at Oregon State... Scored 12 points (10 in first half) and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in the win at Oregon on 1/2... Earned Fiesta Bowl Classic MVP honors after averaging 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the two wins while shooting 61.5 percent (16-of-26)... Scored a gamehigh 17 points (7-of-9 FG) to go with six boards and his first collegiate trey on 12/30 vs. Boston University... Posted another nice all-around effort with 18 points, seven rebounds (a season high), three steals and two assists on 12/28 vs. Davidson... Tallied 11 points and five rebounds (4 offensive) on 12/21 at Louisiana State... Collected eight points, five rebounds and a steal in the win over Texas on 12/15... Posted eight points and four boards in 14 minutes at San Diego State on 12/7 with no turnovers... Made his first collegiate start on 12/3 vs. Saint Louis and tallied 10 points an assist and steal... Topped the 20-point plateau for the second straight game with 21 points, six boards and three steals vs. Northern Arizona on 11/27... Opened the season with 22 points (9-12 FG), four rebounds, three assists and three steals on 11/23 vs. Western Kentucky. 33 Rick Anderson F, 6-9, 225, Sr., Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) Averaged 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games... An honorable mention all-pac-10 selection... Has been the team s most consistent rebounder since the start of practice... Quietly shooting 53.6 percent from the floor (6th in Pac-10), 37.3 percent from three-point range... Ranks second on the team with 24 blocks and 6.7 rebounds per game average... Named Arizona tri-most valuable player in a vote of his teammates... Tallied 11 points and five rebounds vs. Kansas on 3/29 in West Regional final... Finished with nine points a season-high 12 rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in 31 minutes on 3/27 vs. Notre Dame in West Regional semifinal... Posted his second double-double in his last three games with a 17-point, 11- rebound effort vs. Gonzaga on 3/22... Tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and two blocks vs. Vermont on 3/20... Collected his 10th career doubledouble (fourth this season) with a career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds on 3/13 vs. UCLA, which included career highs in FG (9), FGA (19), 3-pt. FG (5), 3-pt. FGA (10), offensive rebounds (7) and minutes played (39)... Tallied four points, eight rebounds and two assists on 3/8 vs. Oregon... Garnered five points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals on 3/6 vs. Oregon State... Posted a gutty 11-point, five-rebound effort in the Pac-10 title clinching win at Stanford on 3/1... Posted eight points, four boards and two assists at California on 2/27... Equaled a career high with 19 points to go with a season-best 12 rebounds to notch his third double-double of the year on 2/22 at Arizona State... Tallied eight points, seven boards, three assists, a block and a steal on 2/ 15 vs. USC... Hit 5-of-6 FG en route to 12 points and six rebounds vs. UCLA on 2/13... Collected four rebounds, two assists and two blocks at Washington State on 2/8... Posted a season-high four assists and three steals to go with seven points and six rebounds on 2/6 at Washington... Hit 6-of-8 FGs, including 3-of-3 treys, en route to 15 points and seven rebounds vs. California on 2/1... Grabbed six boards but equaled a season low with just four points on 1/30 vs. Stanford... Posted 15 points and seven rebounds (all in second half) in a season-high 34 minutes on 1/25 at Kansas... Tallied nine points, six boards and a career-high three steals on 1/22 vs. Arizona State... Hit 2-of-3 3-point FGs en route to 10 points and six rebounds at UCLA on 1/18... Tallied a season-high three blocks to go with four points, four boards and two assists at USC on 1/ Scored a season-low six points to go with six rebounds on 1/11 vs. Washington... Posted his second double-double of the season (eighth career), 13 pts./10 reb., to go with a season-high four assists on 1/9 vs. Washington State... Hit 6-of-9 shots from the floor and finished with 13 points and two assists at Oregon State on 1/4... Dropped in a career-best three treys en route to 15 points and eight rebounds on 1/2 at Oregon... Returned to action on 12/30 vs. Boston University and tallied seven points, four rebounds and two assists... DNP vs. Davidson on 12/28 due to flu-like symptoms following Christmas break... Tallied 11 points, four boards and two assists on 12/21 at Louisiana State... Failed to score in double figures for the first time this season on 12/15 vs. Texas (6 pts.), but managed to add seven rebounds and a block... Posted his seventh career double-double with 17 points and 10 boards at San Diego State on 12/7 with 13 points and seven boards coming in the second half... Hit 3-of-3 FGs and 6-of-8 FTs en route to 13 points and two blocks on 12/3 vs. Saint Louis... Tallied 10 points and four rebounds vs. Northern Arizona on 11/27... Scored eight of UA s first 14 points and finished with 14 points in 19 minutes on 11/23 vs. Western Kentucky. Number of Times Leading Team* Points Reb Ast Blk Stl Min Adams Anderson Fox Frye Gardner Iguodala Ranne Rodgers 1 3 Stoudamire Torres 1 Walton (* includes ties) Talent Pool With the NBA season nearing completion, no fewer than 10 former Wildcats are on NBA active rosters. Only two schools in the country (North Carolina 14; Kentucky 11) have more of its alumni on active rosters. Here is the list of Arizona players currently playing in the NBA: Gilbert Arenas (G/Golden State/2nd year), Mike Bibby (G/ Sacramento/5th year), Michael Dickerson (G/Memphis/5th year), Richard Jefferson (F/New Jersey/2nd year), Steve Kerr (G/San Antonio/15th year), Chris Mills (F/Golden State/10th year), Sean Rooks (C/Los Angeles Clippers/11th year), Damon Stoudamire (G/Portland/8th year), Jason Terry (G/Atlanta/4th year), and Loren Woods (C/ Minnesota/2nd year).

9 Wildcats At A Glance 44 Chris Dunn F, 6-6, 170, Fr., Hobbs, N.M. (Hobbs) Nicknamed The Matrix by former teammate Will Bynum because he s everywhere, all the time.... Will redshirt in due to the depth at his position... Was outstanding through the early-season practices and nearly played his way out of the redshirt season. 2 Isaiah Fox C, 6-9, 269, So., Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads) Second on the squad with a 54.5 FG percentage... Tallied 10 points in his last 12 games played... Scored in double figures in three straight games (Texas/SDSU/Saint Louis)... Shot 54.3 percent from the floor (25-of-46) in Pac-10 play... Named Arizona most inspirational player in a vote of his teammates... Combined for six minutes of action vs. Notre Dame and Kansas at the NCAA West Regional... Played three minutes vs. Gonzaga on 3/22... Collected two points, two boards and a steal in 16 minutes vs. Vermont on 3/20... Tallied a rebound and a steal in five minutes vs. UCLA on 3/13... Posted one blocked shot on 3/8 vs. Oregon... Hit 1-of-2 FGs to go with an offensive rebound on 3/6 vs. Oregon State... Scored two points in seven minutes of Pac-10 title clinching win at Stanford on 3/1... Collected two rebounds and an assist on 2/27 at California... Saw six minutes of action on 2/22 at Arizona State... Hit 1-of-3 FGs vs. USC on 2/15... Grabbed a team-high six rebounds vs. UCLA on 2/13... Registered four points, three boards and a steal on 2/8 at Washington State... DNP at Washington on 2/6... Collected nine points and five boards vs. California on 2/1... Earned his fifth start of the season on 1/30 and tallied two points and three rebounds... Posted one point, three boards and two steals in 13 minutes at Kansas on 1/25... Collected eight points (4-of-4 FG) and four rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Arizona State on 1/22... Tallied five points, four rebounds a block and an assist on 1/18 at UCLA... Passed out an assist in 11 minutes at USC on 1/16... Missed two FT attempts in seven minutes vs. Washington... Hit only FG attempts in 11 minutes vs. Washington State on 1/9... Narrowly missed his first career doubledouble with eight points and 10 rebounds on 1/4 at Oregon State... Hit 6- of-8 FGs en route to 12-points, three offensive rebound effort at Oregon on 1/2... Equaled a season-high two steals on 12/30 vs. Boston University to go with six points on 3-of-3 shooting... Tallied a career-high two assists and a season-high two steals to go with four points and seven rebounds on 12/28 vs. Davidson... Collected two points, six rebounds and a block on 12/21 at Louisiana State... Posted season-high totals of 11 points and eight rebounds (5 OR) on 12/15 vs. Texas... Came off the bench to score 10 points (5-5 FG) and grab six boards on 12/3 vs. Saint Louis... Tallied four points and a season-high six rebounds vs. Northern Arizona on 11/27... Olson credited Fox with an excellent defensive effort in the season opener vs. Western Kentucky on 11/23 to go with his four points and three rebounds. 45 Channing Frye C, 6-10, 238, So., Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s) Averaged 13.5 points and 10.3 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games... An honorable mention all-pac-10 selection... Team leader with 60 blocks (2nd in Pac-10) and a 56.9 FG percentage (3rd in Pac-10/ 29th nationally), and double-doubles (9)... Shooting 57.6 percent over his last 24 games (136-of-236)... Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Feb. 27 following win over Arizona State... Named Arizona most improved player in a vote of his teammates... Totaled six points and five rebounds on 3/29 vs. Kansas in West Regional final... Posted his third consecutive double-double in the NCAA Tournament with 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. Notre Dame on 3/27 in West Regional semifinal... Recorded team-high totals of 22 points and 12 rebounds to go with two blocks and two steals on 3/22 vs. Gonzaga... Posted 12 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks on 3/20 vs. Vermont... Registered 23 points, nine rebounds and two assists on 3/13 vs. UCLA... Recorded 13 points, eight boards and a season-high three assists vs. Oregon on 3/8... Hit 10-of-14 FGs en route to 24 points and 10 rebounds (sixth doubledouble) on 3/6 vs. Oregon State... Tallied seven points, six rebounds and two blocks in Pac-10 title clinching win at Stanford on 3/1... Tallied 15 points, five rebounds and two assists at California on 2/27... Posted his second consecutive double-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks on 2/22 at Arizona State... Set a new career high with 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting to go with a season-high 14 boards and two steals on 2/15 vs. USC... Equaled a season-high with two assists to go with eight points, six boards and three blocks on 2/13 vs. UCLA... Tallied 15 points, four boards and three blocks on 2/8 at Washington State... Posted his second consecutive double-double (ninth career) with 24 points and 12 rebounds at Washington on 2/6... Recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds on 2/1 vs. California... Posted three blocks and seven boards on 1/30 vs. Stanford, but hit just 4-of-10 FG attempts... Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds on 1/25 at Kansas... Collected at least 10 points and six boards for the sixth straight game on 1/22 vs. Arizona State with 13 points and seven rebounds... Posted totals of 12 points, six rebounds and two steals on 1/18 at UCLA... Poured in a season-high 14 points to go with seven boards and three blocks at USC on 1/16... Collected 10 points, seven boards and three blocks on 1/11 vs. Washington... Posted first double-double of the season (11 pts./14 reb.) to go with seasonhigh five blocks on 1/9 vs. Washington State... Hit all five FG attempts at Oregon State on 1/4 to finish with 11 points and seven rebounds... Collected six points and five rebounds on 1/2 at Oregon... Tallied nine points and seven rebounds on 12/30 vs. Boston University... Equaled season highs with 12 points and nine rebounds on 12/28 vs. Davidson... Scored nine of his 11 points and grabbed all five of his rebounds in the second half on 12/21 at Louisiana State... Failed to score a field goal (0-4) for just the second time in his career on 12/15 vs. Texas, finishing with one point and three rebounds... Registered eight points, four boards and two blocks on 12/7 at San Diego State... Tallied 11 points, nine boards and two blocks on 12/3 vs. Saint Louis... Hit 5-of-6 FGs vs. Northern Arizona on 11/27 to go with four rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals... Opened the year with 10 points (5-7 FG) and nine boards in the win over Western Kentucky on 11/ Jason Gardner G, 5-10, 191, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Player of the Year... The highest-scoring guard in Arizona history (1,984 points/3rd all-time) and the school s all-time leader in games played (136) and games started (135)... Ranks among the career top 10 in 13 statistical categories at Arizona... One of only four players in Pac-10 history to tally over 1,500 career points, 500 assists and 200 steals... Became the 38th player in Pac-10 history to be a three-time all-conference honoree... A John R. Wooden Award All-American... Earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, NABC and Senior CLASS Award... USBWA second team All-America and the District 9 Player of the Year... Foxsports.com third team All-America... An all-ncaa West Regional selection... Named Arizona tri-most valuable player in a vote of his teammates... A preseason Associated Press first team All-America pick... Also on the preseason and midseason Wooden and Naismith Award watch lists... A Wooden Award Finalist... Team is 55-9 in Gardner s career when he collects at least five assists... Earned Pac- 10 Player-of-the-Week honors Dec. 16 for his effort in the win over Texas... Set new school record for career three-point field goals at Oregon on Jan 2... Topped 500 career assists on Dec Played 40+ minutes 31 times in his career (five times in )... Earned Pac- 10 Player-of-the-Week honors Jan. 27 for the second time this season (third career) in averaging 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the wins over Arizona State and Kansas... Has 10 career games with 30+ minutes and zero turnovers... Named NABC first team all-district Finished with a team-high 23 points, four assists and two steals in 40 minutes vs. Kansas on 3/29 in West Regional final... Collected 19 points, six assists and three steals on 3/27 vs. Notre Dame in West Regional semifinal... Topped 20 points for the sixth time this season with a team-high 22 points and four assists in 47 minutes of double OT win over Gonzaga on 3/22... Collected a team-best six assists to go with seven rebounds vs. Vermont on 3/20... Grabbed eight rebounds and topped the 600-assist plateau on 3/13 vs. UCLA, but struggled from the floor, making just 2-of-20 FG attempts... Scored 21 of his season-high 27 points in the second half (6-of-9 FG) on 3/8 vs. Oregon to go with three boards and three steals... Knocked down three treys to go with five assists and two steals on 3/6 vs. Oregon State... Collected 12 points, four boards, four assists (one TO) and three steals in Pac-10 title clinching win at Stanford on 3/1... Scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half at California on 2/27 as he became Arizona s all-time leader in minutes played... Passed out a season-high 10 assists to go with eight points on 2/22 at Arizona State... Knocked down 4-of-9 treys to become the second player in Pac-10 history to notch 300 career three-point field goals on 2/15 vs. USC... Hit 4-of-7 treys to finish with 14 points and three assists vs. UCLA on 2/13... Moved into fifth place on the UA career points scored list with a team-high 19 points, seven boards and four steals on 2/8 at Washington State... Collected eight points to go with seven assists (one TO) in 41 minutes at Washing-