Arizona Men s Basketball

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1 Arizona Men s Basketball Summer Prospectus 2001 NCAA Tournament Runner-Up 17 Consecutive NCAA Touranment Appearances 4 Final Four Appearances (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001).813 Winning Percentage Over The Last 14 Seasons 14 Consecutive 20-Win Seasons

2 Quoting Lute Olson... On the makeup of the roster: There is no question that it will be a young team with a lot of inexperience. Our young guys will play very important parts. The incoming freshmen are very talented and each had a great senior season. I am comfortable that they are all very good players." Where will the leadership come from: "This season ( ) is going to be one where we get all of our leadership from our juniors, Luke Walton, Rick Anderson, and Jason Gardner. We don't have a senior on the roster. I think Travis Hanour will step up big for us this year. He really showed signs of breaking out. Being behind Gilbert (Arenas), he didn't get a lot of court time, but he got valuable work in practice." "The biggest thing to realize in is that there will be a lot of ups and downs. Our coaching staff and our fans need to be patient as this team develops." Does this year s youthful makeup remind you of any other UA teams: The 1997 team is reminiscent of that inexperience factor. We had a freshman point guard (Mike Bibby), a sophomore center that played an average of nine minutes the year before (A.J. Bramlett), two new guys in Eugene Edgerson and Bennett Davison, and Jason Terry was a sophomore with limited experience. We had two wing players in (Michael) Dickerson and (Miles) Simon that had been key guys for us." On Jason Gardner s effect on the squad: Jason s return puts a veteran guard on the court. I think we have excellent talent in the guard spots. If there isn t someone out there that has been through things before, that can be a problem. If you look back to 1997, Mike Bibby was an outstanding freshman point guard and he really benefited from having a veteran in Miles at the two-guard. In Jason s situation, we ve got a guard on the court that gives us a real presence. More so than with Miles because Jason will have the ball Tentative Schedule (as of May 9, 2001) in his hands." On the schedule: The schedule is very difficult. We originally set it up with thought of having a lot of experience back (for the 2002 season). It will definitely be real challenge with the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament in New York and early games at Michigan State and Texas. We have some big, big hurdles to clear." Will this season present a greater challenge due to the youth: "From a coaching standpoint, every year is a challenge. But this year will be an even greater one with so much youth. Nov. 8-9!at Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic (Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Temple) Nov. 27 at Texas Dec. 1 KANSAS Dec. 4 vs. Illinois (Phoenix, Ariz.) Dec. 8 %vs. Purdue Dec. 15 at Michigan State Dec. 20 *at Oregon State Dec. 22 *at Oregon Dec #Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic (Arizona, Pepperdine, Valparaiso, West Virginia) Jan. 4 *OREGON Jan. 6 *OREGON STATE Jan. 10 *at Washington State Jan. 12 *at Washington Jan. 17 *USC Jan. 19 *UCLA Jan. 23 *at Arizona State Jan. 26 CONNECTICUT Jan. 31 *at California Feb. 2 *at Stanford Feb. 7 *WASHINGTON Feb. 9 *WASHINGTON STATE Feb. 14 *at UCLA Feb. 16 *at USC Feb. 20 *ARIZONA STATE Feb. 28 *STANFORD March 2 *CALIFORNIA March 7-9 $at 2002 Pac-10 Tournament * Pac-10 conference game! at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. % at Wooden Classic, The Pond, Anaheim, Calif. # Tucson, Ariz. $ at Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Arizona Quick Facts (as of July 1, 2001) General Information Location Tucson, Ariz. Founded Enrollment ,400 Nickname Wildcats School Colors Cardinal & Navy Arena (Capacity) McKale Center (14,545) Affiliation NCAA Division I-A Conference Pacific-10 President Dr. Peter Likins (520/ ) Faculty Representative Dr. Dudley B. Woodard (520/ ) Director of Athletics Jim Livengood (520/ ) Athletic Dept. Phone (520) Ticket Office Phone (520) History First Year of Basketball All-time Record , (.641) Years in NCAA Tournament/Last /2001 (5-1) Last Postseason Opponent Duke Result Lost, 82-72, NCAA Final, 2001 Coaching Staff Head Coach Lute Olson Alma Mater Augsburg, 1958 Career Record/Years (.740)/28 Record atarizona/years (.771)/18 Basketball Office Phone (520) Best TIme to Reach Coach Contact SID Assistant Coaches/Alma Mater/Years at Arizona Jim Rosborough/Iowa, 1966/13 Rodney Tention/San Francisco, 1988/5 Jay John/Arizona, 1981/4 Athletic Trainer Ed Orr Media Relations Sports Information Director Tom Duddleston Jr. Associate S.I.D./Basketball Contact Richard Paige Office Phone (520) Home Phone (520) rpaige@ .arizona.edu S.I.D. Fax (520) Mailing/Overnight Address Athletic Media Relations P.O. Box McKale Center, Room National Championhip Drive Tucson, AZ Press Row Phone (520) Athletic Web Site Team Information Record (13-2 home, 6-3 away, 9-3 neutral) Conference Record/Finish /2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost /9 Starters Returning/Lost /4 Returnees Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Rick Anderson* F Jr Jason Gardner G Jr Travis Hanour G So Jason Ranne G Fr Mike Schwertley F So Luke Walton F Jr Andrew Zahn F Fr Redshirt Newcomers Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Wil Bynum G Fr. Chicago, Ill. Channing Frye C Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. Isaiah Fox C Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. Dennis Latimore F Fr. Halsted, Kan. Salim Stoudamire G Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Key Loses Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Loren Woods C Sr Michael Wright F Jr Richard Jefferson F Jr Gilbert Arenas G So * statistics ( Redshirt)

3 University of Arizona Tentative Men s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. DOB Hometown (Last School) 3 Wil Bynum G Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill. (Crane Tech Prep HS) 4 Luke Walton F Jr.-2L San Diego, Calif. (University HS) 5 Travis Hanour G So.-1L Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) 11 Jason Ranne G So.-1L> Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelly HS) 13 Andrew Zahn F Fr.-RS Redondo Beach, Calf. (Redondo Union HS) 20 Salim Stoudamire G Fr.-HS Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 21 Mike Schwertley F So.-1L Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 22 Jason Gardner G Jr.-2L Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS) 33 Rick Anderson F Jr.-2L Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 34 Dennis Latimore F Fr.-HS Halsted, Kan. (Halsted HS) 45 Channing Frye C Fr.-HS Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s HS) 52 Isaiah Fox C Fr.-HS Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads HS) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. DOB Hometown (Last School) 33 Rick Anderson F Jr.-2L Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 3 Wil Bynum G Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill. (Crane Tech Prep HS) 52 Isaiah Fox C Fr.-HS Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads HS) 45 Channing Frye C Fr.-HS Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s HS) 22 Jason Gardner G Jr.-2L Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS) 5 Travis Hanour G So.-1L Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) 34 Dennis Latimore F Fr.-HS Halsted, Kan. (Halsted HS) 11 Jason Ranne G So.-1L> Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelly HS) 21 Mike Schwertley F So.-1L Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 20 Salim Stoudamire G Fr.-HS Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 4 Luke Walton F Jr.-2L San Diego, Calif. (University HS) 13 Andrew Zahn F Fr.-RS Redondo Beach, Calf. (Redondo Union HS) + Has used redshirt year > Walk-on Head Coach: Lute Olson (Augsburg College, 56; 19th year at Arizona, 29th overall) Associate Head Coach: Jim Rosborough (Iowa 66; 13th Year at Arizona) Assistant Coaches: Rodney Tention (San Francisco, 88; Fifth Year at Arizona); Jay John (Arizona, 81; Fourth Year at Arizona) (5/22/2001) Wildcat Roster Breakdowns By Class: Seniors (0): None Juniors (3): Rick Anderson, Jason Gardner, Luke Walton Sophomores (3): Travis Hanour, Jason Ranne, Mike Schwertley Freshmen (6): Wil Bynum, Isaiah Fox, Channing Frye, Dennis Latimore, Salim Stoudamire, Andrew Zahn By Height: 5-10: Wil Bynum, Jason Gardner 6-2: Salim Stoudamire 6-4: Jason Ranne 6-5: Mike Schwertley 6-6: Travis Hanour 6-8: Dennis Latimore, Luke Walton 6-9: Rick Anderson, Isaiah Fox, Andrew Zahn 6-10: Channing Frye By State: Arizona: Channing Frye, Mike Schwertley California: Rick Anderson, Isaiah Fox, Travis Hanour, Luke Walton, Andrew Zahn Illinois: Wil Bynum Indiana: Jason Gardner Kansas: Dennis Latimore Oklahoma: Jason Ranne Oregon: Salim Stoudamire

4 33 Rick Anderson F, 6-9, 213, Junior, Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) General: After three years as a key reserve, Anderson instantly becomes one of the team leaders with such a young roster in One of the top outside shooters on the west coast with unlimited range... Has the ability to spot up for the three or drive the ball to the hole... Good rebounder... Has the ability to play the two, three, or four positions... Worked hard in the off season to add muscle... At various times, worked out with the football team during their strength and conditioning drills... Has played in 59 of a possible 63 games during his three years at Arizona... Has seven career starts... Earned more playing time as a sophomore ( ) when Richard Jefferson was out of the lineup with a broken foot... Was the team s sixth man in games that both Jefferson and Loren Woods missed (Redshirt Junior): Redshirt season... Worked very hard on his game in practice... Teammates voted him the Most Improved Player in Very tenacious on the glass in practice situations (Sophomore): Played in every game but one (LSU) and started twice... Averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg... Was from the free throw line (.769)... Finished the season with one of the best games of his career, scoring 12 points on a 4-of-5 shooting performance against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament... Had a career-high three blocks to go with two steals and three rebounds... Was 2-of-3 from the three-point line... Had six double-digit scoring games and played a season-high 25 minutes twice... High-point game of the season came against BYU... Scored a career-high 16 points on a 5-of-7 shooting performance against the Cougars... Also had a career-best seven rebounds... Scored 12 points off the bench against UCLA in Tucson (4-4 FGA)... Also had five boards and was 4-of-5 from the free throw line... Scored 10 points against Arizona State in Tempe (4-of-6 FGA) points and four rebounds at home against Oregon State... Started against IUPUI and Michigan State at the two-guard position (Freshman): Played in every game but three (at UCLA, at Washington, Arizona State) and started five games at the twoguard position... Averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg... Best game of the season was versus Oregon State in Tucson when he scored a career-high 14 points, while playing a career-best 26 minutes... Was 4-of-8 from the field and 2-of-5 from the three-point line... Also had two steals and three rebounds... Earned his first start of his career at Oregon State at the two-guard... Responded with four points, but only played 16 minutes due to foul trouble... Grabbed four boards in the contest as well... Earned the start because of his work ethic... Also started the next game against third-ranked Stanford in McKale Center and scored five points to go with two rebounds and three assists in the win over the Cardinal... Handed out a career-best four assists in the final game of the regular season against UCLA... A then-season-high 20 minutes came in the Holy Cross game, when he went for a then-career-best 11 points... Was 4-of-6 from the field... 2-of-4 from the three-point line and had six rebounds... Injured his wrist against UC-Irvine and only played four minutes as a result... Was able to play the next game against Iowa State and logged 14 minutes, scoring six points to go with four boards and two blocked shots... Was one of the six recruits to sign with the Cats in fall of His letter of intent pushed the 1998 UA recruiting class towards the top of most recruiting analyst s rankings. High School: Prepped at Long Beach Poly High School... Team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior... As a senior, he was named the Moore League MVP after leading his team to a 25-4 record and averaging 22.7 ppg, 12 rpg 4 apg and 4 bpg... Played for head coach Ron Palmer... First team All-Moore League all three years of high school... First team All-CIF in his junior and senior years... As a junior, his team won the CIF championship and finished That season, he averaged 20.5 ppg, 11 rpg and 3 bpg and as a sophomore, he went for 19.5 ppg, 9 rpg and 3 apg... Was ranked as the sixth-best player in the Long Beach Press Telegram s Best of the West poll. Participated in the Double Pump Classic (California State All-Star Basketball Game) with another incoming UA freshman, Ruben Douglas... Nominated for the McDonald s All-American team... Also played golf in high school. Personal: Ricky J. Anderson... Prefers to go by the name of Rick... Born Aug. 10, 1979, in Long Beach, Calif... Son of Gary and Kathy Anderson... Father currently teaches at Long Beach Community College... Father played for Lute Olson at Long Beach City College in the early 1970s... Olson had never coached a former player s son until Anderson came along.. Brother, Rob, played on the Arizona golf team from His father was the head coach at Long Beach City College before taking a sabbatical in Has a sister who plays volleyball at Long Beach Millikan High School... Uncle, Ed Anderson, played baseball at Arizona and lettered in Enjoys golf, surfing, playing the guitar, ping-pong and fishing... Still searching for the ultimate wave... Majoring in communications... In the second grade, he was an eight-year old who was 4-foot-10 and played on the fifth/sixth grade basketball team... In a newspaper feature that was written about him when he was eight, he said it was his dream to grow to be 6-foot-9 and be like Larry Bird... Father is 6-foot-5 and mother is 6-foot-1. Anderson s Career Statistics Season G-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR/DR Tot./Avg. Ast. St. Blk. TO PF-DQ Pts.-Avg /36 49/ /46 71/ Redshirted Totals /82 119/

5 22 Jason Gardner G, 5-10, 181, So., Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) General: In just two seasons of collegiate basketball, Gardner established himself as one of the country s premier point guards... An Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America and an all-ncaa Midwest Regional pick as a sophomore... Named the 2000 National Freshman of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association, Basketball Times and Basketball News, ESPN.com and Dick Vitale... Became the first Arizona freshman to be named to the All-Pac-10 first team... Extremely quick and shines when in the spotlight... Some of his best games came against top opponents... Along with fellow sophomore, Gilbert Arenas, formed one of the best one-two backcourt combos in the country... An iron man who played all 40 minutes nine times in his career and led the team in minutes with a 34.4 mpg average over his last two seasons... Can stop on a dime for a quick pull-up jumper... Yet another in the long line of terrific Arizona point guards... Declared for the NBA Draft on April 11, but did not sign with an agent... After going through pre-draft camps, he withdrew his name from draft consideration on June 12 without losing NCAA eligibility (Sophomore): All-NCAA Midwest Regional selection... An Honorable Mention AP All-American... Led the team with 76 treys... Averaged 12.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists in NCAA Tournament play... Ended a streak of 11 straight games with at least two treys on 1/4 vs. California... Had streak of one trey in 24 straight games end at Washington on 1/13... Led the team with 147 assists... Had five games this season with 20+ minutes and zero turnovers... Team is 24-5 in Gardner s career when he collects at least five assists in a game... Scored in double figures in 20 of 36 games... Finished his sophomore season ranked seventh in career three-point field goal attempts (400) and eighth in career three-point field goals (146)... His totals of 207 three-point attempts and 76 treys ranked fourth and tied for sixth, respectively, on the UA single-season lists... Played all 40 minutes for the ninth time in his career (first in 2001) in the National Championship game vs. Duke on 4/2, scoring seven points (2-of-11 FG)... Scored a game-high 21 points to go with three steals in the National Semifinal win over Michigan State on 3/31... Buried two key second half treys and went 7-for-11 from the line to go with five rebounds and five assists vs. Illinois in the Regional Final on 3/25... Hit all six shot from the line to finish with 10 points vs. Mississippi on 3/23... Hit a key trey to start an 11-2 run to end the first half vs. Butler on 3/18 en route to 12 points... Scored seven points to go with three assists and two steals on 3/16 vs. Eastern Illinois... Totaled eight points, three assists and no turnovers on 3/10 at California, including the tie-breaking trey with 59 seconds remaining... Collected eight points, four boards and two assists in the win at Stanford on 3/8... Tallied second career double-double with 11 points and 10 assists on 3/3 vs. Oregon... Held scoreless for the first time in his career on 3/1 vs. Oregon State, but passed out a game-high four assists... Scored six points and passed out four assists in 30 minutes at Arizona State on 2/21... Bounced back with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go with five boards and three steals on 2/17 at USC... Passed out six assists with no turnovers in 38 minutes at UCLA on 2/15, but 0-for-8 from the floor and scored four points... Scored 12 points and added six assists (no turnovers) on 2/10 vs. Washington State... Equaled a season-high with seven assists to go with three steals vs. Washington on 2/8... Passed out five assists and grabbed three boards on 2/3 at Oregon State... Hit just 1-of-9 FG, but equaled a season high with six boards at Oregon on 2/ 1... Finished with eight points, four assists, two steals and no turnovers vs. Texas on 1/27... Connected on 6-of-8 treys to finish with 22 points on 1/24 vs. Arizona State... Hit just 1-of-11 FGs on 1/20 vs. UCLA, but added five assists, four boards and two steals in the effort... Scored 15 of his 17 points vs. USC on 1/18 in the second half to go with six assists and no turnovers in a season-high 37 minutes, including three key second-half treys... Set new season highs of seven assists, five steals and one block at Washington on 1/13... Tallied 16 points (6-of-10 FG), six rebounds and six assists on 1/11 vs. Washington State... Scored 12 points and added four assists vs. Stanford on 1/6... Hit two key FTs with 30 seconds to go to help defeat California on 1/4... Collected six points, three assists and two steals on 12/30 vs. Mississippi State... Hit three treys to go with three assists and a steal in a 13-point effort vs. Butler on 12/28... Collected 16 points (4-of-5 3-pt. FGs), five assists and four boards in the win over LSU on 12/20... Tallied 13 points, four assists and three steals on 12/16 vs. Illinois... Equaled a season-high with six assists to go with 10 points (4-of-7 FG) and two steals on 12/9 at Connecticut... Scored a team-high 17 points (6-of-11 FGs) to go with a season-best six assists, five boards and two steals on 12/2 vs. Saint Mary s... Was 3-of-6 from behind the arc with a season-best five assists vs. Gonzaga on 11/29... Grabbed a season-high six boards on 11/25 vs. Purdue to go with four assists and 14 points... Earned all-tournament honors at the Maui Invitational after averaging 15.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists... Exploded for a career-high 25 points in the win over Illinois on 11/22, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range... Scored 18 of those 25 vs. the Illini in the first half and clinched the game with two FTs with 12 seconds remaining... Swung the momentum to the UA side with a trey at the halftime buzzer vs. Dayton on 11/21 and finished with a season-high five assists... Opened the season with 12 points vs. Chaminade on 11/ (Freshman): Started every game but one at point guard and averaged 12.6 ppg, 4.8 apg and 3.7 rpg... Basketball Times Freshman All-America first team... Named to its All-America third team as well... In addition to being selected to the All-Pac-10 first team, he was also an All-Pac-10 Freshmen first team performer... NABC All-District 15 second team... His 70 three-pointers were the eighth-best single season total at the UA... His 193 three-point attempts were sixth-most... Scored in double figures 25 times with a career-high 25 points coming at USC... Came up big in the biggest games... Scored 22 points in the win at No. 1 Stanford... Netted 20 at home against then-no. 5 and eventual national champion Michigan State points, six assists, four rebounds in the win at UCLA... Scored 18 points at No. 9 Texas... Had a double-double against UCLA in Tucson with 16 points and 11 assists... Also had a career-best seven steals in that game... All seven steals came in the first half... A fine all-around game at Arizona State, scoring 16 points to go with seven assists, four steals and four rebounds... Played a part in the defensive scheme that held ASU s Eddie House to only eight points... Played all 45 minutes in the overtime game at Oregon State... Came back two days later and scored 22 points at Oregon, even though he missed the morning shoot-around due to an upset stomach... At one point during a six-game span in Pac-10 play, he saw action in 223 of a possible 240 minutes and committed just six turnovers... A member of the Preseason NIT All-Tournament team... Scored 10 points with four steals, three assists and three rebounds in the title game in over Kentucky... Made 18 consecutive free throws before missing (at UCLA to at LSU). High School: Came to Arizona after winning the prestigious Mr. Basketball award for the state of Indiana... McDonald s All-American and second team Parade All- American as a senior... Led North Central High School to the Indiana State 4A Championship and the Indiana Tournament of Champions title as well... The 4A division is the top level of high school athletics in Indiana... Averaged 22.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 3.0 spg as a senior... Also named the Indianapolis city Player of the Year by the Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News... In the state semifinal game of his senior year, he scored 29 points with eight rebounds, four assists a hit a buzzerbeating three-pointer to send the game into overtime... Three days later he played in the McDonald s All-American game and then returned to Indianapolis for the state title game two days later... He scored 24 points and had five assists as North Central beat Elkhart Central in the RCA Dome for the championship... He added 49 points in the two games of the Tournament of Champions, which pits the four teams who won the Indiana 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A titles... Two-time Gatorade Circle of Champions Indiana Player of the Year (1998 & 1999)... As a junior, he was the Indiana state player of the year by USA Today and Gatorade Circle of Champions after averaging 21.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, and 2.4 apg... Shot 50% from the floor and 40% from the three-point line... Parade fourth-team All-America as a junior, as well as a Associated Press All-State third team selection... Scored 20 or more points in 13 of the team s 21 games... A member of the honor roll during high school... Named the Indianapolis Star Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 15.3 ppg, 4.2 apg, 3.1 rpg and leading his team to a 22-4 record... Started every game for North Central HS since his freshman season... All-time leading scorer at North Central High School (1,699 pts) and set five other school records... A teammate of former Wildcat Michael Wright when the two were members of the gold medal winning USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying team in the summer of High school coach, Doug Mitchell, was an assistant at Butler University with current UA assistant coach, Jay John. Personal: Jason Corey Gardner... Born Nov. 14, 1980, in Indianapolis, Ind... Majoring in business management... Son of Stephanie Gardner and James C. Gardner, Sr... Father, who is a supervisor with General Motors, attended Miami of Ohio on a wrestling scholarship... Mother graduated from Indiana University... Has a brother, James, who plays basketball at Marion College in Indianapolis... Older sister, Treci, graduated from Ball State University... Picked Arizona over Duke, Kansas, Purdue and Indiana... Said one of his main reasons for picking Arizona was the program s history of developing quality guards... Consulted former UA All-American Damon Stoudamire during the recruiting process... When Arizona won the NCAA championship at Indianapolis in 1997, the Cats practiced at his high school gym, but he was kept away from the gym by school security... Lists his hobbies as collecting sports cards and sports memorabilia. Gardner s Career Statistics Season G-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR/DR Tot./Avg. Ast. St. Blk. TO PF-DQ Pts.-Avg / / /87 109/ Career / /

6 5 Travis Hanour G, 6-6, 189, Freshman, Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach) General: Gained a wealth of experience in this freshman campaign... A very dedicated player who worked his way on to the UA blue team (starters) in practice, but elected to stay on the scout team to get more work... Outside shooting threat... Has the ability to play any of the Wildcats three perimeter positions... Good athletic ability and his size creates match-up problems... Has the size of a wing player, but can play the point as well... His versatility gives the Cats the depth in the backcourt... Handles to ball well for a player his size (Freshman): One of three freshman on the roster... Solid jump shooter with the ability to attack off the drive... Only frosh to see action in all three games in Maui...Would lead the team in FT percentage at.900 (18-of-20) if he had enough attempts to qualify... Led all freshmen with 20 games played... Saw one minute of action in the National Semifinal win over Michigan State on 3/ Put UA over the 100-point mark with a trey on 3/16 vs. Eastern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament... Saw 10 minutes of action vs. Oregon on 3/3... Collected two points and a rebound on 3/1 vs. Oregon State... Tallied two points and equaled a career high with four 3-point FG attempts on 2/21 at Arizona State... Scored 15 of his 54 points this season in two games at Oregon and Oregon State... Totaled four points, two boards and an assist on 2/17 at USC... DNP at UCLA on 2/15... Tallied four points, three boards and a career-high three assists on 2/10 vs. Washington State... Totaled four points, two assists (a season high) and a steal on 2/8 vs. Washington... Set a career high with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting at Oregon State on 2/3, including 3-of-4 from three-point range... Scored four points and grabbed a rebound in one minute at Oregon on 2/1... Saw one minutes of action on 1/24 vs. Arizona State... Hit all three free throws and added a steal on 1/20 vs. UCLA... Collected an assist in one minute at Washington on 1/13... Earned his first action since Dec. 20 by playing 11 minutes and scoring two points vs. Washington State on 1/11... DNP vs. Butler on 12/28 due to the flu... Went 1-of-2 from the line and had an assist on 12/20 vs. LSU... Played a career-best 24 minutes vs. Saint Mary s on 12/2 and responded with a career-high nine points (4-of-4 FTs) and five rebounds... Came off the bench on 11/29 vs. Gonzaga to hit 2-of-3 FGs and grab a board in just six minutes... DNP on 11/25 vs. Purdue, the first time he had not played this year... Chipped in with two boards vs. Illinois (11/22) and two points vs. Dayton (11/21)... Tallied six points and five rebounds in his collegiate debut vs. Chaminade on 11/20. High School: Combination guard who signed to play at the UA on the opening day of the spring 2000 signing period... Prepped at Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, Calif... Played hoops for head coach Bret Fleming... As a senior, averaged 25.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game... Shot 40% from the three-point line... A first team All-California Interscholastic Federation selection... Named the Pacific Coast League s Most Valuable Player... All-State and All-County performer... Team finished As a junior, his team went 21-6 after he averaged 19 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 3.0 spg and 3.0 bpg. Personal: Travis Jordan Hanour... Born Aug. 14, 1981, in Denton, Texas... Son of David Hanour and Robin Parrino... Father is selfemployed and mother is an accountant... Enjoys lifting weights, surfing, golfing and sleeping. Hanour s Career Statistics Season G-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR/DR Tot./Avg. Ast. St. Blk. TO PF-DQ Pts.-Avg /23 28/ Totals /23 28/

7 11 Jason Ranne G, 6-4, 200, Freshman, Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelly) General: A stellar outside shooter that received valuable minutes in practice... Will provide the Wildcats with another capable body to go up against in practice... Outstanding student (Freshman): A walk-on the Arizona program... One of three freshmen on the squad... Outstanding jump shooter... Played two minutes of the NCAA opener on 3/16 vs. Eastern Illinois... Saw four minutes of action on 3/8 vs. Oregon... 0-for-1 from threepoint range on 2/21 at Arizona State... Missed only FG attempts on 2/10 vs. Washington State... Saw action on 2/8 vs. Washington... Played three minutes in the win over No. 20 Texas on 1/27... Saw one minute of action vs. UCLA on 1/20... Missed only FG attempt and grabbed a rebound in four minutes of action vs. St. Mary s on 12/2... Made his collegiate debut with two minutes of action vs. Chaminade on 11/20... Was slowed in the preseason by a broken nose. High School: Came to Arizona with solid high school credentials as a perimeter player... Earned BCI All-America honors in 1998 and was a Jim Thorpe All-Star in Prepped at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Okla... Played for head coach Danny Limes... As a senior, averaged 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals per game... Team finished 20-4 his senior year and compiled a record record during his four years as a varsity letterman... All-Oklahoma his junior and senior seasons... All-city his final three seasons and All-Metro Lakes Region honoree twice... Team was 22-4 and advanced to the state semifinal his junior year... Strong student, as well... Named to the Academic All-State team and was the Oklahoma Academic Scholar-Athlete in Was named the Army Academic Athlete in 2000 and won the Boys State Award, too. Personal: Jason Andrew Ranne... Born Aug. 15, 1981, in Tucson, Ariz... Son of Richard and Alicia Ranne... Father is a pediatric cardiac surgeon and mother is a musician... Both parents attended Arizona Father, Richard, was a Wildcat basketball player in before attending the UA medical school... Nicknamed Rain Man... Enjoys playing the cello, sports in general, movies and computers... Coached a youth basketball team and was a peer counselor in his community. Ranne s Career Statistics Season G-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR/DR Tot./Avg. Ast. St. Blk. TO PF-DQ Pts.-Avg /1 1/ Career /1 1/

8 14 Mike Schwertley F, 6-5, 224, Freshman, Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) General: A walk-on to the Arizona basketball program... Joined the program after attending high school in Phoenix at Brophy College Prep... A versatile athlete who plays on the wing and down low... Gives the team a good practice situation player... Athletic and physical player who played on the inside in high school... One of three walk-ons in the UA program for , joining John Ash and Jason Ranne... Father is former NBA standout Leonard Truck Robinson, who played for the New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Washington Bullets and New Orleans Jazz... Joins Arizona senior basketball manager Will French as one of the two Brophy Prep products in the UA program (Redshirt Freshman): One of the team s best leapers... A strong rebounder who plays with a lot of energy... Saw two minutes of action in the NCAA opener vs. Eastern Illinois on 3/16... Scored three points in four minutes on 3/3 vs. Oregon... Grabbed two boards in just three minutes at Arizona State on 2/21... Collected a block on 2/10 vs. Washington State... Played three minutes vs. Washington on 2/8, totaling two rebounds... Grabbed a rebound in three minutes at Oregon State on 2/3... Played five minutes vs. Texas, hitting 1-of-2 FTs and adding an assist... Saw one minute of action on 1/20 vs. UCLA... Scored his first collegiate points on 12/2 vs. Saint Mary s by pouring in seven points to go with four rebounds... Redshirt freshman saw his first collegiate action vs. Chaminade on 11/20 and registered four fouls in four minutes of action (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played two seasons at Brophy Prep in Phoenix... Was injured as a junior and did not play... As a senior, he averaged 15 ppg and 8 rpg for head coach Mark Granger... In his sophomore season, he averaged 11 ppg and six rpg... His team went 26-5 as a senior and 23-9 as a sophomore... His sophomore and junior seasons saw Brophy make it to the Arizona high school Final Four. Personal: Michael Andrew Schwertley... Born July 7, 1981, in Phoenix, Ariz... Son of Mary C. Schwertly and Leonard Robinson... Mother attended Arizona State and currently works for ASU... Father went to Tennessee State... Majoring in education at the UA... Enjoys listening to music, watching movies, ESPN and Saturday Night Live. Schwertley s Career Statistics Season G-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR/DR Tot./Avg. Ast. St. Blk. TO PF-DQ Pts.-Avg Redshirted /5 9/ Career /5 9/

9 4 Luke Walton F, 6-8, 233, Sophomore, San Diego, Calif. (University) General: Quickly becomes an elder statesman and should provide leadership to a very your club... Possesses a great all-around game and a very smart player... Makes everyone around him better due to his understanding of the game... A swing-forward for the Cats, meaning he can play both the three or four positions... Honorable mention All-Pac-10 Freshman Team selection in Has a great ability to pass, shoot and handle the ball for a player his size... Versatile player who size at the wing gives the UA an advantage at that position... Coaches will ask for a more developed offensive game and an improved shooting percentage this season... Comes from a family that has produced its share of basketball talent... Joined his father, Bill, as one of only three father-son combinations to play in an NCAA Final Four (Sophomore): Prototypical boxscore filler that possesses a strong all-around game... Had 115 assists this season... Ranked fourth in the Pac-10 with a 1.88 assist:turnover ratio... One of the best defenders on the squad... Has at least five assists in eight games this year... Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Dec. 4 after averaging 13.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.5 steals in home wins over Gonzaga and Saint Mary s... Scored four points to go with three boards and four assists in National Championship game vs. Duke on 4/2... Posted two assists in 16 minutes in National Semifinal win over Michigan State on 3/31... Hampered in the Final Four by a broken thumb... Tallied nine points (on a season-best 6-of-9 FT shooting) and three assists in the Regional Final win vs. Illinois on 3/25... Tallied two steals vs. Mississippi on 3/23... Scored eight points and topped 10 rebounds for the second time this season on 3/18 vs. Butler... Opened the NCAA Tournament with four assists, a block and steal on 3/16 vs. Eastern Illinois... Totaled three assists on 3/10 at California... Tallied four points, three rebounds and two assists in the win at Stanford on 3/8... Eight points, five boards (all offensive) and three assists on 3/3 vs. Oregon... Equaled a season-high with 16 points to go with five boards and four assists on 3/1 vs. Oregon State... Registered four points, four assists and three steals on 2/21 at Arizona State... Scored four points and added a season-high seven assists in 17 minutes at USC on 2/17... Had just three points on 1- of-6 shooting and had no assists on 2/15 at UCLA... Posted six assists, five boards and four points vs. Washington State on 2/10... Totaled seven points, five assists and three rebounds vs. Washington on 2/8... Made his sixth start of the year at Oregon State on 2/3, totalling five points, five rebounds and three assists... Grabbed four rebounds and added a season-high two blocks at Oregon on 2/1... Totaled five points, four boards and two assists on 1/27 vs. Texas... Collected six points, four boards, three assists and a block on 1/24 vs. Arizona State... Walton was key to the win over UCLA on 1/20, as he scored 11 points (5-of-7 FGs) and added four rebounds three assists and three steals... Collected two points, two rebounds and an assist in just 12 minutes vs. USC on 1/18... Six points and six assists at Washington on 1/13... Four points and three assists vs. Washington State on 1/11... Another typical Walton game on 1/6 vs. Stanford: nine points (3-of-6 FG), six rebounds, four assists and three steals... Equaled a career high with two treys to go with a game-high five assists on 1/4 vs. California... Hit his second trey of the season to go with a pair of assists vs. Mississippi State on 12/30... Scored four points and added seven boards and three assists on 12/28 vs. Butler... Tallied five assists and three boards in the win over LSU on 12/20... Earned the start vs. Illinois on 12/16 and responded with four points, four rebounds and five assists... Totaled six points and five boards at Connecticut on 12/9... Registered his second career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds to go with a career-high six steals and five assists after getting the start vs. Saint Mary s on 12/2... Hit 4-of-5 FTs, grabbed nine boards, passed out six assists and collected three steals on 11/29 vs. Gonzaga... Equaled a career high with eight boards vs. Purdue on 11/25 and added nine points and three assists in 33 minutes... Cliched the win over No. 8 Illinois on 11/22 with a blocked shot with one second remaining... Collected three rebounds and three assists vs. Dayton on 11/21... Earned the start in the season opener vs. Chaminade and responded with six points and three assists (Redshirt Freshman): Started 19 games and finished the year averaging 5.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 3.9 apg... Led the team in assists during Pac-10 play (101 assists/5.6 apg)... Played in all 34 games and averaged 25.5 minutes per game... Top assist man on the team in nine of the Cats final 12 games... Recorded the first double-double of his career in the win over second-ranked Stanford at McKale Center... Scored 15 points to go with 12 assists... Also had five rebounds and two blocks... The 12 assists were the most ever for a UA front line player... Nine assists in the loss at Oregon games with five or more assists... Scored a career-high 23 points in the win over Arizona State in Tucson... Had a good game earlier in the season at ASU with 10 points, six rebounds and six assists... Was 7-of-9 from the field (2-3 3PT) and led all players with seven assists in a career-high 38 minutes... Netted 13 points against USC in Tucson to go with five steals and two blocks... Against Oregon State in McKale Center, had 12 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals... Relieved Jefferson in the first half at Stanford when the latter went down with the fractured foot... Played 32 minutes, including all 20 in the second half... Had seven assists and just two turnovers in the win over the No. 1-ranked Cardinal (Freshman): Sat out the season with a medical redshirt as a result of a stress fracture in the navicular bone of his right foot... Underwent an MRI in November of 1998, after experiencing pain and the stress fracture was revealed... Was in a hard cast for about four weeks and then a walking cast for another four... With the injury healed, began practicing towards the end of February. High School: As a senior went for 20 ppg, 11 rpg and 6 apg and was named the Division III Player of the Year for University High School... Was also the CIF and Western League Player of the Year... A good student, he was a member of the All-Academic first team for San Diego county... Led his team to a 26-4 record as a senior, 25-5 as a junior and 28-3 as a sophomore... Team went undefeated in conference play during his three years (42-0)... Was University High School s Athlete of the Year as senior... Averaged 16 ppg, 10 rpg and six apg as a junior and was named to the San Diego Union Tribune s All-Region team... Was rated as the No. 7 player in the Long Beach Press Telegram s Best of the West poll. Personal: Luke Theodore Walton... Born Son of Bill and Susie Walton... Mother attended UCLA and Sonoma State and is an educator... Father is current NBC basketball announcer and former UCLA basketball great who went on to play in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers, Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics... Oldest brother Adam, played hoops at Cal Poly Pomona and is now an assistant coach at University High School in San Diego... Older brother, Nate, plays basketball at Princeton, while his younger brother, Chris, will be a sophomore cager at San Diego State this season... Big fan of the Grateful Dead and Santana... Family studies major. Walton s Career Statistics Season G-GS Min. FG-FGA Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR/DR Tot./Avg. Ast. St. Blk. TO PF-DQ Pts.-Avg Redshirted /95 138/ /85 140/ Career / /

10 13 Andrew Zahn F, 6-9, 254, Freshman, Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union) General: Able to play either the four or five position for Arizona... Very good passing and shooting skills for his size... Worked extensively on his strength and conditioning during his redshirt season... One of the squad s most improved players... Should see plenty of playing time in (Freshman): Redshirted this season... One of three freshmen on the squad... Was hampered by an ankle injury in the preseason... Tallied four points in the Red/Blue Game on 11/1 before leaving with that injured ankle. High School: Six-foot-nine forward signed to play for the Wildcats during the spring 2000 signing period... Comes from an outstanding high school program that won 84 percent of its games in his last three years there... Prepped at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, Calif... Played for head coach Jim Neilsen... As a senior, averaged 17.2 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks per game... Named the Bay League s Most Valuable Player... All-area MVP, as well... All-California Interscholastic Federation honoree three times... Started every varsity game in his four years at Redondo Union... Team was over his last three seasons... Team finished 25-5 his senior year, and Zahn led it to a berth in the California Division II-AA semifinal game... As a junior, he averaged 21.2 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks per game... Attended the Nike camp three times, playing for the Nike national team in Paris, France for two years. Personal: Andrew Drew Zahn... Born March 10, 1982, in Torrance, Calif... Son of Chet and Cathy Zahn... Father is an electrical contractor and mother is a homemaker... Enjoys playing table tennis, going to church and reading the Bible... Worked with area children in the D.A.R.E. program, a police that promotes drug-free lifestyles.

11 Wil Bynum G, 5-10, 170, Chicago, Ill. (Crane Tech Prep) General: One of five Arizona recruits to ink during the early signing period in November One of the featured players on the Fox Sports Net s weekly show Preps, which highlighted Chicago-area high school players... An athletic point guard that can score from the perimeter and get to the basket... Listed on Bob Gibbons All-Star National Top-50 Seniors. High School: Averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists as a senior... Participated in the Wendy s All-Star Shootout (Chicago) and the Nike Derby Festival Classic (Louisville, Ky.)... A 2001 Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection... As a junior, averaged 19 points per game for coach Anthony Longstreet at Crane Tech Prep... Led the team to a 20-9 record in 2000, where the Cougars advanced to the Class AA Elite Eight... Bynum is a four-time all-chicago Public League pick, a three-time all-city selection and earned all-state honors as a junior and senior... He is a Street & Smith s all-metro Chicago selection and earned MVP honors in the Nike Back to School Classic... He was rated as the No. 93 recruit nationally and the No. 15 point guard by Fast Break Recruiting Service hading into his senior season. He was a 1999 Chicago High School Public League all-academic honoree, as well. Isaiah Fox C, 6-9, 255, Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads) General: One of four California natives on the UA roster... A McDonald s All-America nominee... Fox was rated as the No. 60 recruit in the nation and the No. 16 center by Fast Break Recruiting Service. High School:... Led Crossroads High School to a 26-6 record and berth in the Division 4 championship game for coach Daryl Roper... Averaged 20.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior and improved those numbers to 23 pts./19 reb. in the state playoffs... Set a state regional championship game record with 23 reounds... Scored 30 points and grabbed 21 boards in the championship game loss... Set title game records for free throws (14) and free throws attempted (18)... Helped team to second straight CIF title... Named Delphic League, CIF, and Division 4 State Player of the Year... Earned the John R. Wooden Award for California Division 4 high school players... Cal-Hi Sports Division 4 Player of the Year... A top-10 player (all-state) in California for all divisions as a senior and second team as a junior... Earned all-tournament honors at the Las Vegas Classic... Garnered first team all-south Bay accolades and team Most Valuable Player honors in Ranked as the No. 7 center nationally by The Sporting News... As a junior, Fox averaged 25 points and 13 rebounds per game and earned all-state and all-california Interscholastic Federation kudos... Led Crossroads High to a 55-1 league record in four years... Attended three Nike Camps. Personal: Born March 29, 1983, in Tucson, Ariz.... Son of Nils and Michelle Fox... His father was an Arizona football letterman in 1983 and 1984, where he was a starter on the offensive line... Isaiah s mother actually went into labor with Isaiah during UA spring football practice in Major is undecided, but he lists a career objective of sports marketing... Hobby is photography. Channing Frye C, 6-10, 230, Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s) General: Rated as the No. 98 recruit in the nation by Hoop Scoop and the No. 13 center in the country by Fast Break Recruiting Service. High School: Led St. Mary s High School to the 2001 Class 5A state championship with a 30-3 record... Averaged 22.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 3.0 assists per game as a senior... St. Mary s won the Desert Valley Conference title with a 10-0 record... Named Player of the Year by the Arizona Republic... Was the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year... A fourth-team Parade All-America... As a junior, Frye averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 9.0 blocks and 6.0 assists per game for coach David Lopez at St. Mary s. He led the team to a 26-7 record in 2000, a berth in the Class 5A state tournament semifinals and a No. 19 national ranking by USA Today... He was a Street & Smith s High Honorable Mention All-America pick and an all-metro Phoenix selection... He earned MVP honors at the Arizona Preps Fall Showcase and attended the Nike All-America camp... Personal: A member of the St. Mary s Lettermen s Club and is active in its community service program. Dennis Latimore F, 6-8, 230, Halsted, Kan. (Halsted) General: A graduate of Halsted High School in Halsted, Kan., but played as a sophomore at Mesa (Ariz.) Mountain View High... He is rated as the No. 27 recruit in the nation and the No. 5 power forward by Fast Break Recruiting Service... Listed on Bob Gibbons All-Star National Top-50 Seniors. High School: The Kansas Class 3A Player of the Year, Latimore averaged 24.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game at Halsted High School... Earned Class 3A all-state honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capitol Journal... Was an all classes first team pick as well... Latimore averaged 25.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks last season for coach Mark Fox at Halsted High School and shot 53 percent from the field. He was a Class 3A all-state selection by the Wichita Eagle, the Topeka Capitol Journal, and the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association; and an Honorable Mention All-America pick by USA Today. Latimore was the Gatorade Circle of Champions Kansas Player of the Year as a junior. He led Mesa (Ariz.) Mountain View High to the Class 5A state championship as a sophomore. Participated in the Sonny Vaccaro Roundball Classic and the Coca-Cola Classic in Las Vegas. Personal: An outstanding student, Latimore ranked sixth in his graduating class of 65. Salim Stoudamire G, 6-2, 175, Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego) General: The Oregon Class 4A all-time leading scorer with 2,219 career points, Stoudamire is the cousin of former UA All-American ( ) and 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire. A McDonald s All-American... He is rated as the No. 66 recruit in the nation and the No. 15 shooting guard in the nation by Fast Break Recruiting Service. High School: Averaged 28.5 points (a state high), 6.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior at Lake Oswego High School... Helped team to a berth in the state finals... A first team all-state pick as a junior and senior... Team went 13-3 in conference play, overall... A top-10 player in Oregon... Stoudamire was named Three Rivers League Player of the Year and played in the Washington/Oregon All-Star game..., Averaged 23.0 points per game as a junior for coach Mark Schoff at Lake Oswego High School in leading the squad to a state tournament semifinal berth. He was a first-team all-state selection and the Three Rivers Conference Player of the Year as a junior. Stoudamire was been an all-conference pick in each of his four years in high school. An outstanding scorer, Stoudamire averaged 28.6 points as a freshman and 21.7 points as a sophomore.