Arizona Basketball in Australia 2002

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1 Wildcat Quick Facts Location Tucson, Ariz. Founded 1885 Enrollment 35,400 President Dr. Peter Likins Athletic Director Jim Livengood Head Coach Lute Olson Alma Mater Augsburg 58 Record/Years (.738)/29 Record at UA (.767)/19 Assistant Coaches Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Jay John Video/Recruiting Coord. Josh Pastner Basketball Office (520) Basketball SID Richard Paige Paige Home (520) Office Phone (520) FAX (520) Press Row (520) Internet Schedule/Results Nov. 4 EA Sports All-Stars (Ex) Nov. 8!vs. (2) Maryland (ESPN2) W, Nov. 9!vs. (5) Florida (ESPN) W, Nov. 17 at (23) Texas (KWBA) W, Nov. 25 Nike Elite (Ex) Dec. 1 (8) KANSAS (CBS) L, Dec. 4 %vs. (5) Illinois (FSN) W, Dec. 8 #vs. Purdue (FSNA) W, Dec. 15 at (23) Michigan State (CBS) L, Dec. 20 *at Oregon State (KWBA) W, Dec. 22 *at Oregon (FSNA) L, Dec. 28 ^PEPPERDINE (FSNA) W, Dec. 30 ^VALPARAISO (FSNA) W, Jan. 4 *OREGON (FSNA) L, Jan. 6 *OREGON STATE (FSNA) W, Jan. 10 *at Washington State (KWBA) W, Jan. 12 *at Washington (FSNA) W, Jan. 17 *(18) USC (FSN) W, Jan. 19 *(9) UCLA (CBS) W, Jan. 23 *at Arizona State (FSN) L, Jan. 26 (25) CONNECTICUT (CBS) L, (OT) Jan. 31 *at California (KWBA) W, Feb. 2 *at (18) Stanford (FSN) W, (OT) Feb. 7 *WASHINGTON (FSNA) W, Feb. 9 *WASHINGTON STATE (FSNA) W, Feb. 14 *at (20) UCLA (FSN) L, Feb. 16 *at (25) USC (ABC) L, Feb. 20 *ARIZONA STATE (FSNA) W, Feb. 28 *(17) STANFORD (FSN) L, March 2 *(21) CALIFORNIA (CBS) W, March 7 $vs. Arizona State (FSN) W, March 8 $vs. (25) California (FSN) W, March 9 $vs. (22) USC (FSN) W, March 14 +vs. UC-Santa Barbara (CBS) W, March 16 +vs. Wyoming (CBS) W, March (3) Oklahoma (CBS) L, Home games in BOLD CAPS * Pacific-10 Conference game (ex) exhibition game! at Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic, New York, N.Y. % at Southwest Showdown, Phoenix, Ariz. # at John R. Wooden Classic, Anaheim, Calif. ^ Fiesta Bowl Classic honoring Bobbi Olson, Tucson, Ariz. $ at Pac-10 Tournament, Los Angeles, Calif. + NCAA First/Second Rounds, Albuquerque, NCAA West Regional, San Jose, Calif. Staying Current The University of Arizona aslo maintains a comprehensive athletic web site, featuring the latest information on all 19 Wildcat varsity sports. Point your internet browser to All UA basketball games are broadcast live on the Wildcat Basketball Network, which consists of the flagship KNST-AM 790 in Tucson and 13 affiliates in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. All home games and selected road contests are also carried in Spanish on Tucson s KXEW-AM 1600 and Radio XENY-AM 760 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Arizona Basketball in Australia 2002 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Richard Paige McKale Center, Room 106 Men s Basketball Contact P.O. Box Phone: (520) Tucson, AZ FAX: (520) Wildcats Hit the Road for 23-day Tour of Australia Arizona Final Season Averages No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG F 4 Luke Walton Jr. San Diego, Calif F 33 Rick Anderson Jr. Long Beach, Calif C 45 Channing Frye Fr. Phoenix, Ariz G 20 Salim Stoudamire Fr. Portland, Ore G 22 Jason Gardner Jr. Indianapolis, Ind Reserves G 3 Will Bynum Fr. Chicago, Ill G 11 Jason Ranne So. Tulsa, Okla F 13 Andrew Zahn Fr. Redondo Beach, Calif F 34 Dennis Latimore Fr. Halstead, Kan C 52 Isaiah Fox Fr. Santa Monica, Calif OPENING TIP: The University of Arizona men s basketball team gets a head start on the season with a 23-day tour of Australia... There will be plenty of playing time for everyone with 10 games on the schedule and 10 players making the trip... Some pundits are already calling Arizona the best college team in the country heading into the campaign... This is Arizona fifth international excursion and the program s third consecutive trip to the Australian continent... These trips have proven to be a springboard for success, as the Wildcats have amassed a (.799) cumulative record in seasons immediately following foreign tours IN REVIEW: A young Arizona (24-10, 12-6 Pac-10) team exceeded nearly everyone s expectations by winning 24 games, capturing the Pac-10 Tournament title, and advancing to the NCAA Tournament s Sweet Several streaks of note that were continued by the Cats include 20 or more wins for the 15th straight season, 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, and four consecutive Pac-10 Tournament championships... Collectively, the Cats tallied 2,793 total points, the seventh-highest figure in school history, and knocked down 258 treys, No. 3 in the UA annals. ARIZONA HEAD COACH LUTE OLSON... finished his 19 th season at Arizona and his 29 th overall as a college head coach with a career record of (.738) and (.767) at Arizona... He recorded his 600 th career win and his 400 th victory at Arizona during the 2000 campaign and has the fourth most Pac-10 wins (262) in history, trailing UCLA s John Wooden (304, ), Oregon State s Slats Gill (276, ) and Washington s Hec Edmundson (266, )... He has the second-best conference winning percentage in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only Wooden (.810/304-74)... During his 19-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won nine Pac-10 Conference titles, four Pac-10 Tournament crowns (1988, 89, 90, 2002) and been to the NCAA Tournament for the past 18 years in a row, which is the longest active and secondlongest streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27)... He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four... Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year six times (1986, 88, 89, 93, 94, 98), the Big Ten Coach of the Year twice (1979 & 81) and directed the UA program to the nation s best winning percentage over the past 15 years (401-97/.805)... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 35 NBA Draft picks, including 25 at Arizona 19 alone since A Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame finalist in each of the last three years, Olson has led UA to 15 consecutive 20-win seasons and has 24 overall in his career, making him one of only five head coaches in NCAA history to record 24 or more 20-win seasons... Under Olson, the Cats are (.906) in McKale Center and have won 208 of its last 222 home games... He also won gold medals in international competition as the U.S. head coach for 1984 Jones Cup and 1986 World Championship teams... He is assisted by Jim Rosborough, Rodney Tention and Josh Pastner.

2 Wildcat Foreign Tours 1985 European Tour Won 8, Lost 7 Coach: Lute Olson My21 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) L My23 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) W Dieppe International Tournament My24 Dieppe (France) W My25 USSR National Team L My25 Challans (France) W My25 Barcelona (Spain) W My26 Adidas Sect (USA) L My26 Netherlands National W Netherlands Tour My28 Netherlands National W My29 Netherlands National W My30 Netherlands National L My31 Netherlands National L Perugia, Italy Tournament Jn3 Siena (Italy) W Jn4 Adidas Select (USA) L Jn5 Perugia (Italy) L European Tour Won 6, Lost 3 Coach: Lute Olson My16 Villeurbane, France W My18 Limoges, France L My20 W. Ger. Natl. (Limburg) W My22 W. Ger. Natl. (Sindelfingen) L My24 Madrid W My27 CajaCanarias W Santa Cruz de La Palma (Canary Isl.) My29 CajaCanarias W Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Isl.) My31 Cran Canaria, Las Palmas W Jn4 Spanish Natl. at Zaragosa L Australian Tour Won 9, Lost 1 Coach: Lute Olson My17 Caltex Stars (Auckland, NZ) W My19 Bendigo Braves W My20 N.B.L. All-Stars W My22 S.E. Melbourne Magic L My23 N. Melbourne Giants W My25 Adelaide 36er s W My26 Perth Wildcats W My29 Brisbane Bullets W Jn1 W. Sydney Slammers W Jn3 Cairns Marlins W Australian Tour Won 5, Lost 4 Coach: Lute Olson My18 Sydney Kings W exhibition at Sydney Opera House My19 Australian U-22 (Gosford) L My20 Australian U-22 (Newcastle) L My21 Australian U-22 (Sydney) W My24 Melbourne Tigers L My26 CBA All-Stars (Frankston) W My27 Adelaide 36ers W My30 Perth Wildcats W Jn3 Cairns Marlins W Jn7 Melbourne Magic L ARIZONA ABROAD: As mentioned earlier, this is Arizona s fifth foreign tour. All-time, the Wildcats have a (.651) record in those games. It is also UA s third trip to Australia, where the squad has a 14-5 (.737) record. A LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME: As the team sets out on this 23-day road swing, it does so getting ready to cover nearly 19,000 miles. In case your were wondering, Tucson is roughly 7,800 miles from Sydney, which makes Arizona s epic 9,200-mile road trip from Tucson to Maui, Hawaii, to Indianapolis, Ind., that opened the season pale by comparison. THIRD TIME A CHARM?: For the third consecutive year, Arizona head coach Lute Olson is a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Once again Olson, who has won nearly 1,000 games in 43 seasons as a head coach, faces some formidable competition with a list of finalists headed by former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin Magic Johnson. The Hall of Fame s Class of 2002 will be announced in Los Angeles on Wed., June 5. That s three days after the team returns home from Australia. HALL OF FAME STAFF: Even if Coach Olson isn t fortunate enough to receive induction this year, he can rest easy knowing that he has a Hall of Famer on his staff. Associate head coach Jim Rosborough, who has been a member of the Arizona coaching staff for 14 years, was inducted into the state of Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on April 27. Unfortunately, Rosborough will not accompany the team to Australia. DEVELOPING TALENT: Not only has Coach Olson done a fine job of developing talented players over the years, but future head coaches as well. Two of Olson s former assistants were named head coaches on the NCAA Division I level since the end of the season: Jay John at Oregon State and Phil Johnson at San Jose State. COACH OF THE YEAR: UA head coach Lute Olson was also recognized by cnnsi.com, as it selected the Wildcat mentor as its 2002 national coach of the year. It is the second consecutive season in which Olson has been nationally recognized. Last year, Olson was named the Clair Bee Coach of the Year and was also honored with the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. ALL-AMERICA HONORS: Jason Gardner and Luke Walton were named to a total of eight All-America teams following the campaign, marking the sixth straight year in which the Cats have had at least one All-American. Gardner earned third team honors from the Associated Press and National Association of Basketball Coaches and second team accolades from cnnsi.com and Basketball America, while Walton garnered kudos from the John R. Wooden Award, Basketball Times (3rd), The Sporting News (2nd) and Basketball News (2nd). BACK FOR MORE: After flirting with the National Basketball Association in each of the last two seasons, senior-to-be Jason Gardner will be returning to Arizona for his final collegiate season. Life in Tucson must be good for the All-America point guard, whose mother moved with him to town three years ago. She also attends nearly every one of his games. Gardner hopes to be a top-five pick in next season s NBA Draft. SECOND GENERATION: Adjusting to the rigors of college basketball and playing for a legendary coach might prove to be difficult, but no one may have been more prepared than junior forward Rick Anderson. He is the first second generation Lute Olsoncoached player, as Olson also mentored Rick s father, Gary, at Long Beach City College back in the early 1970s. LIKE FATHER...: There aren t many players that can claim Luke Walton s basketball lineage. The third son of former UCLA and NBA great Bill Walton has certainly come into his own as a basketball player, as he averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists last season. All four of the elder Walton s sons either played, or are currently playing major college basketball. Bill and Luke are one of only three father-son combinations to participate in an NCAA Final Four. ON TARGET: Freshman Salim Stoudamire certainly made an impact with his outside shooting. On the season, the Portland, Ore., native shot 44.3 percent from the field, including 45.3 percent from three-point range. Stoudamire, the cousin of NBA star Damon Stoudamire, is so accurate, he ranks second on the school s career three-point FG percentage chart behind Steve Kerr (.573). His 434 points scored in ranked sixth on the UA freshman scoring list, and was exactly double of what Damon tallied as a freshman at Arizona. Stoudamire comes from a long line of basketball talent, as his father, brother and uncle were all standouts in college as well.

3 Pac-10 Conference (Final, March 24, 2002) Pac-10 Overall *Oregon #ARIZONA California Stanford USC UCLA Arizona St Washington Oregon State Wash. State * Regular season champion # Postseason Tournament champion Players of the Week Nov. 26 Jason Gardner, G, Jr., Arizona Dec. 3 Curtis Allen, G, So., Washington Dec. 10 Marcus Moore, G, So., Wash. St. Dec. 17 Joe Shipp, F, Jr., California Dec. 24/31 none selected Jan. 7 Chad Prewitt, C, Sr., Arizona St. Jan. 14 Matt Barnes, F, Sr., UCLA Jan. 21 Luke Walton, F, Jr., Arizona Jan. 28 Philip Ricci, F, Jr., Oregon State Feb. 4 Casey Jacobsen, F, Jr., Stanford Feb. 11 Amit Tamir, F, Fr., California Feb. 18 David Bluthenthal, F, Sr., USC Feb. 25 Frederick Jones, G, Sr., Oregon March 1 Curtis Borchardt, C, Jr., Stanford 2002 Pac-10 Postseason Honors All-Conference Curtis Borchardt, Jr., C, Stanford Sam Clancy, Sr., F, USC Jason Gardner, Jr., G, Arizona Casey Jacobsen, Jr., G/F, Stanford Frederick Jones, Sr., G, Oregon Jason Kapono, Jr., F, UCLA Chad Prewitt, Sr., F/C, Arizona State Luke Ridnour, So., G, Oregon Luke Walton, Jr., F, Arizona Doug Wrenn, So., F, Washington All-Freshman Errick Craven, G, USC Channing Frye, C, Arizona Jamal Sampson, C, California Salim Stoudamire, G, Arizona Amit Tamir, C/F, California Player of the Year: Sam Clancy, USC Newcomer of the Year: Doug Wrenn, Wash. Freshman of the Year: Salim Stoudamire, Arizona Coach of the Year: Ernie Kent, Oregon Statistical Miscellaneous Double-Figure Scoring Games Season Career Jason Gardner Rick Anderson Luke Walton Salim Stoudamire Channing Frye Will Bynum 9 9 Isaiah Fox 2 2 Dennis Latimore 1 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Season Career Rick Anderson 8 8 Channing Frye 8 8 Luke Walton 7 9 Isaiah Fox 1 1 Double-Figure Assist Games Season Career Jason Gardner 2 Luke Walton 5 6 Double-Doubles Season Career Luke Walton 9 11 Rick Anderson 6 6 Channing Frye 6 6 Jason Gardner 2 Triple-Doubles Season Career Luke Walton 1 1 IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA: Most players would jump at the chance to have every one of his games televised. For UA freshman Will Bynum just having his games televised was a decrease in TV coverage. As a high school senior in Chicago, the flashy point guard was the subject of a reality-based weekly television program called Preps that filmed every part of his life for one school year. BEHIND THE CAMERA: Sophomore guard Jason Ranne got the chance to play filmmaker during Arizona s run to the 2001 national championship game. The native of Tulsa, Okla., gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the Wildcats journey to Minneapolis, Minn., as part of a feature during CBS-TV s coverage of the NCAA Tournament. No doubt that it was entertaining, as Ranne possesses a very wry sense of humor. DESTINY: Perhaps freshman forward Isaiah Fox was destined to become a member of the Arizona basketball team. It just so happens that Isaiah was born in Tucson on March 23, 1983, the same day that Lute Olson was named the UA head coach. Isaiah s father was a member of the UA football team at the time, so it s no surprise that Isaiah has grown up to be 6-foot-9 and weigh 265 pounds. MAKING AN IMPACT: First-year center Channing Frye made quite an impact on the Pac-10 as well, finishing the season as the league s field goal percentage leader. Frye connected on 59.5 percent of his attempts (122-of-205), and improved to 60.5 percent in conference play. Frye s 59.5 FG percentage would have ranked seventh nationally had he met the minimum of five made field goals per game. At one point of the season, Frye connected on 17 consecutive field goal attempts. One of the team s most outgoing players, must have learned well from his mother, a former television newscaster. BODY ART: Tattoos have almost become as much a part of a player s repertoire as a signature move to the basket. Seven of the 10 Arizona players claim some form of body art, led by forward Dennis Latimore. At 6-foot-8 and 254 pounds, Latimore certainly has the space for his team-leading seven tattoos. THE COMFORTS OF HOME: Perhaps no Arizona player on this Australian trip will feel as much at home as forward Andrew Zahn. The gregarious Southern California native should acclimate well to Australia s world-famous beaches and laid-back lifestyle. And if you like big things, they don t get much bigger than Zahn s 6-foot-9, 254-pound frame. A TOP-10 GUY: Jason Gardner closed his junior season as the school s career leader in minutes per game (35.6), but the Indianapolis, Ind., native also ranks among the UA career leaders in nine other categories. He ranks 10th in points scored (1,512), second in three-point field goals (252) and three-point field goal attempts (676), fourth in games started (103) and minutes played (3707), fifth in free throws (402), sixth in assists (464), seventh in steals (164), and ninth in free throw attempts (516). UNPRECEDENTED: Luke Walton closed his season as the Pacific-10 Conference leader in assists at 6.3 per game. He is the first forward to lead the Pac-10 in assists since the league began tracking the statistic in Walton also ranked 18th nationally in assists and no frontcourt player is ranked higher than the San Diego native. Walton, who has gained a reputation as the most complete forward in college basketball, according to Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe, was the only Pac-10 player to be ranked among the league s top 15 in scoring and the top 10 in rebounds, assists and steals. DREAM COME TRUE: When the Wildcats last toured Australia in 1997, Josh Pastner was a reserve guard with a dream of someday becoming a basketball coach. Now five years and a lot of hard work later, Pastner returns to Australia as one of Arizona s fulltime assistant coaches. Hopefully, he ll remember where the workout facilities are located. ALSO ON THE ITINERARY: In addition to the 10-game schedule listed at left, the members of the Arizona traveling party are scheduled to enjoy several sojourns when not on the court. The team will attend an Australian Rules Football game in Melbourne on Sun., May 19, go white water rafting in Cairns on Wed., May 29, and take part in a Great Barrier Reef boat trip on Thurs., May 30. Australia Tour Schedule Date Opponent Time* May 15 vs. Canberra 8 p.m. May 16 vs. Sturt Sabres 8 p.m. May 20 vs. Dandenong Rangers 6 p.m. May 22 vs. Knox Raiders 7 p.m. May 24 vs. Sydney Kings 7:30 p.m. May 25 vs. Sydney Kings 7:30 p.m. May 26 vs. Bullets Youth Team 6 p.m. May 29 vs. Kuiym Pride Smithfield 7:30 p.m. May 30 vs. Cairns Marlins 8 p.m. June 1 vs. Sydney Kings 7:30 p.m. * all times local to Australia

4 33 Rick Anderson F, 6-9, 213, Junior, Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) General: After three years in the program as a key reserve, Anderson instantly became a team leader in Often the X factor for the Wildcats, as the squad needs his positive contributions to ensure success... One of the top outside shooters on the west coast with unlimited range... His mid-range game and play around the bucket is also strong... A tenacious rebounder, especially on the offensive glass... Displayed a knack for hitting big shots, as he hit game-winning or game-clinching shots vs. Maryland, Florida and Oregon State last year... An underrated defender who ranked third on the team in blocks (17) and fourth in steals (23) last year... Is versatile enough to play the two, three, or four positions... Worked hard in the off season to add muscle and improve stamina... At various times, worked out with the football team during their strength and conditioning drills... Has played in 93 of a possible 97 games during his Arizona career... Thirty-four of his 41 career starts came in Posted career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2002 as his playing time more than doubled... Anderson is the first second-generation Lute Olson-coached player (Junior): A tri-captain... One of the team s best perimeter shooters, yet only averaged 2.4 three-point attempts per game... Finished the season ranked ninth in the Pac-10 in rebounds (7.2), seventh in three-point FG percentage (.422), fourth in offensive rebounds per game (2.91) and 10th in defensive rebounds per game (4.29)... Averaged 7.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in three Pac-10 Tournament games... Finished the regular season ranked 19th in the Pac-10 in scoring (13.1), eighth in rebounding (7.1) and fifth in offensive rebounds (2.71)... Ranked second in FG percentage (.492), rebounding (7.2) and double-doubles (6), third in blocks (17), and fourth in scoring (12.4),... Had 13 offensive rebounds in games vs. Kansas and Illinois and is the team s leading offensive rebounder (99)... Collected 10 or more rebounds eight times this season... Twelve of his 19 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games were on the offensive glass... Finished in double figures in 26 of 34 games, including a career-best 12 straight to start the season... Collected seven points, four rebounds and a block vs. Oklahoma on 3/ 21 in the NCAA West Regional Semifinal... Tallied five points and six boards vs. Wyoming in the NCAA Tournament second round on 3/16... Scored a career-high 19 points, including a career-best three treys, to go with nine boards in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. UCSB on 3/14... Registered 12 points and nine rebounds in Pac-10 Tournament championship game vs. USC on 3/9... Hit 4-of-5 FGs and added four rebounds (3 OR) on 3/8 vs. California... Held scoreless for the first time this season on 3/7 vs. Arizona State, but pulled down a career- and UA Pac-10 Tournament-record 14 rebounds... Scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds in just 20 minutes vs. California on 3/2... Tallied nine points and 11 rebounds (five offensive) on 2/28 vs. Stanford... Hit a career-high seven free throws en route to 17 points vs. Arizona State on 2/ 20, while adding nine boards... Equaled a career high with 38 minutes at USC on 2/16, and posted his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds... Collected his fifth double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds at UCLA on 2/14... Posted a nice all-around game with 11 points, five boards and three assists vs. Washington State on 2/9... Finished with 11 points and seven rebounds vs. Washington on 2/7, but was 0-5 from the line... Played one of his best all-around games of the year on 2/2 at Stanford with 10 points, eight boards, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes... Recorded his fourth career double-double with a 16-point (6-of-9 FG), careerhigh 13-rebound effort at California on 1/31... Collected eight points, four rebounds, an assist and steal on 1/26 vs. Connecticut... Managed just six points (1-5 FG) to go with four rebounds in the loss at Arizona State on 1/23, just his second game under double figures this season... Equaled a career high with five assists to go with 16 points and four rebounds vs. UCLA on 1/19... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor to finish with 11 points and seven rebounds vs. USC on 1/17... Collected his third career double-double with 14 points, a career-best 11 rebounds, three assists and a career-best three steals on 1/12 at Washington... Scored 13 points and added two steals on 1/10 at Washington State... Had his 13-game double-figure scoring streak end with a nine-point, three assist effort vs. Oregon State on 1/6, largely due to a 5-of-9 FT night... Tallied 11 points, seven boards and two assists on 1/4 vs. Oregon... Posted his second career double-double with career-high totals of 18 points and 11 rebounds to go with a career-best five assists vs. Valpo on 12/30... Equaled a season high with three assists vs. Pepperdine on 12/28 to go with 13 points and six rebounds... Totaled 12 points and seven rebounds (five offensive) on 12/22 at Oregon... Sank a running one-hander with 1:28 to go that gave UA the lead in the win at Oregon State on 12/20 and finished with 11 points two boards and two assists... Equaled a season high with two treys en route to 15 points and four rebounds at Michigan State on 12/15... Registered a career-high four blocks to go with a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds vs. Purdue on 12/8... Tallied a career-high 18 points (6-of-10 FG) to go with seven rebounds on 12/4 vs. Illinois... Scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half on 12/1 vs. Kansas, while adding 10 rebounds (7 offensive) to post his first career double-double... Tallied 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds in 37 minutes at No. 23 Texas on 11/17... Scored UA s last three FGs in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9, including the game-winning layup with 26 seconds to go... Drained two FTs with three seconds to go to clinch the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/ (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): Earned quite a bit of playing time 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 due to injury... 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 two-guard 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.

5 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 then-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 / / Redshirted / Totals / Anderson s Pac-10 Conference Statistics / / Redshirted / Totals / Anderson s NCAA Tournament Statistics / / Redshirted / Career /

6 3 Wil Bynum G, 5-10, 183, Freshman, Chicago, Ill. (Crane Tech Prep) General: Bynum is a highlight reel waiting to happen... An ultra-talented point guard with tremendous potential... Poised for a breakout season after averaging 6.4 points and 1.4 assists as a freshman... Very quick with the ball and possesses an excellent hesitation move with the ability to leave defenders behind... Often plays big in big games, as he tallied double figures against No. 5 Florida, No. 18 USC and No. 3 Oklahoma... Needs to improve his field goal percentage and defensive awareness (Freshman): Ranked second on the team with a.583 FG percentage in the Pac-10 Tournament... Shot just.344 (73-of-212) on the year, but was slightly better in conference play at Posted three straight double-figure scoring efforts twice this year (vs. Valpo, Oregon and Oregon State/California, Arizona State and California)... Finished the year with nine double-figure scoring games... One of two Wildcats to finish in double figures (10 points) on 3/21 vs. Oklahoma in the West Regional Semifinal, while adding three rebounds... Collected two points and a steal vs. Wyoming on 3/16 in the NCAA Tournament second round... Totaled one board and one assist in the NCAA Tournament-opening win over UCSB on 3/14... Grabbed a rebound ion three minutes of action in the Pac-10 Tournament championship game vs. USC on 3/9... Hit 4-of-5 FGs en route to 10 points and three assists on 3/8 vs. California... Scored in double figures for the second straight time with 10 points (4-of-6 FT) vs. Arizona State in the Pac-10 Tournament on 3/7... Finished in double figures for the sixth time this season with a 14-point effort on 3/2 vs. California with four of his five FGs coming from behind the arc... DNP on 2/28 vs. Stanford after missing a practice... Equaled a season high with four rebounds vs. Arizona State on 2/20, including two key boards in the final minute of play to help preserve the win... Saw just five minutes of action at USC on 2/16... Scored all six points in the second half and added two rebounds and an assist and steal on 2/14 at UCLA... DNP vs. Washington State on 2/9 due to an upper respiratory-type infection... Tallied two steals vs. Washington on 2/7... Scored five points in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Collected four points on two key second half FGs to go with an assist and a steal on 1/31 at California... Passed out a career-best seven assists (one turnover), while adding five points and two boards, vs. Connecticut on 1/26... Posted six points, two boards an assist and a steal on 1/23 at Arizona State... Tallied eight points and four rebounds on 1/19 vs. UCLA, including a solid defensive effort in the second half... A key factor of the bench in the win over USC on 1/17, hitting 6-of-8 FGs (4-of-4 treys) to finish with 17 points, three rebounds and a steal in just 15 minutes... Missed three shots and grabbed a rebound in nine minutes at Washington on 1/12... Tallied eight points and equaled a season best with four assists at Washington State on 1/10... Scored all 10 of his points in the second half as UA rallied to beat Oregon State on 1/6... Hit a season-high seven FGs en route to 15 points vs. Oregon on 1/4, his third double figure scoring game of the year... Finished in double figures for the first time since the Florida game with 10 points and three assists vs. Valpo on 12/30... Equaled a season high with four assists in 22 minutes vs. Pepperdine on 12/28... Tallied five points and an assist on 12/22 at Oregon... DNP at Oregon State on 12/20 for a violation of team policy... Dropped in a season-best 4-of-5 FTs to go with three assists in 30 minutes at Michigan State on 12/15... Collected a career-high four assists to go with six points vs. Purdue on 12/8... Played his best all-around game of the year in limiting Illinois Cory Bradford to just seven points (3-of-15 FG) on 12/4, while hitting two key treys and adding three assists and three steals... Scored five points (2-of-9 FG) and added three boards and two assists vs. Kansas on 12/1... Hit just 1-of-6 FGs at Texas on 11/17... Earned alltournament honors at the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic with a 16-point (3-5 3-FGs) effort in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Finished with four points, three rebounds and a steal in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8. High School: 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... Rated as the No. 50 player nationally by HoopScoop magazine... Played for Team USA/Texas in the 2001Global Games, held in Dallas, Texas... Averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a senior... Earned all-city and Chicago Public Player-of-the-Year honors... 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 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists 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. Personal: Born Jan. 4, 1983, in Chicago, Ill.... Son of William and Rose Robinson... Father is a steelworker, mother is... Major is undecided... Hobby is making every part of my game better every year. Bynum s Career Statistics / Totals / Bynum s Pac-10 Conference Statistics / Totals / Bynum s NCAA Tournament Statistics / Totals /

7 52 Isaiah Fox C, 6-9, 265, Freshman, Santa Monica, Calif. (Crossroads) General: The first of five freshmen to make an impact for the Cats in by averaging 7.0 points and 5.4 rebounds over the first five games of the season... Possesses soft hands and the ability to position himself very well at both ends of the court... Solid around the basket, but needs to be a stronger finisher... Quietly consistent, Fox grabbed at least five boards 14 times in The experience gained as a freshman will serve him well as he continues to develop (Freshman): Ranked third on the squad with a.481 FG percentage... Grabbed 53 rebounds in the last 11 games... Averaged 4.0 points and 5.3 rebounds during the Pac-10 Tournament... A starter six of the first seven games this year (Illinois)... Hit 4-of-6 FGs to go with a block and two rebounds vs. Oklahoma on 3/21 in the West Regional Semifinal... Hit 1-of-2 FTs and added a block vs. Wyoming on 3/16... Grabbed five rebounds in his NCAA Tournament debut on 3/14 vs. UCSB... Tallied four points and eight boards in the Pac-10 Tournament championship game on 3/9 vs. USC... Scored four points and added a rebound vs. California on 3/8... Tallied four points and seven rebounds vs. Arizona State on 3/7... Grabbed five boards and added a block vs. California on 3/2... Totaled nine boards, a block and steal on 2/28 vs. Stanford... Made his first start since Dec. 15 and responded with a team-high 12 rebounds vs. Arizona State on 2/20... Totaled two points and four boards on 2/16 at USC... Played just 11 minutes i 2/14 at UCLA, but did collect a block... Hit both free throws and added an assist on 2/9 vs. Washington State... Equaled a season high with four FGs (4-of-4) vs. Washington on 2/7 to go with two rebounds... Saw four minutes of action in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Tallied four points and two boards on 1/31 at California... Grabbed five boards in 12 minutes vs. Connecticut on 1/26... Hit both shots from the floor and finished with four points on 1/23 at Arizona State... Collected four points and an assist on 1/19 vs. UCLA... Scored six points at Washington on 1/12... Tallied four points and four rebounds in 10 minutes (foul trouble) vs. USC on 1/17... Hit a season-best four FGs at Washington State on 1/10 en route to 10 points, his second time in double figures this season (Illinois)... Grabbed a rebound in seven minutes vs. Oregon State on 1/6... Came off the bench to tally six points, six boards and an assist on 1/4 vs. Oregon... Tallied four points, four boards and an assist vs. Valpo on 12/30... Scored nine points, his best effort since Dec. 4, in the 23-point win over Pepperdine on 12/28... Came off the bench for the second time this season at Oregon on 12/22 and finished with no points and a seasonlow three points... DNP at Oregon State on 12/20 for a violation of team policy... Tallied five rebounds and two points at Michigan State on 12/ Tallied eight points, five boards and his first career block on 12/8 vs. Purdue... Came off the bench for the first time this season vs. Illinois on 12/4 and responded with a career-high 12 points (first career double-figure game) and five rebounds in 16 minutes... Totaled five points and four boards in 16 minutes vs. Kansas on 12/1... Finished with six points and six boards in the win over No. 23 Texas on 11/17, while helping to limit the Texas frontline to just 7-of-26 shooting... Led the team in steals (3) and came up with six points and eight rebounds in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Tallied six points and four rebounds in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8 in his first collegiate start... Father, Nils, an offensive lineman at UA ( )... Isaiah was born on the same day (in Tucson) that Lute Olson was hired as the Arizona head coach, March 29, High School: 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... 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 rebounds... 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... Full name is Isaiah Philip-Francis 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. Fox s Career Statistics / Totals / Fox s Pac-10 Conference Statistics / Totals / Fox s NCAA Tournament Statistics / Totals /

8 45 Channing Frye C, 6-10, 222, Freshman, Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s) General: A key contributor in who started 25 of 34 games... Worked his way into the starting lineup by late December and stayed there for the rest of the season... A Pac-10 all-freshman pick, Frye led the league in field goal percentage and ranked fifth in blocked shots... An excellent athlete, Frye has the potential to give the Cats an inside presence similar to Loren Woods ( )... His shot blocking continues to develop... Great hands and a solid mid-range jumper... Averaged 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in NCAA Tournament play (Freshman): Selected to the Pac-10 all-freshman team... Team leader with 50 blocks and collected five blocks in a game three times this year...led the Pac-10 with a.595 FG percentage (.605 in Pac-10 play), and was the only UA player to shoot better than 50 percent from the floor... Also shot.727 from the free throw line... Arizona s No. 2 scorer (14.3 ppg) and rebounder (7.7 rpg) inn three NCAA Tournament games... Ranked 14th in the Pac-10 in rebounding (6.3), fifth in blocked shots (1.47) and ninth in offensive rebounds (2.38)... Had string of 17 consecutive shots made (covering four games) come to an end at Arizona State On Jan Shot 80-of-128 (.625) from the field in his last 21 games... Averaged 18 points, 12.5 rebounds and 38.0 minutes in the two-game Oregon trip Dec , including a career-best 18-point, 16- rebound performance at Oregon State... Named to the Fiesta Bowl Classic All-Tournament team... Hit all four shots from the floor and added five rebounds and two blocks on 3/21 vs. Oklahoma in the West Regional Semifinal... Was outstanding on both ends of the floor vs. Wyoming in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on 3/16, scoring 18 points (6-of-10 FG) and adding 11 rebounds (6th double-double of the year) and five blocked shots... Tallied 16 points and nine rebounds in his NCAA Tournament debut on 3/14 vs. UCSB... Scored just two points and grabbed seven boards vs. USC in the Pac-10 Tournament championship game on 3/9, but assisted on the defensive effort against Sam Clancy, limiting him to 12 points a five boards (seven points and four boards less than his season averages)... Totaled nine points, six boards and two blocks on 3/8 vs. California... Scored two points and one rebound in eight minutes vs. Arizona State on 3/7... Tallied six points, five boards and two assists vs. California on 3/2... Collected five points, two boards, an assist and a steal on 2/28 vs. Stanford... Hit 2-of-6 shots from the floor and grabbed just one rebound on 2/20 vs. Arizona State... Tallied five points and a block at USC on 2/16... Scored five points and added eight rebounds at UCLA on 2/14... Struggled from the field (3-of-12), but grabbed 10 rebounds on 2/9 vs. Washington State... Posted his fifth double-double of the year with 16 points (6-of-9 FG) and 10 rebounds on 2/7 vs. Washington... Connected on 10-of-13 FGs, including one that gave UA the lead for good, to finish with a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Stanford on 2/2... Totaled five points, two assists and two blocks at California on 1/31... Hit 8-of-14 shots, and added a team-high nine rebounds and two blocks on 1/26 vs. Connecticut... Played just 19 minutes due to foul trouble and tallied six points (2-5 FG) and four rebounds on 1/23 at Arizona State... Went 6-of-6 from the floor en route to a team-high 19 points and eight boards vs. UCLA on 1/19... Tallied 10 points (4-of-4 FGs), four boards and an assist on 1/17 vs. USC... Hit 5-of-5 shots from the floor and added three assists (career high) and three steals on 1/12 at Washington... Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots on 1/10 at Washington State... Posted his third double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the comefrom-behind win over Oregon State on 1/6... Totaled eight points and eight rebounds vs. Oregon on 1/4... Posted his third double-figure rebounding game with 10 boards vs. Valpo on 12/30... Collected his second double-double in three games with an 18-point, 10-rebound, fiveblock effort vs. Pepperdine on 12/28... Hit 7-of-11 FGs en route to 18 points and nine rebounds on 12/22 at Oregon... Exploded for 18 points and 16 rebounds (first career double-double) in the win at Oregon State on 12/20, where he totaled 16 of the team s 29 rebounds in the game... Tallied five points, six rebounds and a season-high five blocks (four in one sequence) at Michigan State on 12/15... Hit a career-best 4- of-5 FGs to finish with eight points and six rebounds vs. Purdue on 12/8... Made his first career start in front of the home folks in Phoenix vs. Illinois on 12/4, but was limited to just seven minutes of action due to foul trouble... Hit 2-of-3 FGs and added two steals vs. Kansas on 12/1... Totaled career-high totals of eight points and six rebounds to go with two blocks at No. 23 Texas on 11/17, while helping to limit the Texas frontline to just 7-of-26 shooting... Hit both FG attempts and added four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the win over No. 5 Florida on 11/9... Gave the team a lift off the bench in the win over No. 2 Maryland on 11/8... with four points, four boards, two assists and two steals. High School: 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... Another in the long line of Arizona prep standouts to enter the Wildcat program... 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... A McDonald s All-America nominee... 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... A member of the St. Mary s Lettermen s Club and was very active in its community service program. Personal: Born May 17, 1983, in White Plains, N.Y.... Son of Thomas and Karen Frye... Full name is Channing Thomas Frye... His father is a vice president at Matrix Banks and mother is CEO of Southwest Dimensions... Major is undecided, but he lists a career objective of owning his own business... Hobbies are fishing, listening to music and reading. Frye s Career Statistics / Totals / Frye s Pac-10 Conference Statistics / Totals / Frye s NCAA Tournament Statistics / Totals /