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Revision as of 17:48, 21 December 2023

2023–24 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–1 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Murphy (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Arizona 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
No. 23 Washington State 14 – 6   .700 25 – 10   .714
Colorado 13 – 7   .650 26 – 11   .703
Oregon † 12 – 8   .600 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Utah 9 – 11   .450 22 – 15   .595
California 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Washington 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
USC 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Stanford 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Arizona State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Oregon State 5 – 15   .250 13 – 19   .406
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by Tommy Lloyd, in his third season as head coach. It is the Wildcats' 50th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. It is their 45th and final season as members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1] With 29 victories during the season, Lloyd can pass Brad Stevens with the most victories in the first three years by a head coach to start their career.[2]

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

In Lloyd's second season, The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season at 28–7, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. Arizona went 15–2 at home, 6–3 on the road, and 7–1 at neutral sites. The Wildcats won the school's ninth conference tournament title.[3] Arizona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region.[4] They lost to No. 15 seed Princeton in the First Round.[5]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

The Wildcats had no coaching staff changes.

Returning players

Arizona Returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
Dylan Anderson 44 C 7’0” 240 lbs Sophomore Gilbert, Arizona
Oumar Ballo 11 C 7’0” 260 lbs Redshirt Senior Koulikoro, Mali
Filip Borovićanin 1 F 6’9” 185 lbs Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia
Kylan Boswell 4 G 6’2” 195 lbs Sophomore Champaign, Illinois
Luke Champion 24 F 6’8” 205 lbs Senior Suwanee, Georgia
Will Menaugh 33 F 6’10” 245 lbs Junior Tucson, Arizona
Pelle Larsson 3 G 6’5” 215 lbs Senior Nacka, Sweden
Henri Veesaar 13 F 7’0” 200 lbs Sophomore Tallinn, Estonia

Departures

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2022–23.[6] Additionally, any players who have declared for the 2023 NBA draft—including seniors, who must opt into this year's draft—have the option to return if they make a timely withdrawal from the draft and end any pre-draft relationships with agents. Thus, separate lists will initially be maintained for confirmed and potential departures.

Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ben Ackerley 21 G 6’3” 170 lbs Junior Seattle, WA Walk-on; transferred to Everett Community College
Adama Bal 2 G 6’6” 190 lbs Junior Le Mans, France transferred to Santa Clara[7]
Cedric Henderson Jr. 45 G/F 6’6” 200 lbs Grad Senior Memphis, TN Completed college eligibility
Kerr Kriisa 25 PG 6’3” 180 lbs Senior Tartu, Estonia transferred to West Virginia
Luc Krystkowiak 42 G 6’6” 195 lbs Junior Salt Lake City, UT Walk-on; transferred to Cal State San Marcos
Matthew Lang 23 G 6’3” 185 lbs Grad Senior Portland, OR Completed college eligibility
Jordan Mains 22 F 6’6” 200 lbs Senior Scottsdale, AZ Completed college eligibility
Courtney Ramey 0 G 6’3” 285 lbs Grad Senior St. Louis, MO Completed college eligibility
Ąžuolas Tubelis 10 F 6’11” 245 lbs Senior Vilnius, Lithuania Declared for the 2023 NBA draft[8]
Tautvilas Tubelis 20 F 6’7” 220 lbs Senior Vilnius, Lithuania no longer on scholarship. Still with team in a to be announced role.
Reference:[9]

Outgoing Transfers

Arizona Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New School Source
Adama Bal 2 G 6’6” 190 lbs Junior Le Mans, France transferred to Santa Clara [10][11]
Ben Ackerley 21 G 6’3” 170 lbs Junior Seattle, WA transferred to Everett Community College [12]
Kerr Kriisa 25 PG 6’3” 180 lbs Senior Tartu, Estonia transferred to West Virginia [13][14]
Luc Krystkowiak 42 G 6’6” 195 lbs Junior Salt Lake City, UT transferred to Cal State San Marcos [12]
Reference:[15]

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height/Weight Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible Source
Jaden Bradley 0 PG 6’3”, 185 lbs Sophomore Rochester, NY transferred from Alabama 3 May 3, 2023 [16]
Keshad Johnson 16 PF 6’7”, 225 lbs Graduate Oakland, CA transferred from San Diego State 1 May 20, 2023 [17]
Caleb Love 2 PG 6’4”, 200 lbs Senior St. Louis, MO transferred from North Carolina 2 May 30, 2023 [18]
Reference:[19]

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KJ Lewis
SG 		El Paso, TX Duncanville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Motiejus Krivas
C 		Šiauliai, Lithuania BC Žalgiris 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 253 lb (115 kg) May 16, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars
Paulius Murauskas
PF 		Kaunas, Lithuania BC Lietkabelis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 17, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars
Conrad Martínez
PG 		Granollers, Spain Joventut Badalona 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 25, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  • "2023 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  • "2023 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

Walk-ons

Name Position Height/Weight Class Hometown School
Jackson Cook Guard 6’2”, 185 lbs Freshman Oxford, England Montverde (FL)
Will Kuykendall Guard 6’3”, 175 lbs Sophomore Santa Maria, CA St. Joseph (CA)

Red and Blue game

The annual Red-Blue game took place at McKale Center on Friday September 29 at 7:30 p.m.[20] Before the game started, the team participated in the three-point shooting contest in which Filip Borovicanin defeated Caleb Love in the finals with a score of 18. After the competition of the three-point contest, Jaden Bradley, Keshad Johnson, Pelle Larsson & KJ Lewis competed in a dunk contest. Lewis defeated Johnson in the finals with a score of 39 out of a possible 40 points. Arizona women's basketball coach Adia Barnes, former Arizona Wildcat and NBA players Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson & Andre Iguodala were the judges.

The team was then split into two teams: Red and Blue, with the Blue team defeating the Red team 60−48. Oumar Ballo leading the blue team in scoring with 18 points. Keshad Johnson was the leading scorer for the red team with 13 points.[21]

Preseason

Preseason rankings

  • October 11 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day in Las Vegas.
Pac-12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1. Arizona 303 (18)
2. USC 264 (4)
3. UCLA 249 (4)
4. Oregon 228
5. Colorado 210
6. Arizona State 148
7. Utah 139
8. Stanford 131
9. Washington 108
10. Washington State 94
11. California 67
12. Oregon State 42

Source:[22]

Preseason All-conference teams

Award Player Position Year
Preseason All Pac-12 team (1st) Oumar Ballo C Redshirt Sr.
Preseason All Pac-12 team (2nd) Kylan Boswell G So.
Caleb Love Sr.
Preseason All Pac-12 team (Honorable Mention) Pelle Larsson G Sr.

Source:[23]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Jerry West Award Caleb Love SG Sr [24]
Naismith Trophy [25]
Karl Malone Award Keshad Johnson PF [26]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Oumar Ballo C Redshirt Sr [27]
John R. Wooden Award [28]
Naismith Trophy [29]

Personnel

Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.

2023–24 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaden Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Alabama Rochester, NY
F 1 Filip Borovićanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So KK Beko Belgrade, Serbia
G 2 Caleb Love 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr North Carolina St. Louis, MO
G 3 Pelle Larsson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Utah Nacka, Sweden
G 4 Kylan Boswell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So AZ Compass Prep Champaign, IL
G 5 KJ Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Duncanville HS El Paso, TX
C 11 Oumar Ballo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Gonzaga Koulikoro, Mali
G 12 Will Kuykendall (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St Joseph HS Santa Maria, CA
F 13 Henri Veesaar Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Real Madrid Tallinn, Estonia
C 14 Motiejus Krivas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Kaunas Zalgiris II Šiauliai, Lithuania
G 15 Grant Weitman (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, AZ
F 16 Keshad Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS San Diego State Oakland, CA
F 23 Paulius Murauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr BC Lietkabelis Kaunas, Lithuania
F 24 Luke Champion (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Missouri Western State Suwanee, GA
G 30 Jackson Cook (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montverde Academy (FL) Oxford, England
F 33 Will Menaugh (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Catalina Foothills HS Tucson, AZ
F 44 Dylan Anderson Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Perry HS Gilbert, AZ
G 55 Conrad Martinez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Joventut Badalona Granollers, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source:[30]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Arizona Summer Tour
August 14, 2023*
9:00 am, YouTube 		Israel Select
Israel & United Arab Emirates Exhibition 		W 124–77  –
  24 – K. Johnson   11 – M. Krivas   6 – Tied  Hadar Yosef Arena (–)
Tel Aviv, Israel
August 17, 2023*
2:00 am, YouTube 		United Arab Emirates All-Star Team
Israel & UAE Exhibition 		W 127–90  –
  17 – Tied   9 – O. Ballo   7 – J. Bradley  Al Jazira Club (150)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
August 19, 2023*
6:00 am, YouTube 		Lebanon
Israel & UAE Exhibition 		W 85–71  –
  17 – P. Larsson   7 – Tied   3 – K. Johnson  Etihad Arena (–)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Exhibition
October 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Arizona Live Stream 		No. 12 Lewis–Clark W 110–70  –
  23 – C. Love   8 – F. Borvicanin   7 – C. Love  McKale Center (12,929)
Tucson, AZ
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Arizona Live Stream 		No. 12 New Mexico Highlands W 94–65  –
  19 – C. Love   7 – Tied   5 – K. Lewis  McKale Center (11,439)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 12 Morgan State W 122–59  1–0
  18 – K. Boswell   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  McKale Center (13,455)
Tucson, AZ
November 10, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 at No. 2 Duke W 78–73  2–0
  14 – K. Johnson   8 – Tied   5 – K. Boswell  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 3 Southern
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series 		W 97–59  3–0
  17 – K. Johnson   9 – P. Murauskas   5 – Tied  McKale Center (12,868)
Tucson, AZ
November 17, 2023*
9:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 3 Belmont W 100–68  4–0
  20 – Tied   9 – M. Krivas   6 – Tied  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
November 19, 2023*
4:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 3 UT Arlington
Acrisure Classic campus game 		W 101–56  5–0
  15 – Tied   9 – K. Lewis   6 – C. Love  McKale Center (13,403)
Tucson, AZ
November 23, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 3 vs. No. 21 Michigan State
Acrisure Classic 		W 74–68  6–0
  17 – C. Love   10 – K. Johnson   4 – C. Love  Acrisure Arena (9,112)
Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 2 Colgate W 82–55  7–0
  15 – C. Love   10 – O. Ballo   6 – Tied  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
December 9, 2023*
1:15 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 No. 23 Wisconsin W 98–73  8–0
  21 – P. Larsson   9 – Tied   9 – K. Boswell  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2023*
2:30 p.m., Peacock 		No. 1 vs. No. 3 Purdue
Indy Classic 		L 84–92  8–1
  29 – C. Love   8 – K. Johnson   6 – P. Larsson  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,315)
Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 vs. Alabama
Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series 		W 87–74  9–1
  16 – Tied   12 – O. Ballo   3 – K. Boswell  Footprint Center (11,812)
Phoenix, AZ
December 23, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 4 vs. No. 14 Florida Atlantic
Desert Holiday Classic 		      T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023
8:30 p.m., P12N 		at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 4, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		Colorado       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Utah       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington State       Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 17, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		USC       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 20, 2024
TBD, ESPN 		UCLA
Rivalry 		      McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2024
9:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m., FOX 		at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., P12N 		California       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1 		Stanford       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 10, 2024
TBD, TBD 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 17, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		Arizona State
Rivalry 		      McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1 		Washington State       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS 		Washington       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona State
Rivalry 		      Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., TBD 		Oregon       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2024
TBD, TBD 		at UCLA
Rivalry 		      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13−16, 2024
TBD, TBD 		vs. TBD       T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Source:

vs Israel Select (Arizona Summer Tour)

Aug. 14, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Israel Select 77, Arizona Wildcats 124
Scoring by half: 35–52, 42–72
Pts: Ryan Turell, 30
Rebs: Tomer Levinson, 5
Asts: Alon Drucker, 5		 Pts: Keshad Johnson, 24
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 11
Asts: 3 tied, 6
Hadar Yosef Arena, Tel Aviv, Irsael
Attendance: –
Referees: –

United Arab Emirates All-Star Team (Arizona Summer Tour)

YouTube
August 17, 2023
2:00 am
UAE All-Star Team 90, Arizona Wildcats 127
Scoring by half: 37–60, 53–67
Pts: DeQuan Jones, 30
Rebs: Tied, 6
Asts: Humaid Alkharoosi, 7		 Pts: Tied, 17
Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 9
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 7

Lebanon (Arizona Summer Tour)

YouTube
August 19, 2023
6:00 a.m.
Lebanon 71, Arizona Wildcats 85
Scoring by half: 28–42, 43–43
Pts: Omar Spellman, 21
Rebs: Sergio Darwich, 10
Asts: Tied, 5		 Pts: Pelle Larrson, 17
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Keshad Johnson, 3
Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Lewis–Clark(exhibition)

Arizona Live Stream
October 20, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Lewis–Clark Warriors 70, No. 12 Arizona Wildcats 110
Scoring by half: 36–57, 34–53
Pts: Macahry Morris, 11
Rebs: Macahry Morris, 5
Asts: tied , 2		 Pts: Caleb Love, 23
Rebs: Filip Borvicanin, 8
Asts: Caleb Love, 7
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,929
Referees: Glen Mayberry, Jason Garretson, Marcus Hicks

New Mexico Highlands (exhibition)

Arizona Live Stream
October 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.
New Mexico Highlands Cowboys 65, No. 12 Arizona Wildcats 94
Scoring by half: 26–47, 39–47
Pts: tied, 10
Rebs: K. Robinson, 4
Asts: tied, 2		 Pts: Caleb Love, 19
Rebs: tied, 7
Asts: KJ Lewis, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 11,439
Referees: Tony Padilla, Bert Smith, Scott Brown

Morgan State

November 6, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Morgan State Bears 59, No. 12 Arizona Wildcats 122
Scoring by half: 26–61, 33–61
Pts: Christian Oliver, 12
Rebs: tied, 4
Asts: tied, 2		 Pts: Kylan Boswell, 18
Rebs: tied, 7
Asts: tied, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,455
Referees: Randy McCall, Glen Mayberry, Jason Garretson

at Duke

November 10, 2023
5:00 p.m.
No. 12 Arizona Wildcats 78, No. 2 Duke Blue Devils 73
Scoring by half: 41–33, 37–40
Pts: Keshad Johnson, 14
Rebs: tied, 8
Asts: Kylan Boswell, 5		 Pts: Kyle Filipowski, 25
Rebs: Kyle Filipowski, 8
Asts: tied, 5
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Brian O’Connell, Ron Groover

Southern

P12N
November 13, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Southern Jaguars 59, No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 97
Scoring by half: 23–35, 36–62
Pts: Tai’Reon, 22
Rebs: tied, 3
Asts: Tai’Reon, 5		 Pts: Keshad Johnson, 17
Rebs: Paulius Murauskas, 9
Asts: Tied, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,868
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Brooks Wells, Verne Harris

Belmont

P12N
November 17, 2023
9:00 p.m.
Belmont Bruins 68, No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 100
Scoring by half: 35–55, 33–44
Pts: Malik Dia, 21
Rebs: Malik Dia, 7
Asts: Keishawn Davidson, 7		 Pts: Tied, 20
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 9
Asts: Tied, 6
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Deldre Carr, Kelly Pfeifer, Tommy Johnson

UT-Arlington

P12N
November 19, 2023
4:00 p.m.
UT Arlington Mavericks 56, No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 101
Scoring by half: 36–43, 19–58
Pts: Shemar Wilson, 19
Rebs: tied, 4
Asts: DaJuan Gordon, 4		 Pts: tied, 15
Rebs: K.J. Lewis, 9
Asts: Caleb Love, 9
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,403
Referees: Darren White, Randy Richardson, Greg Nixon

vs Michigan State

November 23, 2023
2:00 p.m.
No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 74, No. 21 Michigan State Spartans 68
Scoring by half: 40–30, 34–38
Pts: Tyson Walker, 18
Rebs: Mady Sissoko, 10
Asts: Tyson Walker, 4		 Pts: Caleb Love, 17
Rebs: Keshad Johnson, 10
Asts: Caleb Love, 4
Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms, CA
Attendance: 9,112
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Michael Irving, Eric Curry

Colgate

P12N
December 2, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Colgate Raiders 55, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 82
Scoring by half: 30–35, 25–48
Pts: Braeden Smith, 11
Rebs: Jeff Woodward, 5
Asts: Braeden Smith, 4		 Pts: Caleb Love, 14
Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 10
Asts: tied,6
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: James Schipper, Randy Heimerman, Michael Schyphers

Wisconsin

December 9, 2023
1:15 p.m.
No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers 73, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 98
Scoring by half: 31–48, 42–50
Pts: John Blackwell, 17
Rebs: John Blackwell, 7
Asts: Chucky Hepburn, 6		 Pts: Pelle Larsson, 21
Rebs: tied, 9
Asts: Kylan Boswell, 9
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Brooks Wells, Eric Curry

Purdue

December 16, 2023
2:30 p.m.
No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers 92, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 84
Scoring by half: 49–38, 43–46
Pts: Fletcher Loyer, 27
Rebs: Zach Edey, 9
Asts: Zach Edey, 5		 Pts: Caleb Love, 29
Rebs: Kesha’s Johnson, 8
Asts: Pelle Larsson, 6
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis,IN
Attendance: 17,315
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Tim Comer, Tony Padilla

vs Alabama

ESPN
December 20th, 2023
9:00 p.m.
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. No. 4 Arizona Wildcats

vs Florida Atlantic

FOX
December 23th, 2023
1:00 p.m.
No. 14 Florida Atlantic Owls vs. No. 4 Arizona Wildcats

at California

P12N
December 29, 2023
8:30 p.m.
California Golden Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Stanford

P12N
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats

Colorado

ESPN
January 4, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona Wildcats

Utah

P12N
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Washington State

P12N
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Washington State Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats

USC

ESPN
January 17, 2024
8:00 p.m.
USC Trojans vs. Arizona Wildcats

UCLA

TBD
January 20, 2024
TBD
UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Oregon State

P12N
January 25, 2024
9:00 p.m.
Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Oregon

FOX
January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks

California

P12N
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m.
California Golden Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats

Stanford

February 4, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Utah

P12N
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Utah Utes

at Colorado

TBD
February 10, 2024
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes

Arizona State

FS1
February 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

Washington State

FS1
February 22, 2024
9:00 p.m.
Washington State Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats

Washington

February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Washington Huskies vs. Arizona Wildcats

at Arizona State

P12N
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats

Oregon

TBD
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks

at UCLA

TBD
March 7, 2024
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins

at USC

ESPN
March 9, 2024
8:00 p.m.
USC Trojans vs. Arizona Wildcats

Statistics

Updated through December 18, 2023

Team total per game

Team PTS PPG FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA REB AST STL TO BLK ATT PPG
Wildcats 836 92.9 305–595(51.5%) 74–190(38.9%) 152–205 (74.1%) 395 197 84 114 38 83,790 13,695–6
Opponents 603 67.0 227–558(40.7%) 72–210(34.3%) 77–123 (62.6%) 258 122 65 132 25 − −

Player Statistics

Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds Miscellaneous
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FGM-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Tot Avg AST PF TO Stl Blk
Dylan Anderson 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oumar Ballo 9 9 201 22.3 113 12.6 51–75 68.0% 0–0 0.0% 11–28 39.3% 15–41 56 6.2 9 15 14 9 7
Filip Borovićanin 6 0 59 9.8 29 4.8 9–21 40.9% 0–7 0.0% 11–13 84.6% 7–12 19 3.2 9 6 3 2 0
Kylan Boswell 9 9 243 27.0 105 11.7 39–81 48.1% 21–44 47.7% 6–6 100.0% 5–21 26 2.9 41 12 17 11 1
Jaden Bradley 9 0 166 18.4 40 4.4 17–39 43.6% 3–5 60.0% 3–6 50.0% 2–15 17 1.9 15 9 11 6 1
Jackson Cook 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Champion 4 0 6 1.5 0 0.0 0–4 0.0% 0–4 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–1 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0
Keshad Johnson 9 9 221 24.6 125 13.9 46–81 56.8% 9–26 34.6% 24–30 80.0% 21–42 63 7.0 15 16 15 13 8
Motiejus Krivas 9 0 131 14.6 73 8.1 26–45 57.8% 0–0 0.0% 21–29 72.4% 16–25 41 4.6 6 15 10 5 10
Pelle Larsson 9 9 220 24.4 108 12.0 33–53 62.3% 9–15 60.0% 33–39 84.6% 9–24 33 3.7 30 20 14 6 1
KJ Lewis 9 0 166 18.4 54 6.0 19–36 52.8% 3–12 25.0% 13–16 81.3% 8–24 32 3.6 23 26 6 9 6
Caleb Love 9 9 263 29.2 142 15.8 48–113 42.5% 19–59 32.2% 27–32 84.4% 7–39 46 5.1 39 8 15 15 4
Conrad Martinez 6 0 34 5.7 9 1.5 4–8 50.0% 1–3 33.0% 0–0 0.0% 1–1 2 0.3 7 4 2 4 0
Will Menaugh 4 0 7 1.8 0 0.0 0–2 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–2 2 0.5 0 4 0 0 0
Paulius Murauskas 6 0 69 11.5 31 5.2 11–29 37.9% 8–13 61.5% 1–4 25.0% 8–10 18 3.0 2 8 7 2 0
Henri Veesaar 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0.0% 0–0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Weitman 6 0 14 2.3 7 1.2 2–5 40.0% 1–2 50.0% 2–2 100.0% 2–4 6 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Total 9 1800 200.0 836 92.8 305–592 51.5% 74–190 38.9% 152–205 74.1% 1115–280 395 43.9 197 143 114 84 38

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Pac-12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Week Date Awarded Ref.
Kylan Boswell Pac-12 Player of the Week 15.0 Points, 6.5 Rebounds, 3.0 Assists Week 1 November 13, 2023 [31]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP123 (3)3 (3)2 (1)1 (59)1 (62)4Not released
Coaches113 (3)3 (2)21 (26)1 (28)4

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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