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University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...
during the
2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...
. The team led by
Tommy Lloyd Tommy Lloyd (born December 21, 1974) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach at the University of Arizona of the Big 12 Conference. His 61 wins in the first two seasons are the most for any head coach in NCAA Divis ...
, in his 2nd season as a head coach. This is the Wildcats' 49th season at the on-campus
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in
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and 44th season as a member of the
Pac-12 Conference The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level for all sports, and its Co ...
. They finished the season 28–7, 14–6 in Pac-12 Play to finish a tie in 2nd place. They defeated
Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...
,
Arizona State Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is one of the largest ...
, and
UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...
to become champions of the Pac-12 Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset in the First Round by
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, becoming the 11th No. 2 seed to lose to a No. 15 seed.


Previous season

In Lloyd's inaugural season, The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season at 33–4. During the regular season, Arizona finished with a record of 28–3, 18–2 in conference play to win their 17th regular season title. and 11–0 in non-conference play. Arizona went 17–0 at home, 8–3 on the road, and 2–0 at neutral sites. Arizona defeated 1-seed
UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...
84–76 in the PAC-12 Tournament title game to win their 8th conference tournament title in Paradise, Nevada. In the NCAA Tournament, the #1 seed Wildcats lost to the #5 seed
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72–60.


Offseason


Returning players


Departures

Due to
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, 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 2021–22. Additionally, any players who have declared for the
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—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.


Coaching staff departures


Acquisitions


Incoming Transfers


2022 recruiting class


2023 recruiting class


Coaching staff additions


Entered 2022 NBA draft


Preseason


Preseason rankings

*October 26 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day in San Francisco. Arizona was picked to finish 2nd by the Pac-12 Media Day. *Arizona was ranked 17th in the AP poll. and ranked 13th in the
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Preseason All-conference teams

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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released


Red and Blue game

The annual Red-Blue game took place at McKale Center on Friday September 30, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. The Red team consisted of Ben Ackerley, Dylan Anderson, Filip Borovicanin, Kylan Boswell, Luke Champion, Luc Krystkowiak, Matthew Lang, Pelle Larsson, Jordan Mains, Courtney Ramey & Azuolas Tubelis. The Blue team consisted of Adama Bal, Oumar Ballo, Cedric Henderson Jr., Kerr Kriisa, Will Menaugh, Tautvilas Tubelis, Henri Veesaar and Grant Weitman. The blue team won 49–45 with Oumar Ballo and Henri Veesaar leading all scorers with 16 points each.


Personnel


Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility. * On October 31 Courtney Ramey was suspended for three-games by the NCAA as a result of playing in the Portsmouth Invitational. Source:


Depth chart


Schedule

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Game summaries

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Southern


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No. 17

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Arizona State


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Stanford (Pac-12 Quarterfinal)


Arizona State (Pac-12 Semifinal)


No. 2 UCLA (Pac-12 Championship)


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(round of 64)


Statistics

:''Updated through 2023 Season''


Team total per game


Player statistics


Awards and honors


Postseason


National awards


Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


See also

2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team


References

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Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball The Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team is the college basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. They compete in the Big 12 Conference, Big 12 of NCAA Division I and are coac ...
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball The Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team is the college basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. They compete in the Big 12 Conference, Big 12 of NCAA Division I and are coac ...
Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament championship seasons