2022–23 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2022–23 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team led by Tommy Lloyd , in his 2nd season as a head coach. This is the Wildcats' 49th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 44th season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 28-7, 14-6 in Pac-12 Play to finish a tie in 2nd place. They defeated Stanford , Arizona State , and UCLA 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 Princeton , 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.[1] 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 2-seed UCLA 84–76 in the PAC-12 Tournament title game to win their 8th conference tournament title in Paradise, Nevada.[2] In the NCAA Tournament, the 1-seed Wildcats lost 5-seed Houston losing 60–72.[3]
Offseason
Returning players
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 2021–22.[4] Additionally, any players who have declared for the 2022 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.
Coaching staff departures
Arizona Coaching Changes
Name
Alma Mater
Previous position
New position
Ryan Anderson
Arizona (2016)
Graduate assistant
Xavier (director of player development/recruiting)[11]
Acquisitions
Incoming Transfers
Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height/Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Years Remaining
Date Eligible
Source
Courtney Ramey
#3
G
6’3”, 185 lbs
Senior
St. Louis, MO
Transferred from Texas
1
June 10, 2022
[12]
Luke Champion
#21
F
6'8”, 205 lbs
Sophomore
Suwanee, GA
Walk-on, Transferred from Missouri Western State
2
May 17, 2022
[13]
Matthew Lang
#23
G
6'3”, 185 lbs
Senior
Portland, OR
Walk-on, Transferred from Gonzaga
1
June 21, 2022
[14]
Cedric Henderson Jr.
#45
G
6'6”, 190 lbs
Senior
Memphis, TN
Transferred from Campbell
1
June 9, 2022
[15]
Luc Krystkowiak
#24
G
6'4”, 200 lbs
Sophomore
Salt Lake City, UT
Transferred from Irvine Valley College
3
July 6, 2022
[16]
Reference:
2022 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kylan Boswell * PG
Champaign, IL
AZ Compass Prep (AZ)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Feb 28, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 90
Dylan Anderson C
Gilbert, AZ
Perry High School
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Apr 16, 2021
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Filip Borovićanin G
Belgrade, Serbia
KK Beko
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Apr 19, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Henri Veesaar F
Tallinn, Estonia
Real Madrid
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
May 20, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports :
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : 10 247Sports : 10 ESPN : 10
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:
*Originally class of 2023, but reclassified to 2022.[17]
2023 recruiting class
Coaching staff additions
Arizona Coaching Changes
Name
Alma Mater
Previous position
New position
Austin Torres
Arizona
TBD
Graduate assistant
Przemek Karnowski
Gonzaga
TBD
Graduate assistant
Ben Lathwell
Gonzaga
Athletics Videographer
Graduate Assistant (Director of Branding & Creative)
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 .[18] and ranked 13th in the Coaches poll [19]
Pac-12 media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1.
UCLA
386 (26 )
2.
Arizona
352 (3 )
3.
Oregon
336 (3 )
4.
USC
300
5.
Stanford
239 (1 )
6.
Colorado
207
7.
Arizona State
193
8.
Washington State
185
9.
Washington
158
10.
Utah
102
11.
California
69
12.
Oregon State
47
Source:[20]
Preseason All-conference teams
Award
Player
Position
Year
Preseason All Pac-12 team (1st)
Ąžuolas Tubelis
F
Jr.
Preseason All Pac-12 team (2nd)
Kerr Kriisa
G
Pelle Larsson
Preseason All Pac-12 team (HM)
Oumar Ballo
C
RS Jr.
Source: [21]
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.[29] 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.
2022–23 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Courtney Ramey
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
GS
Texas
St. Louis, MO
F
1
Filip Borovićanin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
KK Beko
Belgrade, Serbia
G
2
Adama Bal
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
INSEP Paris
Le Mans, France
G
3
Pelle Larsson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Utah
Nacka, Sweden
G
4
Kylan Boswell
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
AZ Compass Prep
Champaign, IL
F
10
Ąžuolas Tubelis
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Rytas Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
C
11
Oumar Ballo
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
RS Jr
Gonzaga
Koulikoro, Mali
F
13
Henri Veesaar
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Real Madrid
Tallinn, Estonia
G
15
Grant Weitman (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Salpointe Catholic HS
Tucson, AZ
F
20
Tautvilas Tubelis
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Rytas Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
G
21
Ben Ackerley (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Eastside Prep
Seattle, WA
F
22
Jordan Mains (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Pinnacle HS
Scottsdale, AZ
G
23
Matthew Lang (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
GS
Gonzaga
Portland, OR
F
24
Luke Champion (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Missouri Western StTe
Suwanee, GA
G
25
Kerr Kriisa
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Žalgiris
Tartu, Estonia
F
33
Will Menaugh (W)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Catalina Foothills HS
Tucson, AZ
G
42
Luc Krystkowiak (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Irvine Valley College
Salt Lake City, UT
F
44
Dylan Anderson
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Perry HS
Gilbert, AZ
G
45
Cedric Henderson Jr.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
GS
Campbell
Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
On October 31 Courtney Ramey was suspended for three-games by the NCAA as a result of playing in the Portsmouth Invitational.
Source:[30]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022 *7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 17
Western Oregon
W 91–61
19 – A. Tubelis
11 – O. Ballo
4 –
McKale Center (12,563)Tucson, AZ
Regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:30 p.m., P12N
No. 17
Nicholls
W 117–75
1–0
23 – A. Tubelis
10 – P. Larsson
7 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (12,635)Tucson, AZ
November 11, 2022 *7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 17
Southern Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
W 95–78
2–0
17 –
11 – K. Kriisa
12 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (13,485)Tucson, AZ
November 17, 2022 *7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 14
Utah Tech
W 104–77
3–0
24 – K. Kriisa
11 – O. Ballo
6 – P. Larsson
McKale Center (12,752)Tucson, AZ
November 21, 2022 *9:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 14
vs. Cincinnati Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 101–93
4–0
30 – A. Tubelis
11 – A. Tubelis
7 – K. Kriisa
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, HI
November 22, 2022 *8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 14
vs. No. 17 San Diego State Maui Invitational semifinals
W 87–70
5–0
21 –
9 – O. Ballo
5 – K. Kriisa
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, HI
November 23, 2022 *3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 14
vs. No. 10 Creighton Maui Invitational championship
W 81–79
6–0
30 – O. Ballo
13 – O. Ballo
9 – K. Kriisa
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, HI
December 1, 2022 6:30 p.m., P12N
No. 4
at Utah
L 66–81
6–1 (0–1)
22 – O. Ballo
11 – P. Larsson
8 – K. Kriisa
Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,495)Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N
No. 4
California
W 81–68
7–1 (1–1)
23 – A. Tubelis
12 – A. Tubelis
8 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (14,352)Tucson, AZ
December 10, 2022 *5:30 p.m., FOX
No. 10
vs. No. 14 Indiana Las Vegas Clash
W 89–75
8–1
21 – A. Tubelis
12 – O. Ballo
7 – K. Kriisa
MGM Grand Garden Arena (13,357)Las Vegas, NV
December 13, 2022 *6:30 p.m., P12N
No. 9
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
W 99–61
9–1
20 – A. Tubelis
13 – A. Tubelis
8 – K. Boswell
McKale Center (13,854)Tucson, AZ
December 17, 2022 *8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9
No. 6 Tennessee
W 75–70
10–1
19 – A. Tubelis
9 – A. Tubelis
5 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
December 20, 2022 *6:30 p.m., P12N
No. 5
Montana State
W 85–64
11–1
18 – K. Kriisa
10 – O. Ballo
5 – P. Larsson
McKale Center (13,606)Tucson, AZ
December 22, 2022 *6:00 p.m., P12N
No. 5
Morgan State
W 93–68
12–1
26 – A. Tubelis
9 – A. Tubelis
7 – C. Ramey
McKale Center (14,021)Tucson, AZ
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 5
at Arizona State Rivalry
W 69–60
13–1 (2–1)
21 – A. Tubelis
12 – O. Ballo
6 – C. Ramey
Desert Financial Arena (12,582)Tempe, AZ
January 5, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 5
Washington
W 70–67
14–1 (3–1)
18 – A. Tubelis
10 – A. Tubelis
6 – K. Boswell
McKale Center (13,562)Tucson, AZ
January 7, 2023 3:00 p.m., P12N
No. 5
Washington State
L 61–74
14–2 (3–2)
29 – A. Tubelis
14 – A. Tubelis
3 –
McKale Center (14,176)Tucson, AZ
January 12, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9
at Oregon State
W 86–74
15–2 (4–2)
25 – A. Tubelis
14 – O. Ballo
11 – K. Kriisa
Gill Coliseum (4,126)Corvallis, OR
January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9
at Oregon
L 68–87
15–3 (4–3)
15 – K. Boswell
7 – O. Ballo
4 –
Matthew Knight Arena (7,970)Eugene, OR
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 11
USC
W 81–66
16–3 (5–3)
16 – C. Ramey
17 – A. Tubelis
8 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., ABC
No. 11
No. 5 UCLA Rivalry
W 58–52
17–3 (6–3)
16 – O. Ballo
10 – A. Tubelis
3 – P. Larsson
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
January 26, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 6
at Washington State
W 63–58
18–3 (7–3)
18 – A. Tubelis
12 – A. Tubelis
3 –
Beasley Coliseum (5,225)Pullman, WA
January 28, 2023 3:30 p.m., FOX
No. 6
at Washington
W 95–72
19–3 (8–3)
25 – A. Tubelis
12 – O. Ballo
6 –
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268)Seattle, WA
February 2, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 5
Oregon
W 91–76
20–3 (9–3)
40 – A. Tubelis
11 – O. Ballo
7 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., P12N
No. 5
Oregon State
W 84–52
21–3 (10–3)
19 – A. Tubelis
8 – A. Tubelis
6 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
February 9, 2023 9:00 p.m., P12N
No. 4
at California
W 85–62
22–3 (11–3)
23 – A. Tubelis
14 – A. Tubelis
8 – K. Kriisa
Haas Pavilion (3,289)Berkeley, CA
February 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4
at Stanford
L 79–88
22–4 (11–4)
26 – C. Ramey
6 –
5 – C. Ramey
Maples Pavilion (5,313)Stanford, CA
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8
Utah
W 88–62
23–4 (12–4)
17 – K. Kriisa
9 – A. Tubelis
6 –
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8
Colorado
W 78–68
24–4 (13–4)
18 – O. Ballo
16 – O. Ballo
5 –
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 7
Arizona State Rivalry
L 88–89
24–5 (13–5)
19 – C. Henderson Jr
9 – A. Tubelis
5 – K. Kriisa
McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
March 2, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 8
at USC
W 87–81
25–5 (14–5)
25 – A. Tubelis
10 – A. Tubelis
4 –
Galen Center (7,043)Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 8
at No. 4 UCLA Rivalry
L 73–82
25–6 (14–6)
24 – A. Tubelis
10 – A. Tubelis
4 – K. Kriisa
Pauley Pavilion (13,659)Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N
(2) No. 8
vs. (10) Stanford Quarterfinals
W 95–84
26–6
24 – O. Ballo
8 – A. Tubelis
5 – P. Larsson
T-Mobile Arena (11,226)Paradise, NV
March 10, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 8
vs. (6) Arizona State Semifinals/Rivalry
W 78–59
27–6
17 – A. Tubelis
10 – O. Ballo
7 – K. Kriisa
T-Mobile Arena (13,788)Paradise, NV
March 11, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 8
vs. (1) No. 2 UCLA Championship/Rivalry
W 61–59
28–6
19 – A. Tubelis
14 – A. Tubelis
5 – P. Larsson
T-Mobile Arena (14,022)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023 1:10 pm, TNT
(2 S) No. 8
vs. (15 S) Princeton First Round
L 55–59
28–7
22 – A. Tubelis
12 – O. Ballo
3 – C. Ramey
Golden 1 Center (14,896)Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
Source:[31]
Game summaries
This section will be filled in as the season progresses.
Source:[32]
Western Oregon Wolves 61, No. 17 Arizona Wildcats 91
Scoring by half: 33-48 , 29-43
Pts : Cameron Cranston, 20Rebs : Cameron Cranston, 6Asts : Daisone Hughes, 4
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis , 19Rebs: Oumar Ballo , 11Asts: 2 tied , 4
Nicholls Colonels 75, No. 17 Arizona Wildcats 117
Scoring by half: 37-59 , 38-58
Pts : Micah Thomas, 20Rebs : Manny Littles, 7Asts : 2 tied , 3
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 23Rebs: Pelle Larsson, 10Asts: Kerr Kriisa , 7
Southern Jaguars 78, No. 17 Arizona Wildcats 95
Scoring by half: 30-49 , 48 -46
Pts : Bryson Etienne, 17Rebs : Jalen Reynolds, 4Asts : Bryson Etienne, 3
Pts: 3 tied , 17Rebs: Kerr Kriisa, 11Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 12
Utah Tech Trailblazers 77, No. 14 Arizona Wildcats 104
Scoring by half: 21-49 , 56 -55
Pts : Noa Gonsalves, 13Rebs : Dancell Leter, 5Asts : 3 tied , 3
Pts: Kerr Kriisa, 24Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 11Asts: Pelle Larson, 6
Cincinnati Bearcats 93, No. 14 Arizona Wildcats 101
Scoring by half: 30-40 , 63 -61
Pts : Landers Nolley II, 33Rebs : 2 tied, 5Asts : David DeJulius, 5
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 30Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 11Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
No. 17 San Diego State Aztecs 70, No. 14 Arizona Wildcats 87
Scoring by half: 33-37 , 37-50
Pts : Darrion Trammel, 21Rebs : Nathan Mensah, 7Asts : Darrion Trammel, 2
Pts: 2 tied , 21Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 9Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 5
No. 10 Creighton Bluejays 79, No. 14 Arizona Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 30-39 , 49-42
Pts : Ryan Nembhard, 20Rebs : Baylor Scheierman, 11Asts : Ryan Nembhard, 6
Pts: Oumar Ballo, 30Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 13Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 9
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 66, Utah Utes 81
Scoring by half: 25-42 , 39-39
Pts : Oumar Ballo, 22Rebs : Pelle Larsson, 11Asts : Kerr Kriisa, 8
Pts: Branden Carlson, 22Rebs: 2 tied , 11Asts: Rollie Worster, 9
California Golden Bears 68, No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 33-42 , 35-39
Pts : Devin Askew, 25Rebs : 2 tied , 5Asts : 2 tied , 3
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 23Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 12Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers 75, No. 10 Arizona Wildcats 89
Scoring by half: 36–46 , 39–43
Pts : Race Thompson, 16Rebs : Race Thompson, 9Asts : X. Johnson, 11
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 21Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 12Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders 61, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 99
Scoring by half: 34–47 , 27–52
Pts : Simeon Fryer, 12Rebs : 3 tied , 7Asts : Jalen Jackson, 3
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 20Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 13Asts: Kylan Boswell, 8
No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers 70, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 75
Scoring by half: 35–35, 35–40
Pts : Zakai Ziegler, 21Rebs : 2 tied , 6Asts : 2 tied , 5
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 19Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 9Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 5
Montana State Bobcats 64, No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 85
Scoring by half: 37–44 , 28–41
Pts : Jubrile Belo, 18Rebs : Jubrile Belo, 6Asts : Darius Brown, 5
Pts: Kerr Kriisa, 18Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 10Asts: Pelle Larsson, 5
Morgan State Bears 68, No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 93
Scoring by half: 32-41 , 36-52
Pts : Malik Miller, 23Rebs : Khalil Turner,5Asts : Isaiah Burke, 5
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 26Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 9Asts: Courtney Ramey, 7
No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 69 , Arizona State Sun Devils 60
Scoring by half: 45 -28, 24-32
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 21Rebs : Oumar Ballo, 12Asts : Courtney Ramey, 6
Pts: Frankie Collins, 12Rebs: Warren Washington, 7Asts: Frankie Collins, 6
Washington Huskies 67, No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 70
Scoring by half: 42 -41, 25-29
Pts : 2 tied , 16Rebs : 2 tied , 9Asts : Noah Williams, 4
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 18Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 10Asts: Kylan Boswell, 6
Washington State Cougars 74 , No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 61
Scoring by half: 37 -27, 37 -34
Pts : Mouhamed Gueye, 24Rebs : Mouhamed Gaye, 14Asts : , 3
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 29Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 13Asts: , 3
No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 86 , Oregon State Beavers 74
Scoring by half: 44 -26, 42-48
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 25Rebs : Oumar Ballo, 14Asts : Kerr Kriisa, 11
Pts: Tyler Bilodeau, 18Rebs: Tyler Bilodeau, 6Asts: 2 tied , 4
No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 68, Oregon Ducks 87
Scoring by half: 37-43 , 31-44
Pts : Kylan Boswell, 15Rebs : Oumar Ballo, 7Asts : , 4
Pts: Jermaine Couisnard, 27Rebs: N’Faly Dante, 10Asts: Will Richardson, 5
USC Trojans 66, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 26–41 , 40–40
Pts : Drew Peterson, 15Rebs : 2 tied , 6Asts : 2 tied , 2
Pts: Courtney Ramey, 16Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 17Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 8
No. 5 UCLA Bruins 52, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 58
Scoring by half: 23–26 , 29–32
Pts : Tyger Campbell, 13Rebs : Jaime Jaquez Jr., 11Asts : Tyger Campbell, 7
Pts: Oumar Ballo, 16Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis,Asts: Pelle Larsson, 3
at Washington State
No. 6 Arizona Wildcats 63 , Washington State Cougars 58
Scoring by half: 36 –32, 27 –26
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 18Rebs : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 12Asts : , 3
Pts: , 15Rebs: Mouhamed Gueye, 10Asts: Justin Powell, 3
at Washington
No. 6 Arizona Wildcats 95 , Washington Huskies 72
Scoring by half: 38 –36, 57 –36
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 25Rebs : O. Ballo, 12Asts : , 6
Pts: Keion Brooks, 25Rebs: , 6Asts: Keyon Menifield, 3
Oregon
Oregon Ducks 76, No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 91
Scoring by half: 35–50 , 41–41
Pts : Will Richardson, 22Rebs : Quincy Guerrier, 6Asts : Will Richardson, 5
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 40Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 11Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
Oregon State
Oregon State Beavers 52, No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 84
Scoring by half: 21–47 , 31–37
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 19Rebs : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 8Asts : Kerr Kriisa, 6
Pts: Jordan Pope, 11Rebs: KC Ibekwe, 7Asts: Michael Rataj, 2
at California
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 85 , California Golden Bears 62
Scoring by half: 44 –32, 41 –30
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 23Rebs : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 14Asts : Kerr Kriisa, 8
Pts: Sam Alajiki, 12Rebs: Lars Thiemann, 8Asts: Joel Brown, 5
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 79, Stanford Cardinal 88
Scoring by half: 44 –41, 35– 47
Pts : Courtney Ramey, 26Rebs : , 6Asts : C. Ramey, 5
Pts: Michael O’Connell, 22Rebs: Harrison Ingram, 9Asts: Harrison Ingram, 7
Utah
Utah Utes 62, No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 86
Scoring by half: 31–43 , 31–45
Pts : Branden Carlson, 19Rebs : Ben Carlson, 8Asts : Rollie Worster, 4
Pts: Kerr Kriisa, 17Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 9Asts: , 6
Colorado Buffaloes 68, No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 78
Scoring by half: 34–46 , 34 –32
Pts : Tristan da Silva, 18Rebs : Luke O’Brien, 9Asts : K.J. Simpson, 7
Pts: Oumar Ballo, 18Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 16Asts: , 5
Arizona State
Arizona State Sun Devils 89 , No. 7 Arizona Wildcats 88
Scoring by half: 46 –45, 43–43
Pts : Desmond Cambridge Jr., 19Rebs : Devan Cambridge, 6Asts : DJ Horne, 7
Pts: Cedric Henderson Jr., 19Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 9Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 5
at USC
No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 87 , USC Trojans 81
Scoring by half: 43 –31, 44–50
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 25Rebs : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 10Asts : , 4
Pts: Boogie Ellis, 35Rebs: Joshua Morgan, 11Asts: Kobe Johnson, 6
at No. 4 UCLA
No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 73, No. 4 UCLA Bruins 82
Scoring by half: 37–40 , 36–42
Pts : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 24Rebs : Ąžuolas Tubelis, 10Asts : Kerr Kriisa, 4
Pts: Jaime Jaquez Jr., 22Rebs: Jaime Jaquez Jr., 10Asts: Tyger Campbell, 4
Stanford (Pac-12 Quarterfinal)
No. 10 Stanford 84, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 95
Scoring by half: 43−47 , 41−48
Pts : Spencer Jones, 22Rebs : Brandon Angel, 7Asts : Harrison Ingram, 5
Pts: Oumar Ballo, 24Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 8Asts: Pelle Larson, 5
Arizona State (Pac-12 Semifinal)
No. 6 Arizona State Sun Devils 59, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 78
Scoring by half: 28−35 , 41−43
Pts : Tied, 11Rebs : Tied, 6Asts : Frankie Collins, 7
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 17Rebs: O. Ballo, 10Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NVAttendance: 13,788Referees: Michael Greenstein, Deldre Carr, Deron White
No. 2 UCLA (Pac-12 Championship)
No. 1 UCLA Bruins 59, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 61
Scoring by half: 34 −33, 25−28
Pts : Amari Bailey, 19Rebs : Jaime Jaquez Jr., 10Asts : Tied, 2
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 19Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 14Asts: Pelle Larsson, 5
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NVAttendance: 14,022Referees: Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Mike Reed
No. 15 Princeton Tigers 59 , No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 55
Scoring by half: 30−31 , 29 −24
Pts : Tosan Evbuomwan, 15Rebs : Tosan Evbuomwan, 7Asts : Tosan Evbuomwan, 4
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 22Rebs: Oumar Ballo, 12Asts: Courtney Ramey, 3
Statistics
Updated through 2023 Season
Team total per game
Team
PTS
PPG
FGM-FGA
3PM-3PA
FTM-FTA
REB
AST
STL
TO
BLK
ATT
PPG
Wildcats
2,866
81.9
1,023–2,072 (49.4%)
295–781(37.8%)
525–742 (70.8%)
1,376
662
213
468
110
239,947
17–14,115
Opponents
2,490
71.1
905–2,216 (40.8%)
277–858(32.3%)
403–565 (71.3%)
1,163
443
276
431
122
−
−
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
Benjamin Ackerley
4
0
5
1.3
0
0.0
0–2
0.0%
0–1
0.0%
0–0
0.0%
1–0
1
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
Dylan Anderson
15
0
56
3.7
21
1.4
7–17
41.2%
1–3
33.3%
6–8
75.0%
4–5
9
0.6
2
9
2
0
1
Adama Bal
26
0
213
8.2
64
2.5
20–51
39.02
12–34
35.3%
12–17
70.6%
5–21
26
1.0
14
17
13
7
1
Oumar Ballo
35
35
967
27.6
496
14.2
189–292
64.7%
0–0
0.0%
118–209
56.5%
80–222
302
8.6
56
79
65
25
45
Filip Borovicanin
14
0
54
3.9
18
1.4
7–13
53.8%
2–4
50.0%
2–3
66.7%
3–9
11
0.9
6
8
5
1
0
Kylan Boswell
35
0
536
15.3
161
4.6
58–129
45.0%
30–77
39.0%
15–19
78.9%
5–50
55
1.6
57
41
29
26
0
Luke Champion
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
Cedric Henderson Jr.
35
20
810
23.1
283
8.1
102–221
46.2%
37–92
40.2%
42–55
76.4%
38–84
122
3.5
39
77
43
27
15
Kerr Kriisa
35
34
1085
31.0
347
9.9
109–293
37.2%
83–227
36.6%
46–60
76.7%
12–71
83
2.4
180
82
91
20
1
Luc Krystkowiak
2
0
4
2.0
4
2.0
1–1
100.0%
0–0
0.0%
2–2
100.0%
0–0
0
0.0
2
2
0
0
0
Matthew Lang
8
1
14
1.8
11
1.4
4–5
80.0%
3–4
75.0%
0–0
0.0%
2–2
4
0.5
2
2
0
0
0
Pelle Larsson
35
18
961
27.5
348
9.9
103–218
47.2%
31–87
35.6%
111–133
83.5%
32–119
151
4.3
107
79
61
28
8
Jordan Mains
8
1
17
2.1
6
0.8
3–6
50.0%
0–0
0.0%
0–0
0.0%
2–4
6
0.8
1
1
2
1
0
Will Menaugh
3
0
5
1.7
4
1.3
2–2
100%
0–0
0.0%
0–0
0.0%
0–2
2
0.7
0
2
0
0
1
Courtney Ramey
32
32
992
31.0
337
10.5
117–294
39.8%
83–206
40.3%
20–37
54.1%
14–110
124
3.9
113
64
51
34
2
Ažoulas Tubelis
35
34
1056
30.2
694
19.8
274–481
57.0%
10–32
31.3%
136–178
76.4%
93–227
320
9.1
70
98
84
40
24
Tautvilas Tubelis
5
0
8
1.6
0
0.0
0–3
0.0%
0–3
0.0%
0–0
0.0%
0–1
1
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
Henri Veesaar
29
0
205
7.1
70
2.4
26–42
61.9%
3–11
27.3%
15–21
71.4%
14–29
43
1.5
15
30
12
4
12
Grant Weitman
6
0
12
2.0
2
0.3
1–2
50.0%
0–0
0.0%
0–0
0.0%
1–1
2
0.3
0
3
1
0
0
Total
35
7000
200.0
2,866
81.9
1023–2072
49.4%
295–781
37.8%
525–742
70.8%
356–1020
1,376
39.3
662
593
468
213
110
Awards and honors
Weekly honors
Recipient (Position)
Award (Pac-12 Conference)
Stats (PPG/RPG/APG)
Week
Date Awarded
Ref.
Oumar Ballo (C)
Pac-12 Player of the Week
21.0 Points, 10.7 Rebounds, 0.6 Steals
Week 3
November 28, 2022
[33]
Ąžuolas Tubelis (PF)
Pac-12 Player of the Week
20.0 Points, 9.0 Rebounds, 2.0 Assists
Week 7
December 26, 2022
[34]
NCAA Player of the Week
29.5 Points, 8.5 Rebounds, 2.0 Assists, 2.5 Steals
Week 14
February 6, 2023
Naismith Men’s College Player of the Week
Pac-12 Player of the Week
[35]
Kylan Boswell (PG)
Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
14.0 Points, 2.0 Rebounds, 2.0 Assists, 1.0 Steals
Week 17
March 6, 2023
[36]
Postseason
Conference honors
Recipient (Position)
Award (Pac-12 Conference)
Stats (PPG/RPG/APG)
Ref.
Ąžuolas Tubelis (PF)
1st Team All Pac-12
19.9 PPG/9.2 RPG/2.0 APG/1.1 SPG
[37] [38]
Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
18.6 PPG/10.3 RPG/2.3 APG/0.6 SPG
All-Pac-12 Conference Tournament Team
Oumar Ballo (C)
1st Team All Pac-12
13.9 PPG/8.6 RPG/1.7 APG/1.2 BPG
[38]
All-Pac-12 Conference Tournament Team
17.0 PPG/8.0 RPG/1.0 APG/1.6 BPG
National awards
National award honors
Honors
Player
Position
Ref.
Associated Press 2nd Team All-American
Ąžuolas Tubelis
PF
[39]
NABC 2nd Team All-American
[40]
Sporting News 2nd Team All-American
[41]
USBWA 2nd Team All-American
[42]
John Wooden All-American
[43]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 17 14 14 4 10 9 5 5 5 9 11 6 5 4 (1) 8 7 8 8 8 Not released Coaches 13 12 12 4 9 9 5 5 4 9 11 8 7 4 8 7 9 9 8 17
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also
2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
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