Arizona

Official Name: 
University of Arizona
Nickname: 
Wildcats
Mailing Address: 

McKale Center
1 National Championship Drive
Tucson, AZ 85721

Website: 
www.arizonathletics.com
Telephone: 
(520) 621-4163
Fax: 
(520) 621-2681
Enrollment: 
37,000
Arena: 

Lute and Bobbi Olson Court/McKale Memorial Center
Capacity: 14,257
Year Opened: 1973

School Colors: 
Cardinal and Navy
Conference: 

Pacific-10 (since 1979)
Former Member of Border (1932-61) and Western Athletic (1963-78)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(12) 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(28) 1951, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
43-27 record (.614)
Reached Final Four in 1988 (T3rd), 1994 (T3rd), 1997 (1st) and 2001 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1946, 1950, and 1951
0-3 record (.000)

CCAT/NCIT Record: 

2-1 to finish 2nd in 1975

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Lute Olson (24 years from 1984-2007, 590-192 record, .754)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Sean Elliott (2,535 points from 1986-89)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Al Fleming (1,190 from 1973-76)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Ernie McCray (46 points as senior vs. Los Angeles State on 2/6/60)

All-American Selections: 

(15) G Mike Bibby (1998), F Michael Dickerson (1998), F-C Bob Elliott (1977), F Sean Elliott (1988 and 1989), G Jason Gardner (2002 and 2003), G Steve Kerr (1988), F Chris Mills (1993), G Khalid Reeves (1994), G Miles Simon (1998), G Damon Stoudamire (1995), G Salim Stoudamire (2005), G Jason Terry (1999), F Michael Wright (2001)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(6) Sean Elliott (1988 and 1989), Damon Stoudamire (1995), Mike Bibby (1998), Miles Simon (1998), Jason Terry (1999)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Khalid Reeves (1994), Jason Gardner (2003), Salim Stoudamire (2005)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Ernie McCray (46 vs. Los Angeles State)
February 6, 1960 (senior/23.9 ppg)

1

2

Total

Arizona

48

56

104

Los Angeles State

46

38

84

Arizona

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Lee

6

1-4

13

Dutt

5

4-6

14

McCray

16-26

14-16

46

Weese

4

2-3

10

Conner

2

4-8

8

Young

4

1-1

9

Jordan

2

0-0

4

Stevens

0

0-0

0

Zeller

0

0-0

0

Totals

39-81

26-38

104

Percentages

.481

.684

Los Angeles State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Ferber

4

1-2

9

Heynen

6

4-6

16

Calabrese

5

2-2

12

Osterkamp

0

1-1

1

Hill

5

7-8

17

Nino

8

2-3

18

Shair

2

1-2

5

Joseph

2

2-3

6

Totals

32-85

20-27

84

Percentages

.376

.741
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Orin A. Kates

2

1905-06

1-0-1

1.000

1905

1-0-1

Frank L. Kleeberger

1

1912

2-2

.500

1912

2-2

Raymond L. Quigley

2

1913-14

10-4

.714

1914

7-2

James F. "Pop" McKale

7

1915-21

49-12

.803

1915

9-0

James H. Pierce

2

1922-23

27-5

.844

1923

17-3

Basil Stanley

1

1924

14-3

.824

1924

14-3

Walter Davis

1

1925

7-4

.636

1925

7-4

Fred Enke

36

1926-61

511-318

.616

1943

22-2

Bruce Larson

11

1962-72

137-148

.481

1965

17-9

Fred Snowden

10

1973-82

173-110

.611

1977

21-6

Ben Lindsey

1

1983

4-25

.138

1983

4-25

Robert "Lute" Olson

24

1984-2007

590-192

.754

1988

35-3

Kevin O'Neill

1

2008

19-15

.559

2008

19-15

Russ Pennell

1

2009

21-14

.600

2009

21-14

Seth Miller

2

2010, 1911

46-23

.667

2011

30-8
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,614-881 (.647) from 1905 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Coach is unknown for five seasons from 1907-11 when Arizona compiled a 10-6 record
  • Olson's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from California in 1994-95 and 1995-96
  • The Wildcats vacated one NCAA Tournament game in 1999 (0-1 record)
  • Jim Rosborough served as head coach for five games (3-2 record) during the 2000-01 campaign while Olson took a leave of absence to support his late wife, who passed away after a 2 1/2-year battle with ovarian cancer. Olson also missed 2007-08 while going through a divorce with his next wife. UA vacated 19 victories that season because of sanctions stemming from Olson's involvement with a booster club and promotion of an AAU tournament
  • Pennell was named interim coach when Olson retired three weeks before the 2008-09 season started.