# 2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Solomon Hill SF | Los Angeles, California | Fairfax High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 11, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Lamont Jones SG | Harlem, New York | Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 24, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Kyryl Natyazhko C | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | IMG Academy (Florida) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 13, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Kevin Parrom SF | Bronx, New York | South Kent High School (Connecticut) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 3, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Derrick Williams PF | La Mirada, California | La Mirada High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 29, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 12 ESPN: NR ||||||
| 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Derrick Williams | Kyryl Natyazhko | Alex Jacobson |
| PF | Jamelle Horne | | |
| SF | Solomon Hill | Kevin Parrom | |
| SG | Kyle Fogg | Brendon Lavender | |
| PG | Nic Wise | Lamont Jones | Dondre Wise |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2009* 7:00 pm | Augustana | W 92–76 | – | McKale Center (13,202) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 10, 2009* 7:00 pm | Western New Mexico | W 96–55 | – | McKale Center (13,348) Tucson, Arizona |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2009* 3:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ | Northern Arizona | W 87–70 | 1–0 | McKale Center (13,448) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 19, 2009* 8:30 pm, FSAZ | Rice | W 66–49 | 2–0 | McKale Center (13,531) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 23, 2009* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational first round | L 61–65 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, Hawaii |
| November 24, 2009* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Colorado Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation | W 91–87 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, Hawaii |
| November 25, 2009* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt Maui Invitational 5th place game | L 72–84 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, Hawaii |
| December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm, KGUN/FSAZ | No. 21 UNLV | L 72–74 $^{2OT}$ | 3–3 | McKale Center (13,485) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 6, 2009* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Oklahoma Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 62–79 | 3–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (7,763) Norman, Oklahoma |
| December 9, 2009* 9:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ | Louisiana Tech | W 83–67 | 4–4 | McKale Center (13,270) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 12, 2009* 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | at San Diego State | L 46–63 | 4–5 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, California |
| December 21, 2009* 7:00 pm, FCS | Lipscomb | W 83–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | McKale Center (12,972) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 23, 2009* 8:30 pm, FSN | NC State | W 76–74 | 6–5 | McKale Center (12,809) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 28, 2009* 7:00 pm, KGUN/FCS | BYU Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic | L 69–99 | 6–6 | McKale Center (13,992) Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2009 4:00 pm, FSAZ | at USC | L 50–56 | 6–7 (0–1) | Galen Center (4,823) Los Angeles, California |
| January 2, 2010 11:00 am, CBS | at UCLA | W 77–63 | 7–7 (1–1) | Pauley Pavilion (8,681) Los Angeles, California |
| January 8, 2010 6:30 pm, KGUN/FSAZ | Washington State | L 76–78 | 7–8 (1–2) | McKale Center (12,758) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 10, 2010 3:30 pm, KWBA/FSAZ | No. 22 Washington | W 87–70 | 8–8 (2–2) | McKale Center (12,899) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 14, 2010 4:30 pm | at Oregon State | L 64–67 | 8–9 (2–3) | Gill Coliseum (7,472) Corvallis, Oregon |
| January 16, 2010 2:30 pm, FSN | at Oregon | W 74–60 | 9–9 (3–3) | McArthur Court (7,641) Eugene, Oregon |
| January 23, 2010 7:30 pm, FSAZ | at Arizona State | W 77–58 | 10–9 (4–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (13,966) Tempe, Arizona |
| January 28, 2010 6:00 pm, FCS | Stanford | W 76–68 | 11–9 (5–3) | McKale Center (14,563) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 31, 2010 1:30 pm, FSN | California | W 76–72 | 12–9 (6–3) | McKale Center (14,629) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 4, 2010 8:30 pm, FSN | at Washington | L 75–81 | 12–10 (6–4) | Bank of America Arena (9,917) Seattle, Washington |
| February 6, 2010 6:30 pm, FSAZ | at Washington State | L 60–78 | 12–11 (6–5) | Beasley Coliseum (8,135) Pullman, Washington |
| February 11, 2010 8:30 pm, FSN | Oregon | W 70–57 | 13–11 (7–5) | McKale Center (14,496) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 13, 2010 6:00 pm, KWBA/FCS | Oregon State | L 55–63 | 13–12 (7–6) | McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 21, 2010 3:30 pm, FSN | Arizona State | L 69–73 | 13–13 (7–7) | McKale Center (14,631) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 25, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPN | at California | L 71–95 | 13–14 (7–8) | Haas Pavilion (10,545) Berkeley, California |
| February 27, 2010 5:00 pm | at Stanford | W 71–69 | 14–14 (8–8) | Maples Pavilion (7,106) Stanford, California |
| March 4, 2010 8:30 pm, FSN | UCLA | W 78–73 | 15–14 (9–8) | McKale Center (14,407) Tucson, Arizona |
| March 6, 2010 11:30 am, KWBA/FSAZ | USC | W 86–84 $^{2OT}$ | 16–14 (10–8) | McKale Center (14,591) Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 1:00 pm, FSN | vs. UCLA Quarterfinals | L 69–75 | 16–15 | Staples Center (12,125) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Awards
### Derrick Williams

* Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
* Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

### Nic Wise

* Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
* Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 1, 2010