2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Sean Miller and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in tie for fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament, where they defeated Washington in the first round and were set to take on USC  in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous season. The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for 6th place. They received the 9-seed in the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament, where they lost to 8-seed USC in the first round, 65–78. Offseason. 2019 recruiting class. Nico Mannion, originally from Siena, Italy, was originally a part of the 2020 recruiting class, but reclassified to the 2019 class in July 2018. He verbally committed to Arizona on September 14, 2018, over Marquette. Mannion  is a consensus five-star prospect out of Pinnacle HS in Phoenix, Arizona. Christian Koloko, originally from Douala, Cameroon, was the second commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on September 23, 2018, over California, Creighton, and Vanderbilt. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California. Josh Green, originally from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was the third commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 4, 2018, over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green is a consensus five-star prospect out  of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Zeke Nnaji, originally from Lakeville, MN was the fifth commitment in the Arizona's 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on November 23, 2018, over UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Purdue. Nnaji is a consensus four-star prospect out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. 2020 recruiting class. Dalen Terry, originally from Tempe, Arizona, was the first commit of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on July 23, 2019 over rival Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Memphis, USC and Utah. Terry a consensus four-star prospect out of  Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona. Bennedict Mathurin, originally from Montreal, Canada was the second commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on January 15, 2020 over Baylor & Washington State. Mathurin a conensus four-star prospect out of the NBA Academy Latin America. Kerr Kriisa, originally from Tartu, Estonia, was the third commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on April 18, 2020 over BYU, Oregon & Syracuse. Kriisa a consensus four-star prospect out of BC Prienai in Prienai, Lithuania. Daniel Batcho, originally from Chatenay-Malabry, France, was the fourth commitment in the  Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 23, 2020, over Arizona State, Creighton, Miami & Virginia Tech. He is a consensus four-star prospect out of Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball in Paris, France. Tibet Gorener, originally from Şişli, Turkey, was the fifth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on April 28, 2020, over Nebraska, Creighton, UC Santa Barbara & UConn. He is consensus four-star out of Orange Lutheran HS in Orange, California. Ąžuolas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the sixth commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently  an four-star prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania. Tautvilas Tubelis, originally from Lithuania, was the seventh commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on May 27, 2020. He is currently an unranked prospect out of Rytas Vilnius in Lithuania. Coaching changes. In June 2019, Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy resigned to take the position of associate head coach on Miller's staff. Personnel. Roster. Preseason. Red and Blue game. The annual Red-Blue game was held at McKale Center on September 27, 2019. Sophomore Devonaire Doutrive won the slam dunk contest, and the Blue team , led by Devonaire Doutrive, defeated the Red team, 46–32. Preseason rankings. The Arizona Wildcats were selected fourth in the 2019–20 Pac-12 media poll. The Wildcats were ranked 21 in the AP Top 25 and ranked 17 in the Coaches polls. Preseason All Pac-12 teams. The Wildcats had 2 players at 2 positions selected to the preseason all Pac-12 teams. First team Second team Schedule and results. The Wildcats opponents were finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Arizona will host opponents Chico State (exhibition game), Gonzaga, Illinois, Long Beach State, New Mexico State , Northern Arizona, Omaha, San Jose State, and South Dakota State at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Arizona will participate in the 2019 Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, CA with six of the following potential opponents including (College of Charleston, Pepperdine, Penn, Providence, UCF, or Wake Forest). The Wildcats will also play in a neutral-site game against St. John's at the new Chase Center in San Francisco, CA in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Game. Arizona played only one true road game against Baylor at Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, Arizona did  not play the two Rocky Mountain schools on the road (Colorado and Utah) or the two Northern California schools at home (California and Stanford). ! style=| Exhibition ! style=| Non-conference regular season ! style=| Pac-12 regular season ! style=| Pac-12 Tournament Rankings. <nowiki>*</nowiki>AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. Awards & milestones. Weekly awards. Zeke Nnaji Nico Mannion Chase Jeter Dylan Smith Pac-12 Conference honors. Stone Gettings Zeke Nnaji Nico Mannion See also. 2019–20 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team