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PAC-12 1979-2016
Conference game records of Pac-12 teams since Arizona and Arizona State joined the league in 1978-79. *Colorado and Utah joined in 2011-12.
[table sort=”desc”]
Team,Record,Pct.
UCLA,461-217,.680
Arizona,460-217,.679
Stanford,362-315,.535
*Colorado,44-39,.530
California,330-347,.487
Washington,328-350,.484
Oregon,303-375,.447
Arizona St.,302-375,.446
Oregon St.,298-380,.440
*Utah,37-47,.440
USC,296-380,.438
Washington St.,248-430,.366
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— UCLA and Arizona will meet for the 95th time tonight with the Bruins leading the overall series 54-40, but since Lute Olson was hired in 1983-84, the Wildcats have a 37-34 lead. Sean Miller is 8-8 against the Bruins since his hire in 2009-10, including a 3-2 mark against UCLA coach Steve Alford. … Incredibly, since Arizona and ASU joined what was then the Pac-10 in 1978-79, the Wildcats and Bruins have nearly identical records in conference games. UCLA is 461-217 and Arizona is 460-217 (thanks to records provided in the Pac-12 media guide for allowing me to compile that stat). …

— After last week’s loss at USC, Alford’s team stands at 13-10 overall and 4-6 in the conference. This marks the 14th time in 21 seasons (66.7 percent) at the Division I level that Alford’s teams have reached double-digit losses. At Power 5 conference schools Iowa and UCLA, his combined record is 215-139, a winning percentage of 60.7. … In 12 seasons as a head coach at Xavier and Arizona, Miller has reached double-digit loss seasons four times (25 percent). He has two such seasons at Arizona in his seven years at the school. His record at Arizona is 182-57, a winning percentage of 76.2. …

— UCLA power forward Jonah Bolden, who last year had to hitch a ride to Tucson to watch the Bruins play the Wildcats, figures to play a key role in tonight’s game for the Bruins. Bolden, an Australian, was forced to sit out last season after the NCAA ruled him ineligible because of matters concerning his transfer from an Australian school the Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., during his senior season. Bolden eventually transferred to Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. … Bolden has started in place of senior forward Tony Parker in the last couple of games in an effort by Alford to make the Bruins more athletic and quick, especially on defense. UCLA coaches believed the combination of Parker and center Thomas Welsh was too slow. In his two starts against Washington State and USC, however, Bolden has a total of three points. …

— Alford’s son Bryce Alford, who beat Arizona with a last-second three-pointer last month in Pauley Pavilion, was quoted as saying this week: “We play our best basketball when it counts. We’ve got to start doing that real quick.” At this point a year ago, UCLA was 14-9 overall and 6-4 in the Pac-12. They closed the regular season with five wins in eight games, then reached the conference tournament semifinals, enough to land an at-large berth in the NCAA’s field of 68. They were a No. 11 seed, but won a pair of games to reach the Sweet 16. … UCLA has defeated Kentucky, Gonzaga and Arizona this season but is in a deeper hole than last year at 13-10 and 4-6 in the Pac-12. The Bruins have dropped three of their last four games, and their RPI was at 68 as of Thursday. Most bracketologists have them missing the tournament for the first time since 2012. The Bruins are the only conference team to lose to last-place Washington State this season. …

— After the 87-84 loss at UCLA on Jan. 7, Miller commented that his defense was the worst he’s had since his first season with the Wildcats. Bryce Alford became isolated against center Kaleb Tarczewski because Kadeem Allen did not fight hard enough through a screen. Tarczewski stepped back on a ball fake by Alford, who was given too much space to nail the three-pointer. … UCLA shot 52 percent from the floor and Alford had 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting. … “That was a long time ago,” Miller said this week. “We’re a better defensive team right now than we were then. Although I don’t think we’re night-and-day different, we have steadily improved.” …

— The NBA All-Star Game break means plenty of former Arizona players in the NBA should be in Tucson this weekend to attend the UCLA and USC games. The Brooklyn Nets’ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson tweeted this last night:

— UCLA’s perimeter play is always dangerous. In addition to Bryce Alford, guards who can go off at any time are Isaac Hamilton and Aaron Holiday. Hamilton, a junior, has scored in double figures in 19 consecutive games, the longest such streak since the 2012-13 season, when Shabazz Muhammad scored in double figures in 19 straight games as a freshman. The last UCLA player to record at least 10 points in 20 or more consecutive games is Kevin Love, who scored in double figures in all 39 games during his freshman season (2007-08). … Holiday, a freshman, has averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 assists and 3 rebounds per game, starting all 23 games. Holiday has scored in double figures in the team’s last nine games, including a season-high 19 points in UCLA’s loss at Oregon on Jan. 23. He leads the Bruins in three-point field goal percentage (40.3), having made 27 of 67 attempts. Holiday has made 24 of his last 28 free throw attempts (85.7 percent), shooting 73.7 percent overall from the line (56 for 76). …

— Arizona frontcourt players Tarczewski, Ryan Anderson, Dusan Ristic and on occasion Mark Tollefsen will have their hands full with Parker, Bolden and Welsh on the defensive boards. … Parker and Welsh rank first and second, respectively, among all Pac-12 players in offensive rebounds. Parker, who ranks third in the league in total rebounds per game (9.3), has registered 3.9 offensive boards per game. Welsh, the league’s sixth-leading rebounder (8.8 rpg), has averaged 3.6 offensive rebounds per game. Parker and Welsh have each recorded nine double-doubles, tied for the fourth-highest total among Pac-12 players. … Anderson (12), Tarczewski (3) and Tollefsen (1) have given the Wildcats a total of 16 double-doubles this season. Anderson has 32 double-doubles in his career, 20 of them in three seasons with Boston College. His force inside is evident with his 20 potential three-point plays (field goal plus a free throw after a foul). He has converted 17 of those. …

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UCLA (13-10, 4-6) VS.
NO. 17 ARIZONA (19-5, 7-4)

Tip Time: 7:05 p.m. MST
TV: ESPN (Dave Pasch/Bill Walton)
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Brian Jeffries/Ryan Hansen)

THE SERIES
Overall: UCLA leads 54-40
In Tucson: Arizona leads 23-15
Current streak: UCLA won 1
Last meeting: UCLA won 87-84 in Los Angeles (1-7-16)
Sean Miller vs. UCLA: 8-9

WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY RATING?:
PP: Productivity Points (Points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocked shots, FGs made, FTs made added together and then subtracted by missed FGs, missed FTs, personal fouls and turnovers)
MIN: Minutes played overall
PR: Productivity rating per minute played (Productivity points divided by minutes played)

SEASON PRODUCTIVITY RATING
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Player,Pos,G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Ryan Anderson,PF,23,23,678,683,.993
Dusan Ristic,C,24,9,328,424,.774
Kaleb Tarczewski,C,16,14,304,419,.726
Allonzo Trier,SG,17,11,321,466,.689
Kadeem Allen,PG,24,23,339,589,.576
Gabe York,SG,24,24,404,788,,.513
Mark Tollefsen,SF,24,11,310,612,.507
P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,24,1,160,517,.309
Elliott Pitts,SG,7,2,7,149,.047
AVG 5-9.9 MIN,,,,
Chance Comanche,C,16,0,45,87,.517
Justin Simon,SG,20,0,62,175,.354
AVG 1-4.9 MIN,,,,
Jacob Hazzard,PG,5,0,8,15,.533
Paulo Cruz,SG,4,0,-3,10,-.300
TOTAL TEAM,,24,,2942,4925,.597
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PRODUCTIVITY REPORT
ARIZONA PAC-10/12
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
[table sort=”desc”]
Name (Year),G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Derrick Williams (2011),38,38,1190,1141,1.043
Sean Elliott (1989),33,33,1128,1125,1.003
Chris Mills (1993),28,28,838,870,.963
Sean Elliott (1988),38,38,1167,1249,.934
D. Stoudamire (1995),30,30,964,1092,.883
Mike Bibby (1998),35,35,905,1124,.805
Jason Terry (1999),29,29,877,1107,.792
Nick Johnson (2014),38,38,848,1254,.676
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Previous result:
ARIZONA 77, WASHINGTON 72
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
*Ryan Anderson,PF,41,33,1.242
Dusan Ristic,C,15,13,1.154
*Kaleb Tarczewski,C,13,32,.406
*Gabe York,SG,13,35,.371
*Mark Tollefsen,SF,9,27,.333
P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,7,24,.292
Allonzo Trier,SG,4,16,.250
*Kadeem Allen,PG,-1,20,-.050
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,,
None,,,,
TOTAL TEAM,,101,200,.505
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ARIZONA’S TOP SCORING CENTERS
Rank: Overall school ranking.
[table=”desc”]
Rank,Name,Years,Points
2.,Bob Elliott,1973-77,2131
9.,Channing Frye,2001-05,1789
14.,Anthony Cook,1985-89,1590
15.,Sean Rooks,1988-92,1497
25.,Frank Smith,1979-83,1329
32.,Jordan Hill,2006-09,1208
42.,Kaleb Tarczewski,2012-16,1100
43.,A.J. Bramlett,1995-99,1098
44.,Joseph Blair,1992-96,1086
51.,Ed Stokes,1989-93,984
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MOST CAREER VICTORIES IN GAMES PLAYED
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Years,Wins
Matt Muehlebach,1988-91,109
Jason Gardner,2000-03,107
Matt Othick,1989-92,106
Anthony Cook,1986-89,105
Sean Elliott,1986-89,105
Jud Buechler,1987-90,105
Jordin Mayes,2011-14,105
Kaleb Tarczewski,2012–16,104
Sean Rooks,1989-92,104
Khalid Reeves,1991-94,104
Reggie Geary,1993-96,104
Michael Dickerson,1995-98,104
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CHASING 1,000 POINTS
Rank is school rank
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Rank,Player,Years,Points
50,Matt Muehlebach,1988-91,1006
51,Ed Stokes,1990-93,984
51,Gabe York,2013-16,984
53,Brandon Ashley,2013-15,979
54,Rick Anderson,1998-03,968
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HOW ARE THEY DOING?
Present RPI ranking of non-conference opponents Arizona has played according to KenPom.com.
[table sort=”desc”]
Rank,Opponent,Rec,Result,Date
No.30,Gonzaga,20-5,UA/68-63,12/5/15
No.54,Providence,18-7,PC/69-65,11/27/15
No.91,Long Beach State,13-12,UA/85-70,12/22/15
No.99,UNLV,14-11,UA/82-70,12/19/15
No.108,Boise State,16-9,UA/88-76,11/19/15
No.108,Boise State,16-9,UA/68-59,11/29/15
No.136,Fresno State,16-8,UA/85-72,12/9/15
No.194,Missouri,8-16,UA/88-52,12/13/15
No.241,Pacific,7-16,UA/79-61,11/13/15
No.247,Santa Clara,9-16,UA/75-73(OT),11/26/15
No.315,Northwestern State,6-15,UA/61-42,11/22/15
No.338,Bradley,4-22,UA/90-60,11/16/15
No.341,NAU,4-19,UA/92-37,12/16/15
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PAC-12 POMEROY RATINGS
Present RPI ranking of Pac-12 teams according to KenPom.com.
[table sort=”desc”]
Rank,Opponent,Ovr,P12,Pomeroy
No.15,Arizona,19-5,7-4,.9001
No.18,Oregon,20-5,9-3,.8889
No.26,USC,18-5,7-3,.8641
No.33,California,16-8,6-5,.8408
No.45,Utah,18-7,7-5,.8143
No.60,Colorado,18-7,7-5,.7714
No.63,UCLA,13-10,4-6,.7603
No.68,Arizona St.,13-11,3-8,.7560
No.73,Oregon St.,15-8,6-6,.7499
No.77,Washington,15-9,7-5,.7403
No.121,Stanford,11-11,4-7,.6189
No.156,Washington St.,9-15,1-11,.5154
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THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS CAREER
[table sort=”desc”]
FG,G,Player,Years
342,129,Salim Stoudamire,2001-05
318,136,Jason Gardner,1999-2003
272,123,Damon Stoudamire,1992-95
197,114,Gabe York,2012-present
193,129,Jason Terry,1996-99
193,139,Kyle Fogg,2008-12
191,129,Matt Othick,1989-92
190,100,Chase Budinger,2006-09
186,128,Khalid Reeves,1991-94
176,114,Miles Simon,1994-98
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MOST CAREER STARTS
[table sort=”desc”]
Starts,Player,Years
135,Jason Gardner,2000-03
133,Sean Elliott,1986-89
129,Mustafa Shakur,2004-07
129,Solomon Hill,2010-13
123,Anthony Cook,1986-89
121,Kaleb Tarczewski,2013-16
119,Channing Frye,2002-05
119,Kyle Fogg,2009-12
117,Salim Stoudamire,2002-05
109,Craig McMillan,1985-88
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ARIZONA SCHEDULE/PRODUCTIVITY RESULTS
*-John Wooden Legacy in Fullerton/Anaheim (Calif.)
[table sort=”desc”]
Date,Opponent,Results,TeamPR,Productivity Leader,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
Feb. 6,at Washington,77-72 (W),.505,Ryan Anderson,PF,41,33,1.242
Feb. 3,at Washington St.,79-64 (W),.575,Ryan Anderson,PF,52,32,1.625
Jan. 30,Oregon St.,80-63 (W),.655,Dusan Ristic,C,11,12,.917
Jan. 28,Oregon,83-75 (L),.545,Ryan Anderson,PF,38,32,1.188
Jan. 23,at California,74-73 (L),.525,Dusan Ristic,C,18,18,1.000
Jan. 21,at Stanford,71-57 (W),.606,Ryan Anderson,PF,31,31,1.000
Jan. 16,Washington St.,90-66 (W),.695,Ryan Anderson,PF,30,24,1.250
Jan. 14,Washington,99-67 (W),.870,Ryan Anderson,PF,38,25,1.520
Jan. 9,at USC,103-101 (4OT) (L),.453,Dusan Ristic,C,15,18,.833
Jan. 7,at UCLA,87-84 (L),.630,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,29,24,1.208
Jan. 3,at ASU,94-82 (W),.740,Gabe York,SG,34,30,1.133
Dec. 22,Long Beach State,85-70 (W),.665,Allonzo Trier,SG,29,31,.935
Dec. 19,UNLV,82-70 (W),.650,Dusan Ristic,C,30,25,1.200
Dec. 16,NAU,92-37 (W),.860,Ryan Anderson,PF,38,19,2.000
Dec. 13,Missouri,88-52 (W),.700,Ryan Anderson,PF,28,24,1.667
Dec. 9,Fresno State,85-72 (W),.595,Allonzo Trier,SG,42,33,1.273
Dec. 5,at Gonzaga,68-63 (W),.450,Allonzo Trier,SG,27,35,.771
Nov. 29,*Boise State,68-59 (W),.485,Kadeem Allen,PG,23,25,.920
Nov. 27,*Providence,69-65 (L),.410,Ryan Anderson,PF,44,32,1.375
Nov. 26,*Santa Clara,75-73 OT (W),.436,Ryan Anderson,PF,27,36,.750
Nov. 22,Northwestern State,61-42 (W),.440,Gabe York,SG,21,26,.750
Nov. 19,Boise State,88-76 (W),.695,Parker Jackson-Cartwright,PG,23,18,1.278
Nov. 16,Bradley,90-60 (W),.710,Allonzo Trier,SG,43,23,1.870
Nov. 13,Pacific,79-61 (W),.595,Ryan Anderson,PF,40,26,1.538
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.

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