Notebook: USC at Arizona Wildcats

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ARIZONA’S 1,000-POINT SCORERS
Overall
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Years,Points
Ryan Anderson,2011-16,1665
Kadeem Allen,2012-16,1633
Mark Tollefsen,2012-16,1219
Kaleb Tarczewski,2012-16,1109
Gabe York,2012-16,999
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Before Arizona
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,School,Points
Kadeem Allen,Hutchinson (Kan.) JC,1425
Ryan Anderson,Boston College,1282
Mark Tollefsen,San Francisco,1006
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— With their senior seasons winding down, with only four games remaining at McKale Center, including tonight’s game against USC, the careers of Gabe York, Kaleb Tarczewski, Ryan Anderson and Mark Tollefsen will be discussed more with each passing game. York’s first basket against the Trojans will give this senior group four 1,000-point career scorers. That does not include Kadeem Allen, a redshirt junior, who played his first two years in college at Hutchinson (Kan.) Junior College. Allen has 1,633 points in college, 1,425 of them at Hutchinson. Anderson and Tollefsen scored the bulk of their points in the three previous seasons at Boston College and San Francisco, respectively. Tarczewski reached 1,000 points earlier this season. …

— Has Arizona ever had five players on the same roster in the same season who had 1,000 points or more in their careers? The answer: Yes. In Arizona’s first Final Four season of 1987-88, the Wildcats had five players who reached 1,000 points in their collegiate careers by the end of that season: Steve Kerr (1,445), Craig McMillan (1,174), Tom Tolbert (1,495), Sean Elliott (1,820) and Anthony Cook (1,012). Kerr and McMillan were seniors who scored all their points at Arizona. Tolbert played in only 10 games in two seasons at Cal-Irvine before transferring to Cerritos (Calif.) Junior College. He had 22 points with Irvine and 519 with Cerritos before scoring 954 points at Arizona in the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons. Elliott and Cook were juniors in 1987-88. Elliott finished with a school-record 2,555 points and Cook had 1,590. …

(Left to right) Tom Tolbert, Sean Elliott, Craig McMillan, Anthony Cook and Steve Kerr reached 1,000 points in their collegiate careers by the end of the memorable 1987-88 sesaon (Javier Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

— Who thought USC and Arizona would be playing in mid-February for the chance to remain in first place in the loss column? The Wildcats, yes. USC was picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12 in the preseason media poll. Arizona was the favored pick to win it all with 18 first-place votes. USC has a solid chance of making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011. The Trojans’ freshmen were not yet in high school at that time. USC (No. 22) actually has a better RPI than Arizona (No. 28). The Wildcats, who are only 1-4 against the RPI Top 50, could sure use a win over the Trojans to potentially improve their seed in the NCAA tournament …

— USC’s Andy Enfield is starting to make his mark as a recruiter who can coach. According to research by J.D. Hamilton of the NCAA, USC’s 10-game improvement from last season (12-20 to 18-6) is seventh-best in the country and tops among teams in the Power 5 conferences.

— Arizona will not face a better guard tandem when it comes to distributing the ball than Jordan McLaughlin (123 assists) and Julian Jacobs (120) this season. They are one of two sets of guards in the country with at least 120 assists. The other pair is Emmett Naar (143) and Joe Rahon (141) of Saint Mary’s. Backtrack: Arizona actually scrimmaged against Naar and Rahon when the teams held a private workout before the season. …

— USC is also one of the most balanced teams the Wildcats will face. The Trojans have six players averaging 10.6 or more points and eight players have averaged 3.1 rebounds or more in the first 24 games. Seven different Trojans have scored at least 19 points in a game this season. USC has four players with at least 40 three-point baskets this season. In the previous meeting with Arizona, a four-overtime thriller, guard Elijah Stewart tied his career high of 27 points when he hit a pair of free throws with 22 seconds left in the fourth overtime to secure the victory, USC’s first over a top 10 opponent since the 2011 season. Jacobs had 18 points, nine assists and a career-best seven steals. …

— The Trojans have two of the better freshmen in the Pac-12 also with post player Chimezie Metu and forward Bennie Boatwright. Both are not afraid of playing on the road. Metu had a season-high 21 points and eight rebounds at UCLA. Boatwright’s best performance was 23 points and 12 rebounds at Oregon. … The Trojans also have experience with junior center Nikola Jovanovic scoring 25 points with 15 rebounds in the loss at ASU on Friday. Darion Clark, a redshirt junior who transferred from Charlotte, led the Trojans with seven rebounds in the first meeting against Arizona. …

— The Wildcats must flex their strength against USC — their defensive rebounding, of which they rank No. 1 nationally securing 78.3 percent of available defensive rebounds. Arizona managed to grab 33 of USC’s 45 failed attempts last month in Los Angeles, a percentage of 73.3 percent. With the way USC can score, averaging 83.3 points a game, Arizona can ill-afford to allow the Trojans second chances …

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USC (18-6, 7-4) VS.
NO. 17 ARIZONA (20-5, 8-4)

Tip Time: 6:07 p.m. MST
TV: ESPN (Aaron Goldsmith/Steve Lavin)
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Brian Jeffries/Ryan Hansen)

THE SERIES
Overall: Arizona leads 63-42
In Tucson: Arizona leads 37-10
Current Streak: USC won 1
Last Meeting: USC won 103-101 (4OT) in LA (1-9-16)
Sean Miller vs. USC: 8-4

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)

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,24,24,695,713,.975
Dusan Ristic,C,25,9,338,440,.768
Kaleb Tarczewski,C,17,15,329,447,.736
Allonzo Trier,SG,18,12,342,492,.695
Kadeem Allen,PG,25,23,339,610,.556
Gabe York,SG,25,25,423,823,,.514
Mark Tollefsen,SF,25,11,308,628,.490
P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,25,2,184,545,.338
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,,25,,3056,5125,.596
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PRODUCTIVITY REPORT
ARIZONA PAC-10/12
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
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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 meeting:
USC 103, ARIZONA 101 (4 OT)
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
Dusan Ristic,C,15,18,.833
*Kaleb Tarczewski,C,26,40,.650
*Allonzo Trier,SG,31,53,.585
*Gabe York,SG,30,55,.545
*Kadeem Allen,PG,21,47,.447
Mark Tollefsen,SF,5,29,.172
*Ryan Anderson,PF,3,31,.097
P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,0,19,.000
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,,
Justin Simon,SG,5,8,.625
TOTAL TEAM,,136,300,.453
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Previous game:
ARIZONA 81, UCLA 75
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
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Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
*Kaleb Tarczewski,C,25,28,.893
*P.Jackson-Cartwright,PG,24,28,.857
*Allonzo Trier,SG,21,26,.808
Dusan Ristic,C,10,16,.625
*Ryan Anderson,PF,17,30,.567
*Gabe York,SG,19,35,.543
Kadeem Allen,PG,0,21,.000
Mark Tollefsen,SF,-2,16,-.167
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,,
None,,,,
TOTAL TEAM,,114,200,.570
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HOW ARE THEY DOING?
Present power ranking of non-conference opponents Arizona has played according to KenPom.com.
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Rank,Opponent,Rec,Result,Date
30,Gonzaga,20-6,UA/68-63,12/5
59,Providence,19-7,PC/69-65,11/27
87,L.Beach St,14-12,UA/85-70,12/22
102,UNLV,15-11,UA/82-70,12/19
103,Boise St,17-9,UA/88-76,11/19
103,Boise St,17-9,UA/68-59,11/29
132,Fresno St,16-9,UA/85-72,12/9
174,Missouri,9-16,UA/88-52,12/13
240,Pacific,7-17,UA/79-61,11/13
253,Santa Clara,9-17,UA/75-73(OT),11/26
312,NW St,7-15,UA/61-42,11/22
337,Bradley,4-22,UA/90-60,11/16
341,NAU,4-20,UA/92-37,12/16
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PAC-12 POMEROY RATINGS
Present RPI ranking of Pac-12 teams according to KenPom.com.
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Rank,Opponent,Ovr,P12,Pomeroy
15,Arizona,20-5,8-4,.8970
21,Oregon,20-6,9-4,.8804
26,USC,18-6,7-4,.8566
32,California,17-8,7-5,.8432
46,Utah,18-7,7-5,.8156
62,Arizona St.,14-11,4-8,.7685
63,UCLA,13-11,4-7,.7680
64,Colorado,19-7,8-5,.7660
73,Washington,15-10,7-6,.7476
75,Oregon St.,15-9,6-7,.7467
113,Stanford,12-11,5-7,.6391
157,Washington St.,9-15,1-11,.5193
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It's GAMEDAY in McKale. #APlayersProgram pic.twitter.com/OE1YQxfwSb

— Arizona Basketball (@APlayersProgram) February 14, 2016

.@GabeYork01 with the sweet lob to @ISOzo_LOE #APlayersProgram pic.twitter.com/c5D10NLCTe

— Arizona Basketball (@APlayersProgram) February 13, 2016

.@TucsonAirport was clearing those takeoffs tonight! 😱😱😱

See you Monday on #12Best, Gabe and Allonzo. #Pac12Hoops https://t.co/yl5vyDVcGs

— Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) February 13, 2016

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— USA TODAY Sports (@USATODAYsports) February 10, 2016

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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
41.,Kaleb Tarczewski,2012-16,1109
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 REBOUNDS
[table sort=”desc”]
Reb,Player,Years
1190,Al Fleming,1973-76
1083,Bob Elliott,1974-77
975,Channing Frye,2001-05
861,Anthony Cook,1986-89
837,Bill Reeves,1954-57
832,Michael Wright,1998-2001
824,Ernie McCray,1957-60
817,A.J. Bramlett,1996-99
808,Sean Elliott,1986-89
784,Kaleb Tarczewski,2013-16
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MOST CAREER VICTORIES IN GAMES PLAYED
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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,2012–16,105
Sean Rooks,1989-92,104
Khalid Reeves,1991-94,104
Reggie Geary,1993-96,104
Michael Dickerson,1995-98,104
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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
122,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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CHASING 1,000 POINTS
Rank is school rank
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Rank,Player,Years,Points
50,Matt Muehlebach,1988-91,1006
51,Gabe York,2013-16,999
52,Ed Stokes,1990-93,984
53,Brandon Ashley,2013-15,979
54,Rick Anderson,1998-03,968
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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
199,115,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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THREE-POINT GOALS SEASON
[table sort=”desc”]
Rank,FG,Player,Season
1.,120,Salim Stoudamire,2004-05
2.,114,Steve Kerr,1987-88
3.,112,Damon Stoudamire,1994-95
4.,106,Jason Gardner,2001-02
5.,93,Damon Stoudamire,1993-94
6.,85,Khalid Reeves,1993-94
7.,78,Salim Stoudamire,2003-04
8.,77,Mike Bibby,1997-98
9.,76,Jason Terry,1998-99
10.,76,Jason Gardner,2000-01
,68,Gabe York,2015-16
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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. 12,UCLA,81-75 (W),.570,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,25,28,.893
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.