NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGION
SEATTLE CAPSULES — CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
FRIDAY
No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona, 4:35 p.m., Tucson time, TruTV
No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon, 7:10 p.m., TruTV
Tommy Lloyd was born in Kelso, Wash., about 125 miles from Seattle and he coached at Gonzaga at Spokane for 20 years. Will return home for Arizona's appearance in the East region games at Seattle.
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) March 17, 2025
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats
(22-12 overall, 14-6 Big 12)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (7): Iowa State, Texas Tech (twice), Kansas, BYU and Baylor (twice)
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (2): Kansas State and West Virginia
Coach: Tommy Lloyd (110-32, fourth year, all at Arizona)
Probable Starters:
Tobe Awaka, Jr., F, 8.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg
Trey Townsend, Sr., F, 8.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Anthony Dell’Orso, Jr., G, 7.1 ppg, 1.3 apg
Caleb Love, Sr., G, 16.6 ppg, 3.5 apg, 4.2 rpg
Jaden Bradley, Jr., G, 11.8 ppg, 3.6 apg, 1.8 spg
Key Reserves:
Henri Veesaar, Soph., F, 9.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Carter Bryant, Fr., F, 6.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg
KJ Lewis, Soph., G, 10.9 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.5 rpg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 82.0 (22nd in nation)
Scoring Defense: 72.1 (187)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (61)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (51)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (275)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.8 (298)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.3 (18)
Rebound Margin: 7.4 (15)
Assists Per Game: 16.8 (24)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (159)
Arizona No. 4 seed in East, to play No. 13 Akron in first round at Seattle on Friday. Potential matchups loom against former Pac-12 foe Oregon in the second round and No. 1 Duke in the Sweet 16 at Newark, N.J.
Story: https://t.co/coBF6Z71Hl
— pic.twitter.com/PgyacEj64o— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) March 16, 2025
No. 13 Akron Zips
(28-6 overall, 17-1 MAC)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (1): Omaha
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (4): Arkansas State, Milwaukee, Princeton and Ohio
Coach: John Groce (348-218, 17th season with stops also at Ohio and Illinois; 168-87, eighth season at Akron)
Probable Starters:
James Okonkwo, Sr., F, 7.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg
Tavari Johnson, Jr., G, 13.0 ppg, 3.9 apg
Nate Johnson, Jr., G, 14.0 ppg, 3.5 apg, 5.0 rpg, 1.8 spg
Isaiah Gray, Sr., G, 9.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.6 rpg
Seth Wilson, Sr., G, 6.3 ppg, 1.1 apg
Key Reserves:
Amani Lyles, Jr., F, 7.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Sharron Young, Fr., G, 7.6 ppg, 1.7 apg
Shammah Scott, Sr., G, 9.4 ppg, 2.8 apg
Bowen Hardman, Jr., G, 6.7 ppg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 84.0 (10th in nation)
Scoring Defense: 74.3 (251)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.0 (62)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (102)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.8 (8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (74)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (85)
Rebound Margin: 4.7 (44)
Assists Per Game: 18.3 (3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (238)
.@SteveRivera95 writes about Arizona as a No. 4 seed staying west to start the NCAA tournament but playing in the East Region, facing No. 13 Akron in the first round in Seattle.
Tommy Lloyd: “We’ve been battle tested (in the Big 12). We played the fourth-hardest schedule in the… pic.twitter.com/xSV11iq2dF
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) March 17, 2025
No. 5 Oregon Ducks
(24-9 overall, 12-8 Big Ten)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (7): Montana, Troy, Texas A&M, San Diego State, Alabama, Maryland and Wisconsin
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (2): Minnesota and Nebraska
Coach: Dana Altman (779-403, 36th season with stops also at Marshall, Kansas State and Creighton; 369-160, 15th season at Oregon)
Probable Starters:
Brandon Angel, Sr., F, 8.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Nate Bittle, Sr., C, 14.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Keeshawn Barthelemy, Sr., G, 10.1 ppg, 2.6 apg
Jackson Shelstad, Soph., G, 13.2 ppg, 2.7 apg
TJ Bamba, Sr., G, 10.4 ppg, 2.9 apg, 1.7 spg
Key Reserves:
Supreme Cook, Sr., F, 4.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Kwame Evans Jr., Soph., F, 6.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Ra’Heim Moss, Sr., G, 1.6 ppg
Jadrian Tracey, Sr., G, 7.0 ppg, 1.7 apg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 76.7 (98th in nation)
Scoring Defense: 71.2 (150)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (132)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (142)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (167)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (175)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.3 (40)
Rebound Margin: 2.3 (129)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (102)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (111)
No. 12 Liberty Flames
(28-6 overall, 13-5 Conference USA)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (1): McNeese
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (6): Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State
Coach: Ritchie McKay (437-291, 23rd season with stops also at Portland State, Colorado State, Oregon State and New Mexico; 272-133, 12th season at Liberty)
Probable Starters:
Owen Aquino, Jr., F, 8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 bpg
Zach Cleveland, Jr., F, 11.0 ppg, 5.1 apg, 6.3 rpg
Colin Porter, Jr., G, 9.3 ppg, 4.3 apg, 1.6 spg
Jayvon Maughmer, Sr., G, 8.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.4 rpg
Kaden Metheny, Sr., G, 13.5 ppg, 2.0 apg
Key Reserves:
Zander Yates, Jr., F, 3.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Taelon Peter, Sr., G, 13.9 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.1 rpg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 76.2 (113th in nation)
Scoring Defense: 62.3 (9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.8 (16)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (15)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.4 (18)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.0 (19)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.2 (329)
Rebound Margin: -0.8 (249)
Assists Per Game: 16.6 (29)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.2 (35)
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