2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; As of March 25, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll; * Ineligible for conference tournament; y-Clinched regular season championship

2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record	16–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Archie Miller; James Whitford; Emanuel Richardson;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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
Solomon Hill SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Lamont Jones SG	Harlem, New York	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 24, 2009
Lamont Jones SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Kyryl Natyazhko C	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 13, 2009
Kyryl Natyazhko C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Kevin Parrom SF	Bronx, New York	South Kent High School (CT)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 3, 2009
Kevin Parrom SF	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
Derrick Williams PF	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[]

2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	1	Kyryl Natyazhko	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
G/F	3	Kevin Parrom	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bronx, New York
G	12	Lamont Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Harlem, New York
G	13	Nic Wise	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	20	Dondre Wise	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	21	Kyle Fogg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Brea, California
F	23	Derrick Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	La Mirada, California
G	24	Brendon Lavender	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Mesa, Arizona
F	42	Jamelle Horne	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	San Diego, California
F	44	Solomon Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
C	50	Alex Jacobson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Brea, California
F	52	Max Wiepking	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Englewood, Colorado}note=W

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2011

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

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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, AZ
November 10, 2009* 7:00 pm	Western New Mexico	W 96–55	–	McKale Center (13,348) Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2009* 3:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ	Northern Arizona	W 87–70	1–0	McKale Center (13,448) Tucson, AZ
November 19, 2009* 8:30 pm, FSAZ	Rice	W 66–49	2–0	McKale Center (13,531) Tucson, AZ
November 23, 2009* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational first round	L 61–65	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
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, HI
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, HI
December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm, KGUN/FSAZ	No. 21 UNLV	L 72–74 ^2OT	3–3	McKale Center (13,485) Tucson, AZ
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, OK
December 9, 2009* 9:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ	Louisiana Tech	W 83–67	4–4	McKale Center (13,270) Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2009* 8:00 pm, The Mtn.	at San Diego State	L 46–63	4–5	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2009* 7:00 pm, FCS	Lipscomb	W 83–82 ^OT	5–5	McKale Center (12,972) Tucson, AZ
December 23, 2009* 8:30 pm, FSN	NC State	W 76–74	6–5	McKale Center (12,809) Tucson, AZ
December 28, 2009* 7:00 pm, KGUN/FCS	BYU Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic	L 69–99	6–6	McKale Center (13,992) Tucson, AZ
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, CA
January 2, 2010 11:00 am, CBS	at UCLA	W 77–63	7–7 (1–1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,681) Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2010 6:30 pm, KGUN/FSAZ	Washington State	L 76–78	7–8 (1–2)	McKale Center (12,758) Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2010 3:30 pm, KWBA/FSAZ	No. 22 Washington	W 87–70	8–8 (2–2)	McKale Center (12,899) Tucson, AZ
January 14, 2010 4:30 pm	at Oregon State	L 64–67	8–9 (2–3)	Gill Coliseum (7,472) Corvallis, OR
January 16, 2010 2:30 pm, FSN	at Oregon	W 74–60	9–9 (3–3)	McArthur Court (7,641) Eugene, OR
January 23, 2010 7:30 pm, FSAZ	at Arizona State	W 77–58	10–9 (4–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (13,966) Tempe, AZ
January 28, 2010 6:00 pm, FCS	Stanford	W 76–68	11–9 (5–3)	McKale Center (14,563) Tucson, AZ
January 31, 2010 1:30 pm, FSN	California	W 76–72	12–9 (6–3)	McKale Center (14,629) Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2010 8:30 pm, FSN	at Washington	L 75–81	12–10 (6–4)	Bank of America Arena (9,917) Seattle, WA
February 6, 2010 6:30 pm, FSAZ	at Washington State	L 60–78	12–11 (6–5)	Beasley Coliseum (8,135) Pullman, WA
February 11, 2010 8:30 pm, FSN	Oregon	W 70–57	13–11 (7–5)	McKale Center (14,496) Tucson, AZ
February 13, 2010 6:00 pm, KWBA/FCS	Oregon State	L 55–63	13–12 (7–6)	McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, AZ
February 21, 2010 3:30 pm, FSN	Arizona State	L 69–73	13–13 (7–7)	McKale Center (14,631) Tucson, AZ
February 25, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPN	at California	L 71–95	13–14 (7–8)	Haas Pavilion (10,545) Berkeley, CA
February 27, 2010 5:00 pm	at Stanford	W 71–69	14–14 (8–8)	Maples Pavilion (7,106) Stanford, CA
March 4, 2010 8:30 pm, FSN	UCLA	W 78–73	15–14 (9–8)	McKale Center (14,407) Tucson, AZ
March 6, 2010 11:30 am, KWBA/FSAZ	USC	W 86–84 ^2OT	16–14 (10–8)	McKale Center (14,591) Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 Tournament
March 11, 2010 1:00 pm, FSN	vs. UCLA Quarterfinals	L 69–75	16–15	Staples Center (12,125) Los Angeles, CA
*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

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People	Statistical leaders NBA draftees
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California y	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Arizona State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Washington †	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
USC*	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
UCLA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Stanford	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516

† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament y-Clinched regular season championship