| Conference Link: | Pac-12 Conference men's basketball |
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
| Next Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 27–9 |
| Conf Record: | 15–5 |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Assoc Coach: | Jack Murphy |
| Ahc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Riccardo Fois |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Steve Robinson |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | Pac-12 regular season champions Acrisure Classic champions |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2023–24 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Tommy Lloyd, in his third season as head coach. It was the Wildcats' 50th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. It was their 45th and final season as members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1] With 29 victories during the season, Lloyd can pass Brad Stevens with the most victories in the first three years by a head coach to start their career.[2]
See main article: 2022–23 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team.
In Lloyd's second season, The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season at 28–7, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. Arizona went 15–2 at home, 6–3 on the road, and 7–1 at neutral sites. The Wildcats won the school's ninth conference tournament title.[3] Arizona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region.[4] They lost to No. 15 seed Princeton in the First Round.[5]
The Wildcats had no coaching staff changes.
Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2022–23.[6] Additionally, any players who have declared for the 2023 NBA draft—including seniors, who must opt into this year's draft—have the option to return if they make a timely withdrawal from the draft and end any pre-draft relationships with agents. Thus, separate lists will initially be maintained for confirmed and potential departures.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ackerley | 21 | G | 6’3” | 170 lbs | Junior | Walk-on; transferred to Everett Community College | ||
| 2 | G | 6’6” | 190 lbs | Junior | transferred to Santa Clara[7] | |||
| Cedric Henderson Jr. | 45 | G/F | 6’6” | 200 lbs | Grad Senior | Completed college eligibility | ||
| 25 | PG | 6’3” | 180 lbs | Senior | transferred to West Virginia | |||
| Luc Krystkowiak | 42 | G | 6’6” | 195 lbs | Junior | Walk-on; transferred to Cal State San Marcos | ||
| Matthew Lang | 23 | G | 6’3” | 185 lbs | Grad Senior | Completed college eligibility | ||
| Jordan Mains | 22 | F | 6’6” | 200 lbs | Senior | Completed college eligibility | ||
| 0 | G | 6’3” | 185 lbs | Grad Senior | Completed college eligibility | |||
| 10 | F | 6’11” | 245 lbs | Senior | Declared for the 2023 NBA draft[8] | |||
| Tautvilas Tubelis | 20 | F | 6’7” | 220 lbs | Senior | Vilnius, Lithuania | no longer on scholarship. Still with team as a manager. | |
| Reference:[9] | ||||||||
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height/Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6’3”, 185 lbs | Sophomore | 3 | May 3, 2023 | [10] | ||||||
| 16 | 6’7”, 225 lbs | Graduate | 1 | May 20, 2023 | [11] | ||||||
| 2 | 6’4”, 200 lbs | Senior | 2 | May 30, 2023 | [12] | ||||||
| Reference:[13] | |||||||||||
2024 overall class rankings
| ESPN[14] | -- | -- | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| On3 Recruits[15] | 4 | 2 | -- | 4 | 4 | |
| Rivals[16] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 247 Sports[17] | 2 | 1 | -- | 4 | 4 |
| Name | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Hometown | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Cook | Guard | 6’2”, 185 lbs | Freshman | Montverde (FL) | ||
| Will Kuykendall | Guard | 6’3”, 175 lbs | Sophomore | St. Joseph (CA) |
The annual Red-Blue game took place at McKale Center on Friday September 29 at 7:30 p.m.[18] Before the game started, the team participated in the three-point shooting contest in which Filip Borovicanin defeated Caleb Love in the finals with a score of 18. After the competition of the three-point contest, Jaden Bradley, Keshad Johnson, Pelle Larsson & KJ Lewis competed in a dunk contest. Lewis defeated Johnson in the finals with a score of 39 out of a possible 40 points. Arizona women's basketball coach Adia Barnes, former Arizona Wildcat and NBA players Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson & Andre Iguodala were the judges.
The team was then split into two teams: Red and Blue, with the Blue team defeating the Red team 60−48. Oumar Ballo leading the blue team in scoring with 18 points. Keshad Johnson was the leading scorer for the red team with 13 points.[19]
| Pac-12 media poll | |||
| 1. | Arizona | 303 (18) | |
| 2. | USC | 264 (4) | |
| 3. | UCLA | 249 (4) | |
| 4. | Oregon | 228 | |
| 5. | Colorado | 210 | |
| 6. | Arizona State | 148 | |
| 7. | Utah | 139 | |
| 8. | Stanford | 131 | |
| 9. | ! style= width=75 | Washington | 108 |
| 10. | Washington State | 94 | |
| 11. | ! style= width=75 | California | 67 |
| 12. | ! style= width=75 | Oregon State | 42 |
| Preseason All Pac-12 team (1st) | Oumar Ballo | C | Sr. |
| Preseason All Pac-12 team (2nd) | Kylan Boswell | G | So. |
| Caleb Love | Sr. | ||
| Preseason All Pac-12 team (Honorable Mention) | Pelle Larsson | G | Sr. |
Source:[21]
Listed in the order that they were released
| Jerry West Award | Caleb Love | SG | Sr | [22] |
| Naismith Trophy | [23] | |||
| Olson Award | [24] | |||
| Karl Malone Award | Keshad Johnson | PF | [25] | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award | Oumar Ballo | C | Sr | [26] |
| John R. Wooden Award | [27] | |||
| [28] | ||||
Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility. Source:[29]
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| Kylan Boswell | Pac-12 Player of the Week | 15.0 Points, 6.5 Rebounds, 3.0 Assists | Week 1 | November 13, 2023 | [30] |
| Oumar Ballo | 14.5 Points, 16.5 Rebounds, 1.5 Assists, 1.5 Steals, 1.0 Block | Week 7 | December 26, 2023 | [31] | |
| Caleb Love | 19.5 Points, 4.5 Rebounds, 3.5 Assists | Week 9 | January 8, 2024 | [32] | |
| Pelle Larsson | 22.5 Points, 5.5 Rebounds, 5.0 Assists, 2.5 Steals | Week 14 | February 12, 2024 | [33] |
| Honors | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Wooden Award | Caleb Love | PG | [34] | |||
| Lute Olson Award | [35] | |||||
| Jerry West Award | [36] | |||||
| Karl Malone Award | Keshad Johnson | PF | [37] |
| Honors | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West Award | Caleb Love | PG | [38] | |||
| John R. Wooden Award | [39] | |||||
| Caleb Love | Pac-12 Player of the Year & Pac-12 First Team | 18.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.2 SPG | [40] |
| Pac-12 First Team | |||
| Oumar Ballo | 13.1 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG | ||
| Pelle Larsson | Pac-12 Second Team | 13.0 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.0 SPG | |
| Honors | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NABC &USBWA 2nd Team All-American | Caleb Love | G | [41] [42] [43] [44] | |||
| Associated Press & Sporting News 3rd Team All-American |
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
2023–24 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team