This is a list of the seasons completed by the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team from their first season in 1904 to present.[1]
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Years of basketball | 116 |
| First season | 1904 |
| Head coaches (all-time) | 18 |
| All Games | |
| All-time record | 1,961–995–1 |
| 5+ win seasons | 106 |
| 10+ win seasons | 90 |
| 15+ win seasons | 63 |
| 20+ win seasons | 41 |
| 25+ win seasons | 22 |
| 30+ win seasons | 7 |
| 35+ win seasons | 1 |
| Home Games | |
| McKale Center | 653–121 |
| Bear Down Gym | 247–24 |
| Pac-12 Games | |
| All Time Pac-12 Regular Season Record | 571–261 |
| All Time Pac-12 Tournament Record | 42–16 † |
| All Time Pac-12 tournament championship Record | 9–4 † |
| All Time Pac-12 tournament championship wins | 9† |
| Conference Regular Season Championships | 31 (1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017†, 2018†, 2022, 2024) |
| Conference tournament championships | 9 (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2015, 2017†, 2018†, 2022, 2023) |
| Big 12 Games | |
| All Time Big 12 Regular Season Record | 0–0 |
| All Time Big 12 Tournament Record | 0–0 |
| All Time Big 12 tournament championship Record | 0–0 |
| All Time Pac-12 tournament championship wins | 0 |
| Conference Regular Season Championships | 0 |
| Conference tournament championships | 0 |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| NCAA Appearances | 38 (1951, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017†, 2018†, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| NCAA W-L record | 60–37 |
| Sweet Sixteen | 20 (1951, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017†, 2022, 2024) |
| Elite Eight | 11 (1976, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015) |
| Final Four | 4 (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001) |
| NCAA Championship Games | 2 (1997, 2001) |
| NCAA Championship Runner-up | 1 (2001) |
| NCAA Championships | 1 (1997) |
| Other Championships | |
| N.I.T. Championships | none |
| Accurate as of 3/23/24 | |
| National Champions[2] | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference Regular Season Champions | Regular Season and Conference Tournament Champions |
The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments.
Arizona finished with a 22–7 overall record for the 1998–99 season, but the NCAA later vacated Arizona's appearance in the NCAA Tournament, resulting in an official season record of 22–6.[3]
Arizona finished with a 19–15 overall record and an 8–10 record in Pac-10 play for the 2007–08 season, but NCAA later vacated all of Arizona's 19 wins and its NCAA Tournament appearance, resulting in an official season record of 0–14.[4]
Arizona finished with a 32–5 overall record and an 16–2 record in Pac-12 play for the 2016–17 season, but NCAA later vacated all of Arizona's 32 wins, its regular & conference season title, NCAA Tournament appearance, resulting in an official season record of 0–5 and 0–2 in conference play.[5]
Arizona finished with a 27–8 overall record and an 14–4 record in Pac-12 play for the 2017–18 season, but NCAA later vacated 18 wins, its regular & conference season title, NCAA Tournament appearance, resulting in an official season record of 9–8 and 3–4 in conference play.[6]
The NCAA tournament started in 1939 and the number of teams invited to participate has expanded a number of times over the years. Between 1939 and 1950 the tournament had only eight teams, and then between 1951 and 1974 the tournament varied between 16 teams and 25 teams. The tournament has continued to expand over the years, and there are now 65 teams that make it into the tournament.
The National Invitation Tournament, meanwhile, began in 1938 with only 6 teams. In 1941 the tournament was expanded to include 8 teams, in 1949 the tournament was again expanded to 12 teams, then 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. The tournament reverted to 32 teams for 2007.[7]
| 1946 NIT | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. Kentucky, 53-77 | |||
| 1950 NIT | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. (5) La Salle, 66–72 | |||
| 1951 NIT | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. Dayton, 68–74 | |||
| 1951 NCAA tournament | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. Kansas State, 59-61 | |||
| 1976 NCAA tournament | NCAA Elite 8 Won First Round vs. Georgetown, 83–76 Won Semifinals vs. UNLV, 114–109 Lost Final vs. UCLA, 66-82 | |||
| 1977 NCAA tournament | first round Lost First Round vs. Southern Illinois, 77-81 | |||
| 1985 NCAA tournament | 10 | NCAA First Round Lost First Round vs. (7) Alabama, 41–50 | ||
| 1986 NCAA tournament | 9 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (8) Auburn, 63–73 | ||
| 1987 NCAA tournament | 10 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (7) UTEP, 91–98 | ||
| 1988 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA final Four Won First Round vs. (16) Cornell, 90–50 Won Second Round vs. (8) Seton Hall, 84–55 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Iowa, 99–79 Won Elite Eight vs. (2) North Carolina, 70–52 Lost Final Four vs. (1) Oklahoma, 78–86 | ||
| 1989 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (16) Robert Morris, 94–60 Won Second Round vs. (7) Clemson, 94–68 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) UNLV, 67–68 | ||
| 1990 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA 2nd Round Won First Round vs. (15) South Florida, 83–70 Lost Second Round vs. (7) Alabama, 55–77 | ||
| 1991 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (15) Saint Francis (PA), 93–80 Won Second Round vs. (10) BYU, 76–61 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) Seton Hall, 69–84 | ||
| 1992 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (14) East Tennessee State, 80–87 | ||
| 1993 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (15) Santa Clara, 61-64 | ||
| 1994 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Final Four Won First Round vs. (15) Loyola (MD), 81–55 Won Second Round vs. (7) Virginia, 71–58 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (6) Louisville, 82–70 Won Elite Eight vs. (1) Missouri, 74–61 Lost Final Four vs. (1) Arkansas, 82-91 | ||
| 1995 NCAA tournament | 5 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (12) Miami (OH), 82–91 | ||
| 1996 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA 2nd Round Won First Round vs. (14) Valparaiso, 90–51 Won Second Round vs. (6) Iowa, 87–73 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Kansas, 80–83 | ||
| 1997 NCAA tournament | 4 | NCAA National champions Won First Round vs. (13) South Alabama, 65–57 Won Second Round vs. (12) Charleston, 73–69 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Kansas, 85–82 2OT Won Elite Eight vs. (10) Providence, 96–922OT Won Final Four vs. (1) North Carolina, 65–58 Won National Championship vs. (1) Kentucky, 84-79 OT | ||
| 1998 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (16) Nicholls, 99–50 Won Second Round vs. (8) Illinois State, 82–49 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (4) Maryland, 87–79 Lost Elite Eight vs. (3) Utah, 51–76 | ||
| 1999 NCAA tournament | 4 | NCAA 1st Round Lost First Round vs. (13) Oklahoma, 60–61 | ||
| 2000 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA second round Won First Round vs. (16) Missouri, 84–70 Lost Second Round vs. (8) Stanford, 60–53 | ||
| 2001 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Finalist Won First Round vs. (15) Eastern Illinois, 101–76 Won Second Round vs. (10) Butler, 73–52 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) Ole Miss, 66-56 Won Elite Eight vs. (1) Illinois, 87-81 Won Final Four vs. (1) North Carolina, 80–61 Lost National Championship vs. (1) Duke, 72-82 | ||
| 2002 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen Won First Round vs. (14) UC Santa Barbara, 86–81 Won Second Round vs. (10) Wyoming, 80–68 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Oklahoma, 67-88 | ||
| 2003 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (16) Vermont, 80–51 Won Second Round vs. (9) Gonzaga, 96–95 2OT Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Notre Dame, 88-71 Lost Elite Eight vs. (2) Kansas, 75-78 | ||
| 2004 NCAA tournament | 9 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (8) Seton Hall, 76–89 | ||
| 2005 NCAA tournament | 3 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (14) Utah State, 66–53 Won Second Round vs. (11) UAB, 85–63 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Oklahoma State, 79–78 Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Illinois, 89–90 OT | ||
| 2006 NCAA tournament | 8 | NCAA 2nd Round Won First Round vs. (9) Wisconsin, 94–75 Lost Second Round vs. (1) Villanova, 78–82 | ||
| 2007 NCAA tournament | 8 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (9) Purdue, 63–72 | ||
| 2008 NCAA tournament | 10 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (7) West Virginia, 65–75 | ||
| 2009 NCAA tournament | 12 | Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (5) Utes, 84–71 Won Second Round vs. (9) LSU, 81–57 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Louisville, 64–103 | ||
| 2011 NCAA tournament | 5 | NCAA Elite 8 Won First Round vs. (12) Memphis, 77–75 Won Second Round vs. (4) Texas, 86–83 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Duke, 93–77 Lost Elite Eight vs. (3) UConn, 63–65 | ||
| 2012 NIT | 1 (AZ) | NIT First Round Lost First Round vs. (8 AZ) Bucknell, 54–65 | ||
| 2013 NCAA tournament | 6 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (11) Villanova, 81–64 Won Second Round vs. (14) Harvard, 74–51 Lost Second Round vs. (2) Ohio State, 70–73 | ||
| 2014 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (16) Weber State, 68–59 Won Second Round vs. (8) Gonzaga, 84–61 Won Sweet Sixteen vs. (4) San Diego State, 70–64 Lost Elite Eight vs. (2) Wisconsin, 63–64 OT | ||
| 2015 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Elite Eight Won First Round vs. (15) Texas Southern, 93–72 Won Second Round vs. (10) Ohio State, 73–58 Won Sweet 16 vs. (6) Xavier, 68–60 Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Wisconsin, 78–85 | ||
| 2016 NCAA tournament | 6 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (11) Wichita State, 55–65 | ||
| 2017 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (15) North Dakota, 100–82 Won Second Round vs. (7) Saint Mary's, 69–60 Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (11) Xavier, 71–73 | ||
| 2018 NCAA tournament | 4 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (13) Buffalo, 68–89 | ||
| 2022 NCAA tournament | 1 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (16) Wright State, 87–70 Won Second Round vs. (9) TCU, 85–80 OT Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Houston, 72–60 | ||
| 2023 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA first round Lost First Round vs. (15) Princeton, 55–59 | ||
| 2024 NCAA tournament | 2 | NCAA Sweet 16 Won First Round vs. (15) Long Beach State, 85–65 Won Second Rounds vs. (7) Dayton Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (6) Clemson, 72–77 |