Men's Basketball

University of Arizona

McKale Center - Tuscon, AZ - 85721-0096
Team Office: Tel: (520) 621-4813 Fax: (520) 621-9690
Team website: arizonaathletics.com/

Founded in 1885, the University of Arizona offers over 120 Bachelor and Master degree programs, as well as nearly 100 doctoral programs. UA generally receives national recognition for its anthropology, philosophy, sociology and music programs. The National Science Foundation ranks UA among the top 18 universities in the nation in research and development, especially in astronomy and optical sciences. Other majors offered include Meteorology, Community and Regional Planning, Consumer Economics, Criminal Justice, Journalism, Radio and Television, and Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Arizona #96 among national institutions.

The University of Arizona, surrounded by mountainous desert, is located in Tuscon (pop.800k).

School website
www.arizona.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

35,100

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 990-1230

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$12,500
Out-of-State: ~$23,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Communications - Education

Misc. Information

Lute Olson completed his 25th season at Arizona in 2007-08. Among active D1 coaches, Olson currently ranks 6th in winning percentage and is one of only five coaches in NCAA history to record 29 or more 20+ winning seasons. His tournament appearances ranks him second among active coaches and Olson is one of just 38 head coaches in NCAA history to win 600 or more games. He owns a career record 800-295 (.730) and has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times. Olson's 38 NCAA appearances is third among active D1 coaches. A former prep standout and three sport athlete in college (Augsburg), Olson came to Arizona in 1983-84 after nine successful seasons at Iowa and inherited a program that finished just 4-24 the season before. In 2007-08, the Wildcats finished at 19-15, breaking a string of 20 consecutive 20+ winning seasons. The Wildcats did make their 24th consecutive NCAA appearance (second only to North Carolina's NCAA record streak of 26) but lost to West Virginia in the first round.

Team Name	Wildcats
Colors	Cardinal and Navy
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1367-795 (.749)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-15	20-11	20-13	130-39 (.769)
Conference	8-10	11-7	11-7	70-20 (.777)
Conf. Finish	5	3	4	1, 3, 1, 2, 2
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	5x

Coaches

Head Coach	Lute Olson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Arizona	1983-84
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	800-295 (.730)
Record at Arizona	608-203 (.749)
Coaching Awards	Pac-10 COTY 7x, Naismith Hall of Fame (02)

Asst. Coaches	Kevin O'Neill, Josh Pastner, Miles Simon

Recruiting Coordinator

Matt Brase Ph. (520) 626-8066, mbrase@email.arizona.edu

Conference and Schedule

Arizona plays in the Pac-10 (www.pac-10.org) which is comprised of ten teams from four states. No conference has more NCAA team titles than the Pac-10. Arizona plays an 18 game league schedule with conference play commencing in January with most games played on Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon. Arizona will play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the Pac-10 tourney which includes all teams with the top six teams receiving first round byes. Tourney winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Arizona State, Cal (Berkeley), UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State

Facilities

McKale Center
Capacity: 14,545. Average attendance: 14,545