Arizona

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Big 12 · Tucson, Tucson, Arizona

NCAA titles: 1997

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The Heartbreak Index6.0 · #362

The Tortured · CBB, 1997

6.0

Heartbreak

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of 1,138 clubs

#15

in CBB

6.0

agony

The clocks

CBB since 19974.0
CBB final appearance since 20011.6

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 2026 · lost the final, 2001 · playoff run died early, 2015 · playoff run died early, 2014

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2022-1002

All-time

0.669

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Arizona’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#8 Arizona 55-59 Princeton

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

2023 · Mar 16, 2023 · First Round

2.21

Game Score

#15 Arizona 84-79 #5 Kentucky (OT)

RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

National Title

1997 · Mar 31, 1997 · Championship Game

2.19

Game Score

#15 Arizona 85-82 #1 Kansas

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama

Sweet 16

1997 · Mar 21, 1997 · Regional Semifinals

2.17

Game Score

#2 Arizona 75-78 #6 Kansas

Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2003 · Mar 29, 2003 · Regional Finals

2.13

Game Score

#5 Arizona 72-82 #1 Duke

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National Title

2001 · Apr 2, 2001 · Championship Game

2.11

Game Score

#10 Arizona 80-87 East Tennessee State

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

1992 · Mar 20, 1992 · First Round

2.08

Game Score

#5 Arizona 78-85 #3 Wisconsin

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2015 · Mar 28, 2015 · Regional Finals

2.00

Game Score

#12 Arizona 60-61 Oklahoma

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1999 · Mar 12, 1999 · First Round

2.00

Game Score

#5 Arizona 61-64 Santa Clara

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1993 · Mar 18, 1993 · First Round

1.98

Game Score

#9 Arizona 82-91 #2 Arkansas

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Final Four

1994 · Apr 2, 1994 · Final Four

1.97

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 16, 2023	2023	First Round	#8 Arizona 55-59 Princeton Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California	2.21
2	Mar 31, 1997	1997	Championship Game	#15 Arizona 84-79 #5 Kentucky (OT) RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana National Title	2.19
3	Mar 21, 1997	1997	Regional Semifinals	#15 Arizona 85-82 #1 Kansas Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama Sweet 16	2.17
4	Mar 29, 2003	2003	Regional Finals	#2 Arizona 75-78 #6 Kansas Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	2.13
5	Apr 2, 2001	2001	Championship Game	#5 Arizona 72-82 #1 Duke Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota National Title	2.11
6	Mar 20, 1992	1992	First Round	#10 Arizona 80-87 East Tennessee State The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia	2.08
7	Mar 28, 2015	2015	Regional Finals	#5 Arizona 78-85 #3 Wisconsin Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	2.00
8	Mar 12, 1999	1999	First Round	#12 Arizona 60-61 Oklahoma Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	2.00
9	Mar 18, 1993	1993	First Round	#5 Arizona 61-64 Santa Clara Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.98
10	Apr 2, 1994	1994	Final Four	#9 Arizona 82-91 #2 Arkansas Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina Final Four	1.97

Season by season

2027 · Arizona

Big 12

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Arizona

Big 12 ★ ◆

Record

36-3

Conf record

16-2

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

2025 · Arizona

Big 12

Record

24-13

Conf record

14-6

#21

SRS

#10

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2024 · Arizona

Pacific-12 ★

Record

27-9

Conf record

15-5

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2023 · Arizona

Pacific-12 ◆

Record

28-7

Conf record

14-6

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Arizona

Pacific-12 ★ ◆

Record

33-4

Conf record

18-2

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2021 · Arizona

Pacific-12

Record

17-9

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#29

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Arizona

Pacific-12

Record

21-11

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Arizona

Pacific-12

Record

23-11

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#72

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Arizona

Pacific-12 ★ ◆

Record

27-8

Conf record

14-4

#12

SRS

#27

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Arizona

Pacific-12 ★ ◆

Record

32-5

Conf record

16-2

SRS

#23

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2016 · Arizona

Pacific-12

Record

25-9

Conf record

12-6

#17

SRS

#13

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Arizona	0-0	Big 12
2026	Arizona	36-3	Big 12 ★ ◆	16-2	#2	#3	1	Final Four
2025	Arizona	24-13	Big 12	14-6	#21	#10	4	Sweet 16
2024	Arizona	27-9	Pacific-12 ★	15-5	#9	#4	2	Sweet 16
2023	Arizona	28-7	Pacific-12 ◆	14-6	#8	#8	2	NCAA tournament
2022	Arizona	33-4	Pacific-12 ★ ◆	18-2	#2	#2	1	Sweet 16
2021	Arizona	17-9	Pacific-12	11-9		#29
2020	Arizona	21-11	Pacific-12	10-8		#6
2019	Arizona	23-11	Pacific-12	12-6		#72
2018	Arizona	27-8	Pacific-12 ★ ◆	14-4	#12	#27	4	NCAA tournament
2017	Arizona	32-5	Pacific-12 ★ ◆	16-2	#4	#23	2	Sweet 16
2016	Arizona	25-9	Pacific-12	12-6	#17	#13	6	NCAA tournament
2015	Arizona	34-4	Pacific-12 ★ ◆	16-2	#5	#4	2	Elite Eight
2014	Arizona	33-5	Pacific-12 ★	15-3	#4	#2	1	Elite Eight
2013	Arizona	27-8	Pacific-12	12-6	#21	#13	6	Sweet 16
2012	Arizona	23-12	Pacific-12	12-6		#42		NIT
2011	Arizona	30-8	Pacific-10 ★	14-4	#17	#18	5	Elite Eight
2010	Arizona	16-15	Pacific-10	10-8		#78
2009	Arizona	21-14	Pacific-10	9-9		#40	12	Sweet 16
2008	Arizona	19-15	Pacific-10	8-10		#25	10	NCAA tournament
2007	Arizona	20-11	Pacific-10	11-7		#18	8	NCAA tournament
2006	Arizona	20-13	Pacific-10	11-7		#15	8	NCAA tournament
2005	Arizona	30-7	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#9	#15	3	Elite Eight
2004	Arizona	20-10	Pacific-10	11-7	#22	#23	9	NCAA tournament
2003	Arizona	28-4	Pacific-10 ★	17-1	#2	#2	1	Elite Eight
2002	Arizona	24-10	Pacific-10 ◆	12-6	#7	#14	3	Sweet 16
2001	Arizona	28-8	Pacific-10	15-3	#5	#2	2	Final Four
2000	Arizona	27-7	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#4	#14	1	NCAA tournament
1999	Arizona	22-7	Pacific-10	13-5	#12	#22	4	NCAA tournament
1998	Arizona	30-5	Pacific-10 ★	17-1	#4	#3	1	Elite Eight
1997	Arizona	25-9	Pacific-10	11-7	#15	#5	4	Champion	National
1996	Arizona	26-7	Pacific-10	13-5	#11	#13	3	Sweet 16
1995	Arizona	23-8	Pacific-10	13-5	#15	#11	5	NCAA tournament
1994	Arizona	29-6	Pacific-10 ★	14-4	#9	#2	2	Final Four
1993	Arizona	24-4	Pacific-10 ★	17-1	#5	#8	2	NCAA tournament
1992	Arizona	24-7	Pacific-10	13-5	#10	#5	3	NCAA tournament
1991	Arizona	28-7	Pacific-10 ★	14-4	#8	#6	2	Sweet 16
1990	Arizona	25-7	Pacific-10 ★ ◆	15-3	#14	#6	2	NCAA tournament
1989	Arizona	29-4	Pacific-10 ★ ◆	17-1	#1	#1	1	Sweet 16
1988	Arizona	35-3	Pacific-10 ★ ◆	17-1	#2	#2	1	Final Four
1987	Arizona	18-12	Pacific-10	13-5		#23	10	NCAA tournament
1986	Arizona	23-9	Pacific-10 ★	14-4		#45	9	NCAA tournament
1985	Arizona	21-10	Pacific-10	12-6		#33	10	NCAA tournament
1984	Arizona	11-17	Pacific-10	8-10		#95
1983	Arizona	4-24	Pacific-10	1-17		#210
1982	Arizona	9-18	Pacific-10	4-14		#148
1981	Arizona	13-14	Pacific-10	8-10		#69
1980	Arizona	12-15	Pacific-10	6-12		#99
1979	Arizona	16-11	Pacific-10	10-8		#85
1978	Arizona	15-11	Western Athletic	6-8		#34
1977	Arizona	21-6	Western Athletic	10-4		#20		NCAA tournament
1976	Arizona	24-9	Western Athletic ★	11-3	#15	#23		Elite Eight
1975	Arizona	22-7	Western Athletic	9-5		#21
1974	Arizona	19-7	Western Athletic	9-5		#26
1973	Arizona	16-10	Western Athletic	9-5		#68
1972	Arizona	6-20	Western Athletic	4-10		#152
1971	Arizona	10-16	Western Athletic	3-11		#112
1970	Arizona	12-14	Western Athletic	8-6		#86
1969	Arizona	17-10	Western Athletic	5-5		#34
1968	Arizona	11-13	Western Athletic	4-6		#72
1967	Arizona	8-17	Western Athletic	3-7		#126
1966	Arizona	15-11	Western Athletic	5-5		#36
1965	Arizona	17-9	Western Athletic	5-5		#32
1964	Arizona	15-11	Western Athletic	4-6		#30
1963	Arizona	13-13	Western Athletic	3-7		#79
1962	Arizona	12-14	Independent			#122
1961	Arizona	11-15	Border	5-5		#159
1960	Arizona	10-14	Border	4-6		#160
1959	Arizona	4-22	Border	1-9		#172
1958	Arizona	10-15	Border	4-6		#156
1957	Arizona	13-13	Border	5-5		#126
1956	Arizona	11-15	Border	6-6		#153
1955	Arizona	8-17	Border	3-9		#135
1954	Arizona	14-10	Border	8-4		#132
1953	Arizona	13-11	Border ★	11-3		#125
1952	Arizona	11-16	Border	6-8		#129
1951	Arizona	24-6	Border ★	15-1	#12	#44		NCAA tournament
1950	Arizona	26-5	Border ★		#15			NIT
1949	Arizona	17-11	Border ★
1948	Arizona	19-10	Border ★	12-4
1947	Arizona	21-3	Border ★	14-2
1946	Arizona	25-5	Border ★	13-2				NIT
1945	Arizona	7-11	Border	3-4
1944	Arizona	12-2	Border
1943	Arizona	22-2	Border	11-1
1942	Arizona	9-13	Border	6-10
1941	Arizona	11-7	Independent
1940	Arizona	15-10	Border	12-4
1939	Arizona	12-11	Border	8-10
1938	Arizona	13-8	Border	9-7
1937	Arizona	14-11	Border	9-7
1936	Arizona	16-7	Border ★	11-5
1935	Arizona	11-8	Border	5-7
1934	Arizona	18-9	Border	9-3
1933	Arizona	19-5	Border	7-3
1932	Arizona	18-2	Border ★	8-2
1931	Arizona	9-6	Independent
1930	Arizona	15-6	Independent
1929	Arizona	19-4	Independent
1928	Arizona	13-3	Independent
1927	Arizona	13-4	Independent
1926	Arizona	6-7	Independent
1925	Arizona	7-4	Independent
1924	Arizona	14-3	Independent
1923	Arizona	17-3	Independent
1922	Arizona	10-2	Independent
1921	Arizona	7-0	Independent
1920	Arizona	9-5	Independent
1919	Arizona	6-3	Independent
1918	Arizona	3-2	Independent
1917	Arizona	10-2	Independent
1916	Arizona	5-0	Independent
1915	Arizona	9-0	Independent
1914	Arizona	7-2	Independent
1913	Arizona	3-2	Independent
1912	Arizona	2-2	Independent
1911	Arizona	3-0	Independent
1910	Arizona	2-2	Independent
1909	Arizona	1-1	Independent
1908	Arizona	1-2	Independent
1907	Arizona	3-1	Independent
1905	Arizona	1-0	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

21 AP All-American selections.

Caleb Love2024

Ąžuolas Tubelis2023

Bennedict Mathurin2022

Deandre Ayton2018

Lauri Markkanen2017

Nick Johnson2014

Derrick Williams2011

Salim Stoudamire2005

Jason Gardner2003

Jason Gardner2002

Michael Wright2001

Jason Terry1999

Year	Player
2024	Caleb Love
2023	Ąžuolas Tubelis
2022	Bennedict Mathurin
2018	Deandre Ayton
2017	Lauri Markkanen
2014	Nick Johnson
2011	Derrick Williams
2005	Salim Stoudamire
2003	Jason Gardner
2002	Jason Gardner
2001	Michael Wright
1999	Jason Terry
1998	Mike Bibby
1998	Miles Simon
1998	Michael Dickerson
1995	Damon Stoudamire
1994	Khalid Reeves
1993	Chris Mills
1989	Sean Elliott
1988	Sean Elliott
1988	Steve Kerr

NBA first-round picks

70 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Brayden Burries2026

Last college yr: 2026

Koa Peat2026

Last college yr: 2026

Carter Bryant2025

Last college yr: 2025

Bennedict Mathurin2022

Last college yr: 2022

Dalen Terry2022

Last college yr: 2022

Bennedict Mathurin2022

Last college yr: 2021

Dalen Terry2022

Last college yr: 2021

Josh Green2020

Last college yr: 2020

Zeke Nnaji2020

Last college yr: 2020

Deandre Ayton2018

Last college yr: 2018

Lauri Markkanen2017

Last college yr: 2017

Stanley Johnson2015

Last college yr: 2015

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Brayden Burries	2026
2026	Koa Peat	2026
2025	Carter Bryant	2025
2022	Bennedict Mathurin	2022
2022	Dalen Terry	2022
2022	Bennedict Mathurin	2021
2022	Dalen Terry	2021
2020	Josh Green	2020
2020	Zeke Nnaji	2020
2018	Deandre Ayton	2018
2017	Lauri Markkanen	2017
2015	Stanley Johnson	2015
2015	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	2015
2014	Aaron Gordon	2014
2015	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	2014
2013	Solomon Hill	2013
2013	Solomon Hill	2012
2011	Derrick Williams	2011
2013	Solomon Hill	2011
2011	Derrick Williams	2010
2013	Solomon Hill	2010
2009	Jordan Hill	2009
2008	Jerryd Bayless	2008
2009	Jordan Hill	2008
2009	Jordan Hill	2007
2005	Channing Frye	2005
2004	Andre Iguodala	2004
2005	Channing Frye	2004
2004	Andre Iguodala	2003
2005	Channing Frye	2003
2005	Channing Frye	2002
2001	Richard Jefferson	2001
2001	Richard Jefferson	2000
1999	Jason Terry	1999
2001	Richard Jefferson	1999
1998	Mike Bibby	1998
1998	Michael Dickerson	1998
1999	Jason Terry	1998
1998	Mike Bibby	1997
1998	Michael Dickerson	1997
1999	Jason Terry	1997
1998	Michael Dickerson	1996
1999	Jason Terry	1996
1995	Damon Stoudamire	1995
1998	Michael Dickerson	1995
1994	Khalid Reeves	1994
1995	Damon Stoudamire	1994
1993	Chris Mills	1993
1994	Khalid Reeves	1993
1995	Damon Stoudamire	1993
1993	Chris Mills	1992
1994	Khalid Reeves	1992
1995	Damon Stoudamire	1992
1991	Brian Williams	1991
1993	Chris Mills	1991
1994	Khalid Reeves	1991
1991	Brian Williams	1990
1989	Sean Elliott	1989
1989	Anthony Cook	1989
1989	Sean Elliott	1988
1989	Anthony Cook	1988
1989	Sean Elliott	1987
1989	Anthony Cook	1987
1989	Sean Elliott	1986
1989	Anthony Cook	1986
1984	Leon Wood	1980
1979	Larry Demic	1979
1979	Larry Demic	1978
1979	Larry Demic	1977
1979	Larry Demic	1976

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

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