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List of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons

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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]

History

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Overall
Years of basketball 116
First season 1904
Head coaches (all-time) 18
All Games
All-time record 1,960–992–1 (.664)
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 (.844)
Bear Down Gym 247–24 (.911)
Pac-12 Games
All Time Pac-12 Regular Season Record 571–261 (.686)
All Time Pac-12 Tournament Record 42–16 (.724)†
All Time Pac-12 tournament championship Record 9–4 (.692)†
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 (.619)
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

Arizona vacated all tournament wins and 2017, 2018 titles due to NCAA penalty (Arizona’s revised all-time tournament record - 32-15)

Key

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National Champions[2] Conference Tournament Champions Conference Regular Season Champions Regular Season and Conference Tournament Champions

Season-by-season records

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The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments.

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Orin A. Kates (Independent) (1904–1906)
1904–05 Orin A. Kates 1–0–1
1905–06 Orin A. Kates Intra Squad
Independent (1906–1911)
1906–07 3–1
1907–08 1–2
1908–09 1–1
1909–10 2–2
1910–11 3–0
Frank L. Kleeberger (Independent) (1911–1912)
1911–12 Frank L. Kleeberger 2–2
Raymond Quigley (Independent) (1912–1914)
1912–13 Raymond Quigley 3–2
1913–14 Raymond Quigley 7–2
Pop McKale (Independent) (1914–1921)
1914–15 Pop McKale 9–0
1915–16 Pop McKale 5–0
1916–17 Pop McKale 10–2
1917–18 Pop McKale 3–2
1918–19 Pop McKale 6–3
1919–20 Pop McKale 9–5
1920–21 Pop McKale 7–0
James Pierce (Independent) (1921–1923)
1921–22 James Pierce 10–2
1922–23 James Pierce 17–3
Basil Stanley (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923–24 Basil Stanley 14–3
Walter Davis (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924–25 Walter Davis 7–4
Fred Enke (Independent) (1925–1931)
1925–26 Fred Enke 6–7
1926–27 Fred Enke 13–4
1927–28 Fred Enke 13–3
1928–29 Fred Enke 19–4
1929–30 Fred Enke 15–6
1930–31 Fred Enke 9–6
Fred Enke (Border Conference) (1931–1961)
1931–32 Fred Enke 18–2 8–2 1st
1932–33 Fred Enke 19–5 7–3 1st
1933–34 Fred Enke 18–9 9–3 2nd
1934–35 Fred Enke 11–8 5–7 4th
1935–36 Fred Enke 16–7 11–5 1st
1936–37 Fred Enke 14–11 9–7 3rd
1937–38 Fred Enke 13–8 9–7 2nd
1938–39 Fred Enke 12–11 8–10 5th
1939–40 Fred Enke 15–10 12–4 1st
1940–41 Fred Enke 11–7 9–6 2nd
1941–42 Fred Enke 9–13 6–10 6th
1942–43 Fred Enke 22–2 16–2 T–1st
1943–44 Fred Enke 12–2
1944–45 Fred Enke 7–11 3–4 6th
1945–46 Fred Enke 25–5 14–3 1st NIT Quarterfinal
1946–47 Fred Enke 21–3 14–2 1st
1947–48 Fred Enke 19–10 12–4 1st
1948–49 Fred Enke 17–11 13–3 1st
1949–50 Fred Enke 26–5 14–2 1st NIT First Round
1950–51 Fred Enke 24–6 15–1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
NIT First Round
1951–52 Fred Enke 11–16 6–8 T–3rd
1952–53 Fred Enke 13–11 11–3 T–1st
1953–54 Fred Enke 14–10 8–4 3rd
1954–55 Fred Enke 8–17 3–9 6th
1955–56 Fred Enke 11–15 6–6 5th
1956–57 Fred Enke 13–13 5–5 3rd
1957–58 Fred Enke 10–15 4–6 T–4th
1958–59 Fred Enke 4–22 1–9 6th
1959–60 Fred Enke 10–14 4–6 4th
1960–61 Fred Enke 11–15 5–5 3rd
Bruce Larson (Independent) (1961–1962)
1961–62 Bruce Larson 12–14
Bruce Larson (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1972)
1962–63 Bruce Larson 13–13 3–7 T–5th
1963–64 Bruce Larson 15–11 4–6 4th
1964–65 Bruce Larson 17–9 5–5 T–2nd
1965–66 Bruce Larson 15–11 5–5 3rd
1966–67 Bruce Larson 8–17 3–7 5th
1967–68 Bruce Larson 11–13 4–6 T–4th
1968–69 Bruce Larson 17–10 5–5 3rd
1969–70 Bruce Larson 12–14 8–6 4th
1970–71 Bruce Larson 10–16 3–11 8th
1971–72 Bruce Larson 6–20 4–10 7th
Fred Snowden (Western Athletic Conference) (1972–1978)
1972–73 Fred Snowden 16–10 9–5 T–2nd
1973–74 Fred Snowden 19–7 9–5 T–2nd
1974–75 Fred Snowden 22–7 9–5 T–2nd NCIT Runner–up
1975–76 Fred Snowden 24–9 11–3 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1976–77 Fred Snowden 21–6 10–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1977–78 Fred Snowden 15–11 6–8 T–4th
Fred Snowden (Pac–10 Conference) (1978–1982)
1978–79 Fred Snowden 16–11 10–8 T–4th
1979–80 Fred Snowden 12–15 6–12 6th
1980–81 Fred Snowden 13–14 8–10 T–5th
1981–82 Fred Snowden 9–18 4–14 T–8th
Ben Lindsey (Pac–10 Conference) (1982–1983)
1982–83 Ben Lindsey 4–24 1–17 10th
Lute Olson (Pac–10 Conference) (1983–2007)
1983–84 Lute Olson 11–17 8–10 8th
1984–85 Lute Olson 21–10 12–6 T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1985–86 Lute Olson 23–9 14–4 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1986–87 Lute Olson 18–12 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1987–88 Lute Olson 35–3 17–1 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1988–89 Lute Olson 29–4 17–1 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1989–90 Lute Olson 25–7 15–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Second Round
1990–91 Lute Olson 28–7 14–4 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1991–92 Lute Olson 24–7 13–5 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1992–93 Lute Olson 24–4 17–1 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1993–94 Lute Olson 29–6 14–4 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1994–95 Lute Olson 24–7 14–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1995–96 Lute Olson 27–6 14–4 2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1996–97 Lute Olson 25–9 11–7 5th NCAA Division I champion
1997–98 Lute Olson 30–5 17–1 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1998–99 Lute Olson 22–7[Note A] 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1999–00 Lute Olson 27–7 15–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Second Round
2000–01 Lute Olson
Jim Rosborough
28–8 15–3 2nd NCAA Division I Runner–up
2001–02 Lute Olson 24–10 12–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2002–03 Lute Olson 28–4 17–1 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2003–04 Lute Olson 20–10 11–7 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2004–05 Lute Olson 30–7 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2005–06 Lute Olson 20–13 11–7 T–4th NCAA Division I Second Round
2006–07 Lute Olson 20–11 11–7 T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
Kevin O'Neill (Pac–10 Conference) (2007–2008)
2007–08 Kevin O'Neill 19–15[Note B] 8–10[Note B] 7th NCAA Division I First Round
Russ Pennell (Pac–10 Conference) (2008–2009)
2008–09 Russ Pennell 21–14 9–9 T–5th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Sean Miller (Pac–10/ Pac–12 Conference) (2009–2021)
2009–10 Sean Miller 16–15 10–8 4th
2010–11 Sean Miller 30–8 14–4 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2011–12 Sean Miller 23–12 12–6 4th NIT First Round
2012–13 Sean Miller 27–8 12–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2013–14 Sean Miller 33–5 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2014–15 Sean Miller 34–4 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2015–16 Sean Miller 25–9 12–6 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2016–17 Sean Miller 32–5[Note C] 16–2[Note C] T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2017–18 Sean Miller 27–8[Note D] 14–4[Note D] 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2018–19 Sean Miller 17–15 8–10 9th
2019–20 Sean Miller 21–11 10–8 5th No postseason held
2020–21 Sean Miller 17–9 11–9 5th Ineligible
Tommy Lloyd (Pac–12 Conference/Big 12 Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 Tommy Lloyd 33–4 18–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2022–23 Tommy Lloyd 28–7 14–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2023–24 Tommy Lloyd 27–9 15–5 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen


2024–25 Tommy Lloyd 2–1 0–0
Total: 1,960–993–1 (.664) 903–576 (.611)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. 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]
^B. 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]
^C. 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]
^D. 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]

Postseason results

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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]

Tournament Seed Results Reference
1946
NIT
8.5NIT First Round
Lost First Round vs. Kentucky, 53-77
1950
NIT
8.5NIT First Round
Lost First Round vs. (5) La Salle, 66–72
1951
NIT
8.5NIT First Round
Lost First Round vs. Dayton, 68–74
1951
NCAA tournament
26 4.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. Kansas State, 59-61
1976
NCAA tournament
26 02.0NCAA Elite 8
Won First Round vs. Georgetown, 83–76
Won Semifinals vs. UNLV, 114–109
Lost Final vs. UCLA, 66-82
1977
NCAA tournament
26 01.0first round
Lost First Round vs. Southern Illinois, 77-81
1985
NCAA tournament
10 7.0NCAA 1.0First Round
Lost First Round vs. (7) Alabama, 41–50
1986
NCAA tournament
9 5.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (8) Auburn, 63–73
1987
NCAA tournament
10 4.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (7) UTEP, 91–98
1988
NCAA tournament
1 4.0NCAA 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 5.0NCAA 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 5.0NCAA 2nd Round
Won First Round vs. (15) South Florida, 83–70
Lost Second Round vs. (7) Alabama, 55–77
1991
NCAA tournament
2 03.0NCAA 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 5.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (14) East Tennessee State, 80–87
1993
NCAA tournament
2 01.0 NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (15) Santa Clara, 61-64
1994
NCAA tournament
2 6.0NCAA 2.0Final 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 03.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (12) Miami (OH), 82–91
1996
NCAA tournament
3 6.0NCAA 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 03.0NCAA 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 03.0NCAA 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 7.0NCAA 1.01st Round
Lost First Round vs. (13) Oklahoma, 60–61
2000
NCAA tournament
1 03.0NCAA second round
Won First Round vs. (16) Missouri, 84–70
Lost Second Round vs. (8) Stanford, 60–53
2001
NCAA tournament
2 6.0NCAA 2.0Finalist
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 6.0NCAA 2.0Sweet 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 6.0NCAA 2.0Elite 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 6.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (8) Seton Hall, 76–89
2005
NCAA tournament
3 01.0NCAA 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 6.0NCAA 2nd Round
Won First Round vs. (9) Wisconsin, 94–75
Lost Second Round vs. (1) Villanova, 78–82
2007
NCAA tournament
8 4.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (9) Purdue, 63–72
2008
NCAA tournament
10 03.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (7) West Virginia, 65–75
2009
NCAA tournament
12 01.0Sweet 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 01.0NCAA 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) 8.5NIT First Round
Lost First Round vs. (8 AZ) Bucknell, 54–65
2013
NCAA tournament
6 01.0NCAA 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 01.0NCAA 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 01.0NCAA 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 01.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (11) Wichita State, 55–65
2017
NCAA tournament
2 01.0NCAA 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 01.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (13) Buffalo, 68–89
2022
NCAA tournament
1 01.0NCAA 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 01.0NCAA first round
Lost First Round vs. (15) Princeton, 55–59
2024
NCAA tournament
2 01.0NCAA 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

References

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  1. ^ "Arizona Wildcats Index".
  2. ^ "Division I Men's Basketball History". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Bruce Pascoe (January 3, 2015). "Arizona Wildcats to retire Jason Terry's jersey". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Bruce Pascoe (July 30, 2010). "Arizona Wildcats basketball: Penalty means loss of 25-year tourney streak". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Bruce Pascoe (December 29, 2022). "Arizona Wildcats basketball: Penalty means loss of 25-year tourney streak". Tucson.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Bruce Pascoe (December 29, 2022). "Arizona Wildcats basketball: Penalty means loss of 25-year tourney streak". Tucson.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ^ History of NIT
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