2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 16 |
2016–17 record | 6–2 (0–0 Pac-12) |
Head coach | Sean Miller (8th year) |
Associate head coach | Joe Pasternack |
Assistant coach | Emanuel Richardson |
Assistant coach | Mark Phelps |
Home arena | McKale Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#11 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#23 Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by eighth-year head coach Sean Miller, and will play their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–9, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie with California for third place. The Wildcats entered the Pac-12 Tournament as a 4 seed where they beat Colorado in the quarterfinals, but fell in the semifinals to Oregon in overtime. Arizona received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program's 33rd overall appearance, as a No. 6 seed in the South Region. They lost in the First Round to Wichita State.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Ryan Anderson | PF | 6’9” | 235 | RS Senior | Lakewood, CA | Graduated. |
Mark Tollefsen | SF | 6’9” | 205 | RS Senior | Danville, CA | Graduated. |
Kaleb Tarczewski | C | 7'0" | 250 | Senior | Claremont, NH | Graduated. |
Gabe York | SG | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | West Covina, CA | Graduated. |
Jacob Hazzard | PG | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; Graduated. |
Elliott Pitts | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Dublin, CA | Dismissed from the team due to undisclosed reasons.[1] Transferred to Diablo Valley College.[2] |
Trey Mason | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; Left team but will continue as a student.[3] |
Justin Simon | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Temecula, CA | Transferred to St. John's.[4] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Talbott Denny | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduate transfer from Lipscomb.[5] |
Keanu Pinder | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Perth, AU | Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College.[6] |
Dylan Smith | G | 6'5" | 170 | Sophomore | Mobile, AL | Transferred after freshman year from UNC Asheville. Will sit out for 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility starting in 2017–18.[7] |
2016 Recruiting class
Arizona's recruiting class has been ranked among the top 5 in the nation. However, due to eligibility concerns, five-star recruit Terrance Ferguson chose to play internationally and not attend Arizona.[8]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Lauri Markkanen F/C |
Helsinki, FI | Helsinki Basketball Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 17, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Kobi Simmons PG |
Alpharetta, GA | St. Francis HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 16, 2016 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Rawle Alkins SG |
Middle Village, NY | Word of God Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 7, 2016 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #7 Rivals: #3 247Sports: #5 ESPN: #7 | ||||||
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2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Alex Barcello PG |
Tempe, AZ | Corona del Sol HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 26, 2016 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
DeAndre Ayton C |
Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Academy (AZ) | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 6, 2016 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Brandon Randolph SG |
Yonkers, NY | Westtown School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 12, 2016 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Ira Lee PF |
Los Angeles, CA | Crossroads School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Oct 20, 2016 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #1 247Sports: #1 ESPN: #1 | ||||||
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Personnel
Roster
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- Aug 24, 2016 - Talbott Denny will miss the 2016–17 season after tearing his left ACL.[9]
- Nov 1, 2016 - Allonzo Trier out since first exhibition game for an undisclosed reason(s).[10]
- Nov 1, 2016 - Sean Miller announced in a statement that Chance Comanche suspended indefinitely due to academic reasons.[11] Suspension was lifted by season opener.[12]
- Nov 3, 2016 - Ray Smith tore his ACL in his right knee in the team's first exhibition game on November 1. Two days later, Smith announced on twitter that he will end his basketball career.[13]
- Nov 30, 2016 - Parker Jackson-Cartwright suffered a high ankle sprain during game against Texas Southern.[14]
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Year at Arizona | Alma Mater (year) |
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Sean Miller | Head Coach | 8th | Pittsburgh (1992) |
Joe Pasternack | Associate Head Coach | 6th | Indiana (1999) |
Emanuel Richardson | Assistant Coach | 8th | Pittsburgh-Johnstown (1998) |
Mark Phelps | Assistant Coach | 2nd | Old Dominion (1996) |
Ryan Reynolds | Director of Basketball Operations | 8th | Xavier (2007) |
Ben Tucker | Assistant Director of Basketball Operations | 3rd | Arizona (2010) |
Schedule
In Arizona's non-conference schedule the team will host Cal State Bakersfield, Grand Canyon, New Mexico, Texas Southern, UC Irvine, Northern Colorado and Sacred Heart. Arizona has one true road game against Missouri. The Wildcats will also play five games in four neutral sites. They will play Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Honolulu (later announced that game was moved to Stan Sheriff Center to accommodate more fans[15]), Gonzaga in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Texas A&M at the Toyota Center in Houston, and were also invited to play at Orleans Arena as part in the Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, where they face off against three of the following: Butler, Santa Clara or Vanderbilt.[16] In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, the team will face neither the Rocky Mountain teams (Colorado/Utah) on the road, nor the Oregon teams (Oregon/Oregon State) at home.
Arizona's Red-Blue game will take place on October 14, 2016 at McKale Center. The event debuts the team for the 2016–17 season. It includes player introductions, a speech by Miller, dunk contest, and a scrimmage. Red team beat the Blue team, 53–49.
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (Attendance) City, State | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov. 1, 2016* 7:30 pm, P12N |
No. 10 | College of Idaho | W 86–35 | – |
17 – Simmons | 11 – Pinder | 8 – Allen | McKale Center (13,844) Tucson, AZ | |||
Nov. 6, 2016* 4:00 pm, P12N |
No. 10 | Chico State | W 78–70 | – |
21 – Markkanen | 7 – Markkanen | 6 – Jackson-Cartwright | McKale Center (14,323) Tucson, AZ | |||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 11, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 10 | vs. No. 12 Michigan State Armed Forces Classic |
W 65–63 | 1–0 |
18 – Simmons | 6 – Tied | 3 – Jackson-Cartwright | Stan Sheriff Center (9,475) Honolulu, HI | |||
Nov. 15, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 10 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 78–66 | 2–0 |
26 – Markkanen | 8 – Markkanen | 5 – Jackson-Cartwright | McKale Center (14,214) Tucson, AZ | |||
Nov. 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 10 | Sacred Heart Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game |
W 95–65 | 3–0 |
22 – Markkanen | 15 – Ristić | 4 – Jackson-Cartwright | McKale Center (14,392) Tucson, AZ | |||
Nov. 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 8 | Northern Colorado Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game |
W 71–55 | 4–0 |
17 – Markkanen | 13 – Markkanen | 11 – Jackson-Cartwright | McKale Center (14,397) Tucson, AZ | |||
Nov. 24, 2016* 8:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 8 | vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Invitational semifinal |
W 69–61 | 5–0 |
16 – Markkanen | 9 – Markkanen | 6 – Jackson-Cartwright | Orleans Arena (2,537) Paradise, NV | |||
Nov. 25, 2016* 8:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 8 | vs. Butler Las Vegas Invitational championship |
L 65–69 | 5–1 |
15 – Markkanen | 6 – Tied | 8 – Jackson-Cartwright | Orleans Arena (3,000) Paradise, NV | |||
Nov. 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 16 | Texas Southern | W 85–63 | 6–1 |
19 – Markkanen | 6 – Tied | 7 – Allen | McKale Center (14,410) Tucson, AZ | |||
Dec. 3, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 16 | vs. No. 8 Gonzaga HoopHall LA |
L 62–69 | 6–2 |
16 – Alkins | 8 – Markkanen | 3 – Allen | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA | |||
Dec. 6, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N |
UC Irvine | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Dec. 10, 2016* 10:00 am, ESPN2 |
at Missouri | |
– | – | – | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||
Dec. 14, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Grand Canyon | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Dec. 17, 2016* 10:00 AM, ESPN2 |
vs. Texas A&M Lone Star Shootout |
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– | – | – | Toyota Center Houston, TX | |||||
Dec. 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, P12N |
New Mexico | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
Dec. 30, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at California | |
– | – | – | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||
Jan. 1, 2017 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | |
– | – | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||
Jan. 5, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1 |
Utah | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 pm, P12N |
Colorado | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Jan. 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
Arizona State Rivalry |
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– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Jan. 19, 2017 7:00 pm, P12N |
at USC | |
– | – | – | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||
Jan. 21, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS |
at UCLA Rivalry |
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– | – | – | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||
Jan. 26, 2017 7:30 pm, P12N |
Washington State | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Jan. 29, 2017 1:30 pm, FOX |
Washington | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Feb. 2, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oregon State | |
– | – | – | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||
Feb. 4, 2017 TBA, ESPN |
at Oregon | |
– | – | – | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||
Feb. 8, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1 |
Stanford | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Feb. 11, 2017 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 |
California | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Feb. 16, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at Washington State | |
– | – | – | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||
Feb. 18, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Washington | |
– | – | – | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||
Feb. 23, 2017 8:00 pm, P12N |
USC | |
– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
Feb. 25, 2017 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 |
UCLA Rivalry |
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– | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||
March 4, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS |
at Arizona State Rivalry |
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– | – | – | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 8–11, 2017 P12N/ESPN |
vs. | |
– | – | – | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Ranking movement
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
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AP | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | N/A* | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Player statistics
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Rawle Alkins | 7 | 7 | 28.4 | 27-52 | 8-22 | 14-19 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 10.9 |
Kadeem Allen | 6 | 5 | 27.3 | 18-43 | 2-8 | 11-175 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
Chance Comanche | 7 | 0 | 17.9 | 16-30 | 0-0 | 13-19 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
Paulo Cruz | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jake Desjardins | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 7 | 7 | 29.1 | 18-47 | 5-19 | 15-19 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
Lauri Markkanen | 7 | 7 | 31.9 | 40-74 | 15-32 | 33-37 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 18.3 |
Keanu Pinder | 7 | 0 | 15.7 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 7-12 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
Dušan Ristić | 7 | 7 | 21.3 | 25-54 | 0–0 | 7-11 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
Kobi Simmons | 7 | 2 | 28.9 | 32-65 | 8-21 | 19-26 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
Allonzo Trier | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tyler Trillo | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0–0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Honors
Preseason Award Watchlists
- Allonzo Trier - Jerry West Award Watchlist[17]
- Lauri Markkanen - Karl Malone Award Watchlist[18]
- Lauri Markkanen- Naismith Award Watchlist [19]
- Lauri Markkanen - Wooden Award Watchlist [20]
References
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- ↑ Encinas, Gabe. "Arizona basketball: Elliott Pitts transferring to Diablo Valley College". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "UA basketball: New policy cleared way for Miles Simon to be honored". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona basketball: Guard Justin Simon to transfer". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Former Salpointe standout Denny commits to Arizona Wildcats". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Wildcats land Australian post Keanu Pinder". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona basketball: UNC Asheville transfer commits to Wildcats". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Statr. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Rosenblatt, Zack. "Arizona basketball: Recruit Terrance Ferguson turns pro". Tucson.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona Wildcats forward Talbott Denny to miss season with knee injury". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Statr. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Arizona Wildcats basketball: Allonzo Trier, Chance Comanche out for tonight's exhibition game". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Pines, Seth. "Arizona hoops: Comanche suspended indefinitely". KGUN9.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ Kelapire, Ryan. "Arizona basketball: Chance Comanche will play against Michigan State". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Ray Smith's career over after Arizona Wildcats confirm he tore ACL". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Presnell, Kelly. "Arizona Wildcats win, but lose Parker Jackson-Cartwright for 'considerable amount of time'". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "2016 State Farm Armed Forces Classic To Be Played At Stan Sheriff Center". ESPNEvents.com.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "Cats will have more aggressive schedule next season, Miller says". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Sills-Trausch, Alec. "Arizona basketball: Allonzo Trier named to the Jerry West Award watch list". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ Kelapire, Ryan. "Arizona basketball: Lauri Markkanen named to the Karl Malone Award watch list". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Bartel, Jason. "Arizona basketball: Arizona Wildcats Basketball Lauri Markkanen on preseason Naismith Award watch list". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce. "UA-Cal State Bakersfield pregame: Markkanen named to Wooden Award Watchlist". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 15 November 2016.