2006-07 Arizona Men’s Basketball Quick Facts
General Information
Location............................................................................ Tucson, Ariz.
Founded......................................................................................... 1885
Enrollment.................................................................................... 37,000
Nickname.................................................................................. Wildcats
School Colors............................................................... Cardinal & Navy
Arena (Capacity)............................................. McKale Center (14,545)
Affiliation................................................................... NCAA Division I-A
Conference............................................................................ Pacific-10
President......................................... Dr. Robert Shelton (520/621-5511)
Faculty Representative................................................................... TBA
Director of Athletics.............................. Jim Livengood (520/621-4622)
Athletic Dept. Phone...................................................... (520) 621-4622
Ticket Office Phone....................................................... (520) 621-2287
History
First Year of Basketball............................................................ 1904-05
All-time Record............................................................ 1,508-818 (.648)
Years in NCAA Tournament/Last.................................... 25/2006 (1-1)
Last Postseason Opponent..................................................... Villanova
Result..... Lost, 82-78, 2006 NCAA Minneapolis Region Second Round
Coaching Staff
Head Coach.......................................................................... Lute Olson
Alma Mater................................................................... Augsburg, 1956
Career Record/Years............................................... 761-269 (.739)/33
Record at Arizona/Years.......................................... 569-177 (.763)/23
Basketball Office Phone................................................ (520) 621-4813
Best Time to Reach Coach.................................................. Contact SID
Assistant Coaches/Alma Mater/Years at Arizona
Jim Rosborough/Iowa, 1966/17
Josh Pastner/Arizona, 1998/4
Miles Simon/Arizona, 2005/1
Athletic Trainer.............................................................. Justin Kokoskie
Media Relations
Sports Information Director..................................... Tom Duddleston Jr.
Associate S.I.D./Basketball Contact................................. Richard Paige
Office Phone................................................................. (520) 621-4163
Home Phone.................................................................. (520) 790-4347
e-mail............................................................ rpaige@email.arizona.edu
S.I.D. Fax....................................................................... (520) 621-2681
Mailing/Overnight Address
Athletic Media Relations
P.O. Box 210096
McKale Center, Room 106
1 National Championhip Drive
Tucson, AZ 85721-0096
Press Row Phone......................................................... (520) 621-4334
Athletic Web Site........................................ www.arizonaathletics.com
Team Information
2005-06 Record............................................................................ 20-13
(12-2 home, 5-7 away, 3-4 neutral)
Conference Record/Finish........................................................ 11-7/4th
Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................................................... 11/3
Starters Returning/Lost..................................................................... 4/1
Returnees (11) Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG
David Bagga G 6-4 175 So. 1.1 0.1 0.0
Bret Brielmaier F 6-6 235 Jr. 1.6 1.9 0.2
Daniel Dillon G 6-3 195 Jr. 1.5 0.9 0.5
Jawann McClellan G 6-4 225 Jr. 4.0 1.5 0.5
Fendi Onobun F 6-6 239 So. 3.1 1.7 0.3
J.P. Prince G 6-6 180 So. 2.2 1.9 1.8
*Ivan Radenovic F 6-10 244 Sr. 12.1 6.3 1.7
*Mustafa Shakur G 6-3 190 Sr. 11.2 3.7 4.7
Mohamed Tangara F 6-9 252 So. 1.6 1.0 0.1
*Kirk Walters C 6-10 241 Sr. 6.1 3.5 0.1
*Marcus Williams F 6-7 205 So. 13.0 4.7 1.9
* returning starter
Newcomers (3) Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown
Chase Budinger F 6-7 190 Fr. Encinitas, Calif.
Jordan Hill F 6-8 210 Fr. Atlanta, Ga.
Nic Wise G 5-10 180 Fr. Kingwood, Texas
Losses (3) Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG
Hassan Adams G 6-4 220 Sr. 17.5 5.0 2.9
Isaiah Fox F 6-9 255 Sr. 1.4 1.6 0.4
Chris Rodgers G 6-4 205 Sr. 8.9 2.3 1.6
Quoting Lute Olson . . .
What impact will Mustafa Shakur’s return have on the new year?
“It’s great to have Mustafa back. He’s one of the guys that is looked to for leadership. Along with Ivan (Radenovic) and Kirk (Walters), we will have three really solid senior leaders, and it’s gotten to the point where it’s hard to count on seniors anymore in programs like ours. Having somebody back in Mustafa who has been a starter all the way, and he’s been through and learned from difficult situations, I think that’s going to be very helpful.”
Comment on the progress of sophomore-to-be Marcus Williams:
“With Marcus, he had a great freshman year and has been working very hard in the offseason. I think he’s going to have a great year. He made a lot of progress last year, especially on the defensive end, and his shooting became more consistent as the year progresses.”
With 11 returning lettermen, do you ever worry about having too many guys coming back?
“Every year we look at that, but every top-level program is going to have some of that problem. You can never count out injuries. For example, heading into last season I would have thought that Jawann (McClellan) was going to be our top scorer and possibly our top rebounder and he ended up playing 45 minutes all year.”
“That always seems to work itself out as we go through the workouts. I think it’s going to be really helpful to us that we make the foreign trip up to British Columbia (in September). We’ll get 10 practices before we leave and five games up there, so that will give us a much better handle on our team.”
“I know that we’re going to continue to play up tempo. We’ll probably even try to play more up-tempo if that’s possible. In those first 10 practices, we’ll get a chance to see how some guys respond to the pressure of day-to-day competition. When that happens, some guys step it up and others are adversely affected.”
Ivan Radenovic was one of your best players over the last half of last year. What makes him so successful?
“He’s made great progress ever since he got here. I think people are going to be totally surprised at how much he’s improved over the summer. He’s one of the hardest-working guys we’ve ever had here. He’s self driven. Some guys work hard in practice, but when the offseason rolls around, they take a vacation. Ivan probably spends more time on his basketball now than he does during the season.”
“He’s become one of our best shooters. He’ll probably be our rebounding leader. He’s got his weight up and it’s all muscle. He came in at mid-season during his freshman season. I don’t know of anyone who has improved as much as he has in two and a half years.”
You have a nice group of incoming freshmen. What are the expectations of that trio?
“I’m anxious to see them on the floor with other good players. They should have an immediate effect on our team. They will make things interesting. I’m interested to see them when we get to practice situations.”
