Arizona Women's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Arizona Wildcats

Pac-12 (21-9, 11-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/3 at UCLA (71-66), 2/17 Utah (82-72)
Bad Losses: 12/8 Kansas (50-77), 2/25 at Oregon State (70-78)
Coach: Adia Barnes
 
Probable Starters:
Esmery Martinez, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg
Cate Reese, Senior, Forward, 12.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Shaina Pellington, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 3.7 apg
Lauren Fields, Senior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.9 apg
Jade Loville, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg
 
Key Role Players:
Maya Nnaji, Freshman, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Madison Conner, Sophomore, Guard, 6.3 ppg
Helena Pueyo, Senior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.3 spg
Paris Clark, Freshman, Guard, 3.6 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.4 (39th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.8 (193, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.7 (62, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (230, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (193, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (67, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (244, 12)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (210, 10)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (86, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (13, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NCAARound of 64 win over UNLV
2022NCAARound of 32 loss to North Carolina
2021NCAARound of 64 win over Stony Brook
2021NCAARound of 32 win over BYU
2021NCAARegional Semifinal win over Texas A&M
2021NCAARegional Final win over Indiana
2021NCAANational Semifinal win over Connecticut
2021NCAANational Final loss to Stanford
2019NITFirst Round win over Idaho State
2019NITSecond Round win over Pacific
2019NITThird Round win over Idaho
2019NITQuarterfinal win over Wyoming
2019NITSemifinal win over TCU
2019NITChampionship win over Northwestern
2011NITRound of 64 loss to Utah State
 
*all team stats through 3/2