#36 Arizona Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Arizona Wildcats
 

Overall Rank: #36

Conference Rank: #9 Pac-12

 
 
2022-23 Record: 22-10, 11-7
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Adia Barnes
Coach Record: 132-84 at Arizona, 132-84 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Shaina Pellington, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.6 apg
Cate Reese, Forward, 13.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jade Loville, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.6 apg
Madison Conner, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.8 apg
Lauren Fields, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.9 apg
Paris Clark, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Esmery Martinez, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Helena Pueyo, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.7 apg
Kailyn Gilbert, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Maya Nnaji, Sophomore, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Isis Beh, Junior, Forward, Transfer from West Virginia
Courtney Blakely, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Middle Tennessee
Breya Cunningham, Freshman, Forward
Montaya Dew, Freshman, Forward
Skylar Jones, Freshman, Guard
Salimatou, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Little Rock
Jada Williams, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (38th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.1 (197, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (50, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (232, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (207, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (87, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (255, 12)
Rebound Margin: -0.2 (194, 10)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (74, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (18, 3)