Arizona Elite Eight Facts

Arizona defeated Xavier 68-60 to advance to the Elite Eight. 

Arizona is in their 11th Elite Eight and their 2nd consecutive.  It is the second time that Arizona has been to consecutive Elite Eights.  The other time was 1997-1998.

They are 4-6 in their previous 10 appearances.

• Lost to UCLA  82-66 in 1976 
• Defeated North Carolina 70-52 in 1988 
• Defeated Missouri 92-72 in 1994 
• Defeated Providence 96-92 in 1997 in OT 
• Lost to Utah 76-51 in 1998 
• Defeated Illinois 87-81 in 2001 
• Lost to Kansas 78-75 in 2003 
• Lost to Illinois 90-89 in 2005 in OT 
• Lost to Connecticut 65-63 in 2011 
• Lost to Wisconsin 64-63 in 2014 in OT 

Arizona’s Elite Eight is the 4th for Sean Miller and his 3rd with Arizona.  The 3 Elite Eights rank him 2nd all-time in Arizona history behind Lute Olson who has 7.


Arizona's appearance makes 2 consecutive years that a Pac 12 team has been in the Elite Eight.  It is the first time the Pac 12 has made consecutive appearances in the Elite Eight since 2008 when it had four consecutive years with an appearance.

Arizona will face Wisconsin in the Elite Eight for the second consecutive year.  It is the 9th time that two teams have faced each other in the Elite Eight in consecutive years.  However, it is the first time since the tournament started seeding in 1979.

• Kentucky vs. St. John's (1951, 1952)
• Kentucky vs. Ohio State (1961, 1962)
• Cincinnati vs. Colorado (1962, 1963)
• San Francisco vs. UCLA (1964, 1965)
• Davidson vs. North Carolina (1968, 1969)
• Santa Clara vs. UCLA (1968, 1969)
• Long Beach State vs. UCLA (1971, 1972)
• San Francisco vs. UCLA (1973, 1974)