2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record33–5 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 15 – 3   .833 33 – 5   .868
No. 20 UCLA † 12 – 6   .667 28 – 9   .757
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 24 – 10   .706
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Arizona State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Stanford 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
California 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Utah 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Washington 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Oregon State 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Washington State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
USC 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 15–3 in Pac-12 play and won their first Pac-12 regular season championship since 2011 (the 13th time overall). They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Weber State, Gonzaga, and San Diego State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Wisconsin.

Previous season

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Arizona's 2012–13 team finished with a record of 27–8 after advancing to the NCAA tournament's Sweet Sixteen. The team went 12–6 in the Pac-12 regular season, putting them in a three-way tie for second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated Colorado to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to UCLA. Ranked 21st in the post-season AP poll, the Cats were seeded 6th in the West Region of the NCAA tournament. Arizona won its first two tournament games, defeating 11-seed Belmont and 14-seed Harvard, before falling to 2-seed Ohio State in the regional semifinals.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Solomon Hill SF 6'7" 220 Senior Los Angeles, CA Selected 23rd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2013 NBA draft after graduation
Kevin Parrom G/F 6'6" 220 Senior The Bronx, NY Graduated
Max Wiepking SF 6'6" 220 Senior Englewood, CO Walk-on; graduated
Quinton Crawford SG 6'2" 200 Senior Old Bridge, NJ Walk-on; graduated
Mark Lyons PG 6'1" 200 Senior Schenectady, NY Signed with French Pro A team Choral Roanne[2]
Angelo Chol PF 6'9" 225 Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to San Diego State after spring 2013 classes[3]
Grant Jerrett PF 6'10" 235 Freshman La Verne, CA Drafted 40th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers; later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Johnson 52 G 6'6" 210 Junior Gilbert, AZ The older brother of Nick Johnson joins the team as a walk-on.[4]
Zach Peters 33 PF 6'10" 238 Freshman Plano, TX The NCAA granted Peters four years of eligibility without requiring him to sit out in light of medical issues that kept him from playing while at Kansas and led to his withdrawal after the fall 2013 semester.[5][6]
  • Point guard T. J. McConnell and center Matt Korcheck first played for Arizona in 2013–14 after redshirting the previous season. McConnell, a Duquesne transfer and the nephew of Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member Suzie McConnell Serio, was required to sit out 2012–13 under NCAA transfer rules.[7] Korcheck was eligible to play as a junior college transfer but arranged with Miller to redshirt given Arizona's front-court depth.[8] Both had two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting.

2013 recruiting class

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Arizona recruits at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Aaron Gordon
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Gordon
F 		San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
F 		Chester, PA Chester High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Elliott Pitts
G 		Dublin, CA De La Salle High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Eric Conklin
F 		Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4   Rivals: #4  ESPN: #5
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2013 Arizona Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2013–14 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Gabe York 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Orange Lutheran Orange, CA
G 4 T. J. McConnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Chartiers Valley/Duquesne Pittsburgh, PA
F 11 Aaron Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 13 Nick Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Gilbert, AZ
G 20 Jordin Mayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westchester Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Brandon Ashley Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Findlay Prep Oakland, CA
F 23 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chester Chester, PA
G 24 Elliott Pitts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr De La Salle Dublin, CA
F/C 31 Matt Korcheck 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Sabino/Cochise College Tucson, AZ
F/C 33 Zach Peters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Prestonwood Christian/Kansas Plano, TX
C 35 Kaleb Tarczewski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Mark's School Claremont, NH
G 44 Trey Mason (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Loyola Los Angeles, CA
G 50 Jacob Hazzard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Loyola Los Angeles, CA
F 52 Chris Johnson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr South Kent/CSU San Bernardino Gilbert, AZ
F 54 Eric Conklin (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chaparral Scottsdale, AZ
F 55 Drew Mellon (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2024

Depth chart

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  • before February 1
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kaleb Tarczewski Matt Korcheck
PF Brandon Ashley Zach Peters Eric Conklin
SF Aaron Gordon Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Drew Mellon Chris Johnson
SG Nick Johnson Gabe York Elliott Pitts Trey Mason
PG T. J. McConnell Jordin Mayes Jacob Hazzard
  • after February 1
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kaleb Tarczewski Matt Korcheck
PF Aaron Gordon Zach Peters Eric Conklin
SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Elliott Pitts Drew Mellon Chris Johnson
SG Nick Johnson Gabe York Trey Mason
PG T. J. McConnell Jordin Mayes Jacob Hazzard

Schedule

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Arizona's thirteen-game non-conference schedule had two road games, two neutral-site games, and nine home games.[9] The team spent Thanksgiving in New York City for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal and championship rounds held at Madison Square Garden. Arizona was one of four regional hosts for the NIT Tip-Off's first and second rounds, the others being Duke, Alabama, and Rutgers.[10]

In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, the Cats faced neither the Washington schools on the road nor the Los Angeles schools at home.[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2013
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Augustana W 84–52  –
 McKale Center (13,340)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Cal Poly W 73–62  1–0
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
11/11/2013*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Long Beach State W 91–57  2–0
 McKale Center (14,087)
Tucson, AZ
11/14/2013*
8:05 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 6 at San Diego State W 69–60  3–0
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/18/2013*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson
NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game 		W 100–50  4–0
 McKale Center (13,529)
Tucson, AZ
11/19/2013*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 5 Rhode Island
NIT Season Tip-Off campus-site game 		W 87–59  5–0
 McKale Center (13,354)
Tucson, AZ
11/27/2013*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 4 vs. Drexel
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals 		W 66–62  6–0
 Madison Square Garden (8,741)
New York, NY
11/29/2013*
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 vs. No. 6 Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off championship 		W 72–66  7–0
 Madison Square Garden (13,266)
New York, NY
12/03/2013*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 2 Texas Tech W 79–58  8–0
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/07/2013*
3:15 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 UNLV W 63–58  9–0
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/11/2013*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 New Mexico State W 74–48  10–0
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
12/14/2013*
10:00 a.m., CBS 		No. 1 at No. 25 Michigan W 72–70  11–0
 Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2013*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 Southern W 69–43  12–0
 McKale Center (14,149)
Tucson, AZ
12/23/2013*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 Northern Arizona W 77–44  13–0
 McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2014
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 Washington State W 60–25  14–0
(1–0) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2014
12:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 Washington W 71–62  15–0
(2–0) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/09/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at UCLA
Rivalry 		W 79–75  16–0
(3–0) 		Pauley Pavilion (13,283)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2014
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 at USC W 73–53  17–0
(4–0) 		Galen Center (8,347)
Los Angeles, CA
01/16/2014
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 91–68  18–0
(5–0) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/23/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 Colorado W 69–57  19–0
(6–0) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/26/2014
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 Utah W 65–56  20–0
(7–0) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/29/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 at Stanford W 60–57  21–0
(8–0) 		Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
02/01/2014
8:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 1 at California L 58–60  21–1
(8–1) 		Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
02/06/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 2 Oregon W 67–65  22–1
(9–1) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
02/09/2014
5:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 2 Oregon State W 76–54  23–1
(10–1) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
02/14/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 2 at Arizona State
Rivalry 		L 66–69 2OT 23–2
(10–2) 		Wells Fargo Arena (10,699)
Tempe, AZ
02/19/2014
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 at Utah W 67–63 OT 24–2
(11–2) 		Huntsman Center (14,266)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/22/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 at Colorado
College GameDay 		W 88–61  25–2
(12–2) 		Coors Events Center (11,025)
Boulder, CO
02/26/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 California W 87–59  26–2
(13–2) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
03/02/2014
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 3 Stanford W 79–66  27–2
(14–2) 		McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
03/05/2014
9:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 3 at Oregon State W 74–69  28–2
(15–2) 		Gill Coliseum (5,651)
Corvallis, OR
03/08/2014
2:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 3 at Oregon L 57–64  28–3
(15–3) 		Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 tournament
03/13/2014
12:00 p.m., P12N 		(1) No. 4 vs. (8) Utah
Quarterfinals 		W 71–39  29–3
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2014
6:00 p.m., P12N 		(1) No. 4 vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals 		W 63–43  30–3
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/15/2014
3:00 p.m., FS1 		(1) No. 4 vs. (2) UCLA
Championship 		L 71–75  30–4
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/21/2014*
12:10 p.m., TNT 		(1 W) No. 4 vs. (16 W) Weber State
First round 		W 68–59  31–4
 Viejas Arena (11,196)
San Diego, CA
03/23/2014*
6:40 p.m., TBS 		(1 W) No. 4 vs. (8 W) Gonzaga
Second round 		W 84–61  32–4
 Viejas Arena (11,504)
San Diego, CA
03/27/2014*
8:17 p.m., TBS 		(1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 13 San Diego State
Sweet Sixteen 		W 70–64  33–4
 Honda Center (17,773)
Anaheim, CA
03/29/2014*
5:49 p.m., TBS 		(1 W) No. 4 vs. (2 W) No. 12 Wisconsin
Elite Eight 		L 63–64 OT 33–5
 Honda Center (17,814)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll, W=West Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Ranking movement

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See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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 Wk 19 Post Final
AP 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 N/A
Coaches 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5

Team statistics

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Player GP GS MPG FGM-FGA 3PM–3PA FTM–FTA RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brandon Ashley 22 22 27.7 93–178 11–29 56–74 5.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 11.5
Eric Conklin 7 0 2.4 2–2 0–0 0–0 0.1 0 0 0 0.6
Aaron Gordon 38 38 31.2 189–382 16–45 76–180 8.0 1.97 0.89 1.0 12.4
Jacob Hazzard 13 0 2.2 8–17 4–9 0–0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0 1.5
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 38 6 25.3 121–247 2–10 103–151 5.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 9.1
Nick Johnson 38 38 33.0 205–474 62–169 146–187 4.1 2.8 1.1 0.66 16.3
Matt Korecheck 22 0 4.6 8–12 0–0 8–12 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1
Trey Mason 10 0 2.2 2–3 1–1 0–0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.5
Jordin Mayes 34 1 5.7 15–45 3–15 11–17 0.5 0.5 0.3 0 1.3
T. J. McConnell 38 38 32.2 127–280 36–100 31–50 3.6 5.3 1.7 0.2 8.4
Drew Mellon 6 0 2.0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.2
Zach Peters 11 0 2.8 0–6 0–6 0–0 0.4 0 0 0 0
Elliott Pitts 24 0 8.4 15–35 11–28 3–8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0 1.8
Kaleb Tarczewski 36 35 28.3 128–219 0–0 102–135 6.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 9.9
Gabe York 38 12 21.8 82–221 57–148 35–52 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 6.7
Chris Johnson 4 0 6.0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0 0 0 0 1.0

Source:[12]

Awards

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Aaron Gordon
  • Freshman student-athlete of the year
  • AP Honorable Mention
  • 2013: USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
  • Individual All-America teams
  • 2014 NCAA tournament's West Regional all-tournament team
  • Third All-America Team– Sporting News
  • USBWA All-District team
  • NABC All District Second Team
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • Pac-12 First Team
  • Pac–12 Freshman of the Year
  • 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team[13]
  • CBS Sports and U.S. Basketball Writers Association Freshman of the Week honors
Nick Johnson
  • Junior student-athlete of the year
  • Wooden All-American team
  • AP All-American second team
  • 2014 NCAA tournament's West Regional all-tournament team
  • First team All-American – TSN, USBWA
  • Consensus All-American – USBWA, NABC, Sporting News
  • USBWA All-District team
  • NABC All District First Team
  • USBWA District IX Player of the Year
  • Pac-12 First Team
  • Pac-12 All-Defense Team
  • Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off MVP, All-Tournament Team[14]
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (December 2, 2013)[15]
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • Freshman student-athlete of the year
Kaleb Tarczewski
  • Sophomore student-athlete of the year
T. J. McConnell
  • Pac-12 Second Team
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Head Coach Sean Miller

References

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  1. ^ "2012‐13 University of Arizona Basketball Season Stats" (PDF). The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (July 24, 2013). "Lyons packing for France after brief NBA experience". Arizona Daily Star.
  3. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 9, 2013). "Next stop for Chol is SDSU, coach says". Arizona Daily Star.
  4. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (July 31, 2013). "Johnson's big brother to walk on with Cats". Arizona Daily Star.
  5. ^ Norlander, Matt (September 27, 2013). "Kansas transfer Zach Peters cleared to play this season at Arizona". CBSSports.com.
  6. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 13, 2013). "Forward Peters set to start over at UA". Arizona Daily Star.
  7. ^ O'Neil, Dana (March 27, 2014). "McConnell is Arizona's steady hand". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (April 10, 2012). "Korcheck gives UA rare local player". Arizona Daily Star.
  9. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  10. ^ Williams, Evan (April 30, 2013). "Arizona, Duke Headline 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off". bustingbrackets.com.
  11. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (May 6, 2013). "Arizona Wildcats to open basketball season against Cal Poly". Arizona Daily Star.
  12. ^ "2013-14 Team Statistics" (PDF). The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  13. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (November 30, 2013). "Cats do it all in win over No. 6 Duke". Arizona Daily Star.
  14. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (November 30, 2013). "Johnson comes alive in second half". Arizona Daily Star.
  15. ^ Allen, Percy (December 2, 2013). "Pac-12 Player of the Week: Nick Johnson". Seattle Times.
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