TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona Wildcats will continue their five-game homestand Wednesday night when they welcome in the Montana Grizzlies to McKale Center. The Griz improved to 6-3 this week with a win over North Dakota State, while Arizona stands at 7-4. The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson and Bill Walton on the call. 

OFF THE TOP

• Arizona will welcome Montana to McKale Center for the first time since 1995 on Wednesday evening. The Wildcats are coming off just their fourth home loss since the start of the 2013-14 season. Arizona is 87-4 at home in its last 91 games. 
• Sean Miller will coach his 500th career game Wednesday night against the Grizzlies. Miller is 374-125 for his career and 254-78 at Arizona. 
• Sophomore guard Brandon Randolph is averaging 16.9 points per game through 11 contests this year. He's the first Arizona guard to score in double figures in his first 11 games since Hassan Adams in 2005-06. He's also just one of four players in the Pac-12 this season to have scored in double figures in each of his team's games. 
• Randolph's scoring improvement of 13.2 points per game from last season is the best of any Power 5 player in the country. It would also be the best by any Arizona player since at least the 1976-77 season. Randolph leads the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at .923 and is 13th in the country. 
• Freshman guard Brandon Williams has 44 assists in 11 games this season, leading all Pac-12 freshmen. In six home games this season, Williams has 31 assists to just six turnovers. Williams is second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game. 
• Redshirt junior center Chase Jeter has taken 17 charges in 11 games this season.
• Redshirt junior guard Dylan Smith is averaging 8.4 points per game over his last five contests after averaging 3.0 points in his first six games. 
• Senior guard Justin Coleman has converted 15 straight free throws and Brandon Randolph has hit 19 straight. They are first and second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage.

MR. 500
Arizona coach Sean Miller will coach his 500th career game Wednesday versus Montana. Miller's record in his first 499 games puts him up with some of the game's elite coaches in their first 500. Below is how Miller stands up against some of the top coaches in the game, both past and present. 
Coach                    Record at 500th Game Coached
Roy Williams            402-98
Mark Few                 401-99
Thad Matta              385-115
Jim Boeheim            383-117
Dean Smith              377-123
Sean Miller               374-125 (499 games)
Eddie Sutton            372-128
Bob Huggins            369-131
Bob Knight               368-132
John Calipari            367-133
Rick Pitino                366-134
Bill Self                     360-140
John Wooden           359-141
Tom Izzo                   357-143
John Chaney            354-143
Lute Olson                345-155
Mike Krzyzewski       333-167

RANDOLPH'S IMPROVEMENT
Sophomore Brandon Randolph has started his sophomore season in style. Randolph has scored in double figures in all 11 games this season and is averaging 16.9 points per game. He's one of four players in the Pac-12 to have scored in double figures in each of his team's games this season, joining Luguentz Dort, Tres Tinkle and Kris Wilkes. As a freshman last season, Randolph played in 31 games, drawing four starting assignments. He averaged 3.7 points per game, scoring a total of 116 points. Randolph's scoring increase of 13.2 points per game is the biggest of any player in a Power 5 Conference. Jordan Nwora from Louisville is second with an increase of 12.0. It's also the largest increase from one season to the next by any Arizona player since at least 1977. The previous best was a a 12-point increase by Khalid Reeves in 1993-94. Randolph has also surpassed his rebounding total as a freshman. He had 26 rebounds last season and already has 31 this year. Randolph is the first Arizona guard to score in double figures in each of the first 11 games of the season since Hassan Adams in 2005-06. Here's a closer look at Randolph's production so far as a sophomore versus his time as a freshman.

2018-19 (Sophomore)    16.9 ppg    2.8 rpg    20 3-pointers    .455 FG%       186 total points
2017-18 (Freshman)       3.7 ppg     0.8 rpg    14 3-pointers    .383 FG%        116 total points

Largest Scoring Increase by a Power 5 Player Averaging 13 or more PPG
Player                           School        Scoring Increase From Previous Year
Brandon Randolph        Arizona                    +13.2
Jordan Nwora                Louisville        +12.0
Marial Shayok                Iowa State        +10.9
Kimani Lawrence           Arizona State    +10.0
Savion Flagg                  Texas A&M        +9.5

Largest Scoring Increase by an Arizona Wildcat since 1977-78
Player                            Year        Scoring Increase From Previous Year
Brandon Randolph        2018-19        +13.2
Khalid Reeves               1993-94        +12.0
Luke Walton                   2001-02        +10.2

CONNECTING AT THE FREE THROW LINE
Through 11 games this season, Arizona is shooting .752 from the free throw line, which is the team's highest percentage through 11 games since posting a .773 mark in 2012. The Wildcats have converted 164 of 218 attempts and rank third in the Pac-12. Nationally, Arizona is 38th in free throw percentage. Guards Brandon Randolph, Justin Coleman and Brandon Williams have led the way at the line. Combined, the three guards are 99 of 112 (88 percent) from the line. Randolph (36-39, .923) leads the Pac-12 Conference in free throw percentage and Coleman (26-29, .897) is second. With Williams (37-44, .841) also excelling, it marks the first time in the Sean Miller era that Arizona has had three players at 84 percent or better (20 or more attempts) at the line through 11 games. Randolph's .923 mark is the best by an Arizona player through 11 games since Nic Wise hit 54 of 58 through 11 games for a .931 percentage to start the 2009-10 season. 

ONE OF THE WINNINGEST PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS 
With the 2018-19 season underway, Arizona has solidified itself as one of the winningest programs in the nation in the past five seasons. Arizona, Villanova, Gonzaga and Kentucky have jockeyed for the title of winningest program in the nation during this five-year span. 

Most wins in the NCAA since start of 2013-14 season (as of Dec.18) 
1st    Villanova             173 wins 
2nd    Gonzaga            170 wins 
3rd    Kentucky             160 wins 
4th    Arizona                158 wins 
5th    Kansas                156 wins
6th    Wichita State       153 wins
7th    Virginia                 152 wins
         Duke                     152 wins 
9th    North Carolina     150 wins 
    Michigan State          150 wins

In Miller's nine seasons entering this year, UA has averaged 27.4 wins per season. Since the start of the 2010- 11 season, the Wildcats have a 232-59 (.797) record, both the most wins and best winning percentage in the Pac-12 in that span.

JETER STARTS STRONG
Chase Jeter arrived at Arizona prior to the 2017-18 season after transferring from Duke, but had to sit out the season per NCAA rules. In his first 11 games as a Wildcat, Jeter has been a presence in the paint and a threat down low. Jeter is averaging 11.8 points per game and 7.3 rebounds a contest with three double-doubles. He's scored in double figures in eight of the 11 games. He registered a career-high 19 points against Alabama and grabbed nine rebounds, missing a double-double by one board. In the first game of the Maui Invitational, Jeter had a career-high 12 rebounds to go with 10 points. He finished the tournament with a 14-point outing against Auburn. Jeter also played 30 or more minutes twice in Maui against Iowa State and Auburn, marking the first two times in his career (including Duke) he played 30 or more minutes.  He played a career-high 34 minutes at Alabama, going 9 for 16 from the field. 

CHASE IN CHARGE
Not only has Chase Jeter been productive scoring and rebounding, he's also been Arizona's top charge-getter this season. A play Coach Sean Miller values as much as any in basketball, Jeter has taken 17 charges in 11 games this season. Jeter took four charges in the finale in Maui against Auburn. Jeter has taken at least one charge in every game this season and at least two in four of the 11 games. Jeter has taken more than half of Arizona's charges this season. As a team, the Wildcats have drawn 32 charges, with Jeter drawing 17.

AKOT IMPROVING AS A STARTER
Sophomore forward Emmanuel Akot came off the bench for the first six games this year for the Wildcats before being inserted into the starting lineup. In the six games as a reserve, Akot averaged 2.8 points per game, 2.7 rebounds a contest and was 1 of 9 from 3-point range and 6 of 20 overall from the floor. In five games as a starter, Akot has seen an increase in production. He's averaging 5.4 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game and is 4 for 9 from 3-point range and 11 of 27 overall from the floor. He's averaging 22.2 minutes per game as a starter, up from 16.9 as a reserve.