Cal State Bakersfield vs. Arizona

Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) finishes off a coast-to-coast run with a dunk over Cal State Bakersfield forward Matt Smith (0) in the first half of their game at McKale Center, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

After three games, UA freshmen Lauri Markkanen, Kobi Simmons and Rawle Alkins are the club’s leading scorers, with a combined 47 points per game. That’s 60 percent of the team’s average. The only time in the last 50 years three freshmen have finished 1-2-3 in UA scoring was 1972-73, when Coniel Norman averaged 24 points per game, Eric Money 18.9 and Al Fleming 12.8, or 66 percent of the team’s production. 

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