Midseason report: Lauri Markkanen on his way to becoming next Arizona Wildcats star
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Here's a look at the Arizona Wildcats' statistics at the season's midway point.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 15.5 â Markkanen leads the Wildcats in points per game.Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 79-160 (49.4 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 32-74 (43.2 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 58-69 (84.1 percent) â Markkanen has Arizona's best free-throw percentage.Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 7.4 â Markkanen leads Arizona in rebounds per game.Â
âĸ Assists per game:Â 1.3
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.3
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.1 â Markkanen is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Â
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 31.7 â Markkanen leads Arizona in minutes played per game.Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Markkanen's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 78-66 win over CSU Bakersfield on Nov. 15. The freshman dropped a career-high 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field (72.7 percent). He also had eight rebounds, one assist, one block and just one turnover while shooting 9 for 9 from the free-throw line. Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 12.4Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 67-153 (43.8 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 20-56 (35.7 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 45-61 (73.8 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 5.9Â
âĸ Assists per game:Â 2.2
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.1
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.3
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 2.2
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 30.8Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Alkins' best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 77-46 win over New Mexico on Dec. 20. He posted his only double-double of the season in that game against the Lobos with 13 points (5-11 FGs) and 11 rebounds. He also dished out three assists and had two steals. Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 12.2Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 65-150 (43.3 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 16-47 (34.0 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 49-63 (77.8 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 2.1
âĸ Assists per game:Â 2.3
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.8
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 30.3Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Simmons' best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 79-60 win over Missouri on Dec. 10. He dropped a career-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field (53.3 percent). He also shot 50 percent (3-6) from beyond the arc and had two rebounds, an assist and just one turnover.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 11.6Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 77-135 (57.0 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 32-41 (78.0 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 5.9
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.5
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.4
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.4
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 24.1Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Ristic's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 79-57 win over UC Irvine on Dec. 6. He posted one of his two double-doubles of the season against the Anteaters with a season-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field (72.7 percent) and 10 rebounds. He also had one block and sank both of his free throws.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 8.9
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 46-105 (43.8 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 15-32 (46.9 percent) â Allen has Arizona's best 3-point percentage.Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 27-38 (71.1 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 4.3
âĸ Assists per game:Â 2.7
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.4 â Allen leads the Wildcats in steals per game.Â
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.7
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 2.0
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 29.8Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Allen's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 85-63 win over Texas Southern on Nov. 30. He dropped a season-high 14 points while shooting 6 for 10 from the field and 2 for 2 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds and dished out a season-high seven assists with just two turnovers.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 6.2Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 21-59 (35.6 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 5-22 (22.7 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 15-20 (75 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 2.8
âĸ Assists per game:Â 5.6 â PJC leads Arizona in assists per game.Â
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.2
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.1
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.4
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 27.3Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Jackson-Cartwright's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 71-55 win over Northern Colorado on Nov. 21. He posted the first double-double of his career with a season-high 15 points and a career-high 11 assists. He shot 3 of 8 from the field (37.5 percent) and sank all nine of his free throws. He also grabbed five rebounds and had just one turnover.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 5.9
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 38-63 (60.3 percent) â Comanche has Arizona's best field goal percentage.Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 19-28 (67.9 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 3.9
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.4
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.2
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.4
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.6
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 17.9Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Comanche's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 91-52 win over Stanford on Jan. 1. He posted his first career double-double with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field (83.3 percent) and a career-high 10 rebounds. He also shot 3 for 5 from the free-throw line and had one assist and one turnover.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 3.5
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 19-36 (52.8 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 1-3 (33.3 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 17-26 (65.4 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 4.2
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.8
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 1.0 â Pinder leads Arizona in blocks per game.Â
âĸ Turnovers per game: 1.1 â Pinder is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Â
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 16.1Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Pinder's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 79-60 win over Missouri on Dec. 10. He grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and contributed three points (1-1 FGs, 1-2 FTs), two assists and two blocks and had just one turnover. Â Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 1.0 (Jones has played in three games) Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 1-1Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 1-1
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 0-0
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.0
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.3
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 2.0Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 0.4 (DesJardins has played in five games)Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 0-2
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 2-2Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.0
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.2
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 2.2 Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 0.0 (Cruz has played in seven games)Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 0-2
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 0-0
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.4Â
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 2.9 Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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âĸ Points per game:Â 0.0 (Trillo has played in seven games)Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 0-3
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-3
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 0-0
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.0
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.1
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 4.1Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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*Leaders based on minimum of 10 games played.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 15.5 â Markkanen leads the Wildcats in points per game.Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 79-160 (49.4 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 32-74 (43.2 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 58-69 (84.1 percent) â Markkanen has Arizona's best free-throw percentage.Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 7.4 â Markkanen leads Arizona in rebounds per game.Â
âĸ Assists per game:Â 1.3
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.3
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.1 â Markkanen is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Â
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 31.7 â Markkanen leads Arizona in minutes played per game.Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Markkanen's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 78-66 win over CSU Bakersfield on Nov. 15. The freshman dropped a career-high 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field (72.7 percent). He also had eight rebounds, one assist, one block and just one turnover while shooting 9 for 9 from the free-throw line. Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 12.4Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 67-153 (43.8 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 20-56 (35.7 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 45-61 (73.8 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 5.9Â
âĸ Assists per game:Â 2.2
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.1
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.3
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 2.2
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 30.8Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Alkins' best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 77-46 win over New Mexico on Dec. 20. He posted his only double-double of the season in that game against the Lobos with 13 points (5-11 FGs) and 11 rebounds. He also dished out three assists and had two steals. Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 12.2Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 65-150 (43.3 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 16-47 (34.0 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 49-63 (77.8 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 2.1
âĸ Assists per game:Â 2.3
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.8
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 30.3Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Simmons' best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 79-60 win over Missouri on Dec. 10. He dropped a career-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field (53.3 percent). He also shot 50 percent (3-6) from beyond the arc and had two rebounds, an assist and just one turnover.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 11.6Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 77-135 (57.0 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 32-41 (78.0 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 5.9
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.5
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.4
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.4
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 24.1Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Ristic's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 79-57 win over UC Irvine on Dec. 6. He posted one of his two double-doubles of the season against the Anteaters with a season-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field (72.7 percent) and 10 rebounds. He also had one block and sank both of his free throws.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 8.9
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 46-105 (43.8 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 15-32 (46.9 percent) â Allen has Arizona's best 3-point percentage.Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 27-38 (71.1 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 4.3
âĸ Assists per game:Â 2.7
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.4 â Allen leads the Wildcats in steals per game.Â
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.7
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 2.0
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 29.8Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Allen's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 85-63 win over Texas Southern on Nov. 30. He dropped a season-high 14 points while shooting 6 for 10 from the field and 2 for 2 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds and dished out a season-high seven assists with just two turnovers.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 6.2Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 21-59 (35.6 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 5-22 (22.7 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 15-20 (75 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 2.8
âĸ Assists per game:Â 5.6 â PJC leads Arizona in assists per game.Â
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 1.2
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.1
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.4
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 27.3Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Jackson-Cartwright's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 71-55 win over Northern Colorado on Nov. 21. He posted the first double-double of his career with a season-high 15 points and a career-high 11 assists. He shot 3 of 8 from the field (37.5 percent) and sank all nine of his free throws. He also grabbed five rebounds and had just one turnover.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 5.9
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 38-63 (60.3 percent) â Comanche has Arizona's best field goal percentage.Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 19-28 (67.9 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 3.9
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.4
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.2
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.4
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 1.6
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 17.9Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Comanche's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 91-52 win over Stanford on Jan. 1. He posted his first career double-double with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field (83.3 percent) and a career-high 10 rebounds. He also shot 3 for 5 from the free-throw line and had one assist and one turnover.Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 3.5
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 19-36 (52.8 percent)Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 1-3 (33.3 percent)Â
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 17-26 (65.4 percent)Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 4.2
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.8
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 1.0 â Pinder leads Arizona in blocks per game.Â
âĸ Turnovers per game: 1.1 â Pinder is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Â
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 16.1Â
âĸÂ Breakout game:Â Pinder's best game of the season so far came in Arizona's 79-60 win over Missouri on Dec. 10. He grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and contributed three points (1-1 FGs, 1-2 FTs), two assists and two blocks and had just one turnover. Â Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 1.0 (Jones has played in three games) Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 1-1Â
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 1-1
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 0-0
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.0
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.3
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 2.0Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 0.4 (DesJardins has played in five games)Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 0-2
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 2-2Â
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.0
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.2
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 2.2 Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 0.0 (Cruz has played in seven games)Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 0-2
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-0
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 0-0
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.4Â
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 2.9 Â
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
âĸ Points per game:Â 0.0 (Trillo has played in seven games)Â
âĸÂ Field goals:Â 0-3
âĸÂ 3-pointers:Â 0-3
âĸÂ Free throws:Â 0-0
âĸ Rebounds per game:Â 0.0
âĸ Assists per game:Â 0.6
âĸÂ Steals per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Blocks per game:Â 0.0
âĸÂ Turnovers per game:Â 0.1
âĸÂ Minutes played per game:Â 4.1Â
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