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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 15.5 β Markkanen leads the Wildcats in points per game.Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 79-160 (49.4 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 32-74 (43.2 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 58-69 (84.1 percent) β Markkanen has Arizona's best free-throw percentage.Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 7.4 β Markkanen leads Arizona in rebounds per game.Β
β’ Assists per game:Β 1.3
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.3
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.1 β Markkanen is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Β
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 31.7 β Markkanen leads Arizona in minutes played per game.Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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. Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 12.4Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 67-153 (43.8 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 20-56 (35.7 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 45-61 (73.8 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 5.9Β
β’ Assists per game:Β 2.2
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.1
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.3
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 2.2
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 30.8Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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. Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 12.2Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 65-150 (43.3 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 16-47 (34.0 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 49-63 (77.8 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 2.1
β’ Assists per game:Β 2.3
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.8
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 30.3Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 11.6Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 77-135 (57.0 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 32-41 (78.0 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 5.9
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.5
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.4
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.4
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 24.1Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 8.9
β’Β Field goals:Β 46-105 (43.8 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 15-32 (46.9 percent) β Allen has Arizona's best 3-point percentage.Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 27-38 (71.1 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 4.3
β’ Assists per game:Β 2.7
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.4 β Allen leads the Wildcats in steals per game.Β
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.7
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 2.0
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 29.8Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 6.2Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 21-59 (35.6 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 5-22 (22.7 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 15-20 (75 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 2.8
β’ Assists per game:Β 5.6 β PJC leads Arizona in assists per game.Β
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.2
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.1
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.4
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 27.3Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 5.9
β’Β Field goals:Β 38-63 (60.3 percent) β Comanche has Arizona's best field goal percentage.Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 19-28 (67.9 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 3.9
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.4
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.2
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.4
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.6
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 17.9Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 3.5
β’Β Field goals:Β 19-36 (52.8 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 1-3 (33.3 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 17-26 (65.4 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 4.2
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.8
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 1.0 β Pinder leads Arizona in blocks per game.Β
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.1 β PinderΒ is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Β
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 16.1Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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. Β Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 1.0 (Jones has played in three games) Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 1-1Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 1-1
β’Β Free throws:Β 0-0
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.0
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.3
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 2.0Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 0.4 (DesJardins has played in five games)Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 0-2
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 2-2Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.0
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.2
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 2.2 Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 0.0 (Cruz has played in seven games)Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 0-2
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 0-0
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.4Β
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 2.9 Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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β’ Points per game:Β 0.0 (Trillo has played in seven games)Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 0-3
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-3
β’Β Free throws:Β 0-0
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.0
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.1
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 4.1Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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*Leaders based on minimum of 10 games played.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 15.5 β Markkanen leads the Wildcats in points per game.Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 79-160 (49.4 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 32-74 (43.2 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 58-69 (84.1 percent) β Markkanen has Arizona's best free-throw percentage.Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 7.4 β Markkanen leads Arizona in rebounds per game.Β
β’ Assists per game:Β 1.3
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.3
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.1 β Markkanen is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Β
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 31.7 β Markkanen leads Arizona in minutes played per game.Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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. Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 12.4Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 67-153 (43.8 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 20-56 (35.7 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 45-61 (73.8 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 5.9Β
β’ Assists per game:Β 2.2
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.1
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.3
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 2.2
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 30.8Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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. Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 12.2Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 65-150 (43.3 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 16-47 (34.0 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 49-63 (77.8 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 2.1
β’ Assists per game:Β 2.3
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.8
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 30.3Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 11.6Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 77-135 (57.0 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 32-41 (78.0 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 5.9
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.5
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.4
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.4
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 24.1Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 8.9
β’Β Field goals:Β 46-105 (43.8 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 15-32 (46.9 percent) β Allen has Arizona's best 3-point percentage.Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 27-38 (71.1 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 4.3
β’ Assists per game:Β 2.7
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.4 β Allen leads the Wildcats in steals per game.Β
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.7
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 2.0
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 29.8Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 6.2Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 21-59 (35.6 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 5-22 (22.7 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 15-20 (75 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 2.8
β’ Assists per game:Β 5.6 β PJC leads Arizona in assists per game.Β
β’Β Steals per game:Β 1.2
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.1
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.4
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 27.3Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 5.9
β’Β Field goals:Β 38-63 (60.3 percent) β Comanche has Arizona's best field goal percentage.Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 19-28 (67.9 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 3.9
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.4
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.2
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.4
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.6
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 17.9Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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.Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 3.5
β’Β Field goals:Β 19-36 (52.8 percent)Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 1-3 (33.3 percent)Β
β’Β Free throws:Β 17-26 (65.4 percent)Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 4.2
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.8
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 1.0 β Pinder leads Arizona in blocks per game.Β
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 1.1 β PinderΒ is tied for Arizona's fewest turnovers per game. Β
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 16.1Β
β’Β Breakout game:Β 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. Β Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 1.0 (Jones has played in three games) Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 1-1Β
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 1-1
β’Β Free throws:Β 0-0
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.0
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.3
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 2.0Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 0.4 (DesJardins has played in five games)Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 0-2
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 2-2Β
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.0
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.2
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 2.2 Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 0.0 (Cruz has played in seven games)Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 0-2
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-0
β’Β Free throws:Β 0-0
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.4Β
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 2.9 Β
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
β’ Points per game:Β 0.0 (Trillo has played in seven games)Β
β’Β Field goals:Β 0-3
β’Β 3-pointers:Β 0-3
β’Β Free throws:Β 0-0
β’ Rebounds per game:Β 0.0
β’ Assists per game:Β 0.6
β’Β Steals per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Blocks per game:Β 0.0
β’Β Turnovers per game:Β 0.1
β’Β Minutes played per game:Β 4.1Β
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