Is Lauri Markkanen the best freshman in Arizona Wildcats basketball history?
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Here's a look at how Arizona Wildcats star Lauri Markkanen stacks up against the greatest freshmen in UA history.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona Wildcats star Lauri Markkanen declared for the NBA Draft on Thursday, making him the latest one-and-done player at the UA.
It's no secret that the Finnish freshman phenom was the UA's best newcomer this year, leading the team to a 32-5 record and Sweet 16 appearance.
But is he the best freshman Arizona has ever seen?
"You can make the argument that he had the greatest year in the history of our program as a freshman," coach Sean Miller said.
How true is Miller's statement? Let's break it down.
Markkanen ranks in the Top 10 among UA freshmen in 17 major statistical categories. Here's a look at how he stacks up against the greatest Arizona freshmen ever.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Jerryd Bayless, 592 points (2007-08)
Tied 2. Lauri Markkanen, 576 points (2016-17)
Tied 2. Coniel Norman, 576 points (1972-73)
Tied 4. Gilbert Arenas, 523 points (1999-2000)
Tied 4. Stanley Johnson, 523 points (2014-15)
6. Sean Elliott, 499 points (1985-86)
7. Eric Money, 492 points (1972-73)
8. Derrick Williams, 486 points (2009-10)
9. Chase Budinger, 484 points (2006-07)
10. Aaron Gordon, 470 points (2013-14)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Coniel Norman, 24.0 points per game (1972-73)
2. Jerryd Bayless, 19.7 points per game (2007-08)
3. Eric Money, 18.9 points per game (1972-73)
4. Bob Elliott, 16.5 points per game (1973-74)
5. Derrick Williams, 15.7 points per game (2009-10)
Tied 6. Lauri Markkanen, 15.6 points per game (2016-17)
Tied 6. Sean Elliott, 15.6 points per game (1985-86)
Tied 6. Chase Budinger, 15.6 points per game (2006-07)
9. Gilbert Arenas, 15.4 points per game (1999-2000)
10. Allonzo Trier, 14.8 points per game (2015-16)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Coniel Norman, 242 field goals made (1972-73)
2. Eric Money, 197 field goals made (1972-73)
3. Aaron Gordon, 189 field goals made (2013-14)
Tied 4. Sean Elliott, 187 field goals made (1985-86)
Tied 4. Gilbert Arenas, 187 field goals made (1999-2000)
6. Lauri Markkanen, 185 field goals made (2016-17)
7. Chase Budinger, 176 field goals made (2006-07)
8. Stanley Johnson, 174 field goals made (2014-15)
9. Jerryd Bayless, 173 field goals made (2007-08)
10. Derrick Williams, 162 field goals made (2009-10)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Coniel Norman, 476 field goal attempts (1972-73)
2. Eric Money, 415 field goal attempts (1972-73)
3. Gilbert Arenas, 413 field goal attempts (1999-2000)
4. Stanley Johnson, 390 field goal attempts (2014-15)
5. Sean Elliott, 385 field goal attempts (1985-86)
6. Aaron Gordon, 382 field goal attempts (2013-14)
7. Jerryd Bayless, 378 field goal attempts (2007-08)
8. Lauri Markkanen, 376 field goal attempts (2016-17)
9. Chase Budinger, 363 field goal attempts (2006-07)
10. Marcus Williams, 351 field goal attempts (2005-06)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Channing Frye, 59.5 percent (2001-02)
2. Derrick Williams, 57.4 percent (2009-10)
3. Michael Wright, 55.6 percent (1998-99)
4. Al Fleming, 53.7 percent (1972-73)
5. Mustafa Shakur, 51.9 percent (2003-04)
6. Coniel Norman, 50.8 percent (1972-73)
7. Frank Smith, 50.2 percent (1979-80)
Tied 8. Richard Jefferson, 49.5 percent (1998-99)
Tied 8. Aaron Gordon, 49.5 percent (2013-14)
10. Lauri Markkanen, 49.2 percent (2016-17)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Salim Stoudamire, 73 3-pointers made (2001-02)
2. Jason Gardner, 70 3-pointers made (1999-2000)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 69 3-pointers made (2016-17)
4. Mike Bibby, 67 3-pointers made (1996-97)
5. Jerryd Bayless, 59 3-pointers made (2007-08)
6. Chase Budinger, 50 3-pointers made (2006-07)
7. Rawle Alkins, 44 3-pointers made (2016-17)
8. Stanley Johnson, 43 3-pointers made (2014-15)
Tied 9. Allonzo Trier, 40 3-pointers made (2015-16)
Tied 9. Nick Johnson, 40 3-pointers made (2011-12)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Jason Gardner, 193 3-pointers attempted (1999-2000)
2. Mike Bibby, 170 3-pointers attempted (1996-97)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 163 3-pointers attempted (2016-17)
4. Salim Stoudamire, 161 3-pointers attempted (2001-02)
5. Jerryd Bayless, 145 3-pointers attempted (2007-08)
6. Chase Budinger, 136 3-pointers attempted (2006-07)
7. Gilbert Arenas, 130 3-pointers attempted (1999-2000)
8. Nick Johnson, 125 3-pointers attempted (2011-12)
9. Rawle Alkins, 119 3-pointers attempted (2016-17)
10. Stanley Johnson, 116 3-pointers attempted (2014-15)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Khalid Reeves, 46.3 percent (1990-91)
Tied 2. Salim Stoudamire, 45.3 percent (2001-02)
Tied 2. Jordin Mayes, 45.3 percent (2010-11)
4. Miles Simon, 44.6 percent (1994-95)
5. Marcus Williams, 43.5 percent (2005-06)
6. Lauri Markkanen, 42.3 percent (2016-17)
7. Jerryd Bayless, 40.7 percent (2007-08)
8. Damon Stoudamire, 40.6 percent (1991-92)
9. Grant Jerrett, 40.5 percent (2012-13)
10. Mike Bibby, 39.4 percent (1996-97)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Jerryd Bayless, 187 free throws made (2007-08)
2. Derrick Williams, 158 free throws made (2009-10)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 137 free throws made (2016-17)
4. Michael Wright, 134 free throws made (1998-99)
5. Stanley Johnson, 132 free throws made (2014-15)
6. Sean Elliott, 127 free throws made (1985-86)
7. Jason Gardner, 121 free throws made (1999-2000)
8. Allonzo Trier, 115 free throws made (2015-16)
9. Bob Elliott, 113 free throws made (1973-74)
10. Gilbert Arenas, 111 free throws made (1999-2000)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Derrick Williams, 232 free throws attempted (2009-10)
2. Jerryd Bayless, 223 free throws attempted (2007-08)
3. Michael Wright, 182 free throws attempted (1998-99)
4. Aaron Gordon, 180 free throws attempted (2013-14)
5. Stanley Johnson, 178 free throws attempted (2014-15)
6. Sean Elliott, 167 free throws attempted (1985-86)
7. Jason Gardner, 166 free throws attempted (1999-2000)
8. Lauri Markkanen, 164 free throws attempted (2016-17)
9. Bob Elliott, 157 free throws attempted (1973-74)
10. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 151 free throws attempted (2013-14)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Salim Stoudamire, 90.4 percent (2001-02)
2. Chase Budinger, 84.5 percent (2006-07)
3. Jerryd Bayless, 83.9 percent (2007-08)
4. Lauri Markkanen, 83.5 percent (2016-17)
5. Coniel Norman, 82.9 percent (1972-73)
6. Matt Othick, 82.4 percent (1988-89)
7. Eric Money, 80.3 percent (1972-73)
8. Allonzo Trier, 79.3 percent (2015-16)
9. Kyle Fogg, 78.6 percent (2008-09)
10. Richard Jefferson, 77.6 percent (1998-99)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Aaron Gordon, 303 rebounds (2013-14)
2. Bob Elliott, 278 rebounds (1973-74)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 266 rebounds (2016-17)
4. Al Fleming, 257 rebounds (1972-73)
5. Michael Wright, 254 rebounds (1998-99)
6. Stanley Johnson, 247 rebounds (2014-15)
7. Derrick Williams, 219 rebounds (2009-10)
8. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 215 rebounds (2013-14)
9. Channing Frye, 214 rebounds (2001-02)
10. Kaleb Tarczewski, 212 rebounds (2012-13)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Bob Elliott, 10.7 rebounds per game (1973-74)
2. Al Fleming, 9.9 rebounds per game (1972-73)
3. Michael Wright, 8.8 rebounds per game (1998-99)
4. Aaron Gordon, 8.0 rebounds per game (2013-14)
5. Lauri Markkanen, 7.2 rebounds per game (2016-17)
6. Derrick Williams, 7.1 rebounds per game (2009-10)
7. Stanley Johnson, 6.5 rebounds per game (2014-15)
8. Channing Frye, 6.3 rebounds per game (2001-02)
Tied 9. George Hawthorne, 6.1 rebounds per game (1978-79)
Tied 9. Kaleb Tarczewski, 6.1 rebounds per game (2012-13)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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Tied 1. Jordin Mayes, 38 games played (2010-11)
Tied 1. Aaron Gordon, 38 games played (2013-14)
Tied 1. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 38 games played (2013-14)
Tied 1. Stanley Johnson, 38 games played (2014-15)
Tied 5. Lauri Markkanen, 37 games played (2016-17)
Tied 5. Rawle Alkins, 37 games played (2016-17)
Tied 5. Kobi Simmons, 37 games played (2016-17)
Tied 5. Jawann McClellan, 37 games played (2004-05)
9. Dusan Ristic, 36 games played (2014-15)
Tied 10. Khalid Reeves, 35 games played (1990-91)
Tied 10. Kyle Fogg, 35 games played (2008-09)
Tied 10. Angelo Chol, 35 games played (2011-12)
Tied 10. Nick Johnson, 35 games played (2011-12)
Tied 10. Brandon Ashley, 35 games played (2012-13)
Tied 10. Kaleb Tarczewski, 35 games played (2012-13)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Aaron Gordon, 38 games started (2013-14)
Tied 2. Lauri Markkanen, 37 games started (2016-17)
Tied 2. Stanley Johnson, 37 games started (2014-15)
4. Rawle Alkins, 36 games started (2016-17)
5. Kaleb Tarczewski, 35 games started (2012-13)
6. Mike Bibby, 34 games started (1996-97)
7. Jason Gardner, 33 games started (1999-2000)
8. Sean Elliott, 32 games started (1985-86)
Tied 9. Gilbert Arenas, 31 games started (1999-2000)
Tied 9. Chase Budinger, 31 games started (2006-07)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Jason Gardner, 1,244 minutes played (1999-2000)
2. Aaron Gordon, 1,187 minutes played (2013-14)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 1,140 minutes played (2016-17)
4. Mike Bibby, 1,110 minutes played (1996-97)
5. Gilbert Arenas, 1,093 minutes played (1999-2000)
6. Stanley Johnson, 1,081 minutes played (2014-15)
7. Sean Elliott, 1,079 minutes played (1985-86)
8. Jerryd Bayless, 1,072 minutes played (2007-08)
9. Rawle Alkins, 1,037 minutes played (2016-17)
10. Chase Budinger, 1,024 minutes played (2006-07)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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1. Jason Gardner, 36.6 minutes per game (1999-2000)
2. Jerryd Bayless, 35.7 minutes per game (2007-08)
3. Sean Elliott, 33.7 minutes per game (1985-86)
4. Russell Brown, 33.6 minutes per game (1977-78)
5. Chase Budinger, 33.0 minutes per game (2006-07)
6. Mike Bibby, 32.6 minutes per game (1996-97)
7. Gilbert Arenas, 32.1 minutes per game (1999-2000)
8. Aaron Gordon, 31.2 minutes per game (2013-14)
9. Lauri Markkanen, 30.8 minutes per game (2016-17)
10. Mustafa Shakur, 30.2 minutes per game (2003-04)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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Markkanen also received many postseason honors. Here's a look at the most prominent ones:
• Voted third-team All-American by The Associated Press, USA Today, NBC Sports, Sporting News and NABC
• All-Pac-12 first team selection
• Pac-12 All-Freshman team selection
• Finalist for John R. Wooden Award
• Finalist for Karl Malone Award
• USBWA All-District IX Team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team selection
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Wildcats star Lauri Markkanen declared for the NBA Draft on Thursday, making him the latest one-and-done player at the UA.
It's no secret that the Finnish freshman phenom was the UA's best newcomer this year, leading the team to a 32-5 record and Sweet 16 appearance.
But is he the best freshman Arizona has ever seen?
"You can make the argument that he had the greatest year in the history of our program as a freshman," coach Sean Miller said.
How true is Miller's statement? Let's break it down.
Markkanen ranks in the Top 10 among UA freshmen in 17 major statistical categories. Here's a look at how he stacks up against the greatest Arizona freshmen ever.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Jerryd Bayless, 592 points (2007-08)
Tied 2. Lauri Markkanen, 576 points (2016-17)
Tied 2. Coniel Norman, 576 points (1972-73)
Tied 4. Gilbert Arenas, 523 points (1999-2000)
Tied 4. Stanley Johnson, 523 points (2014-15)
6. Sean Elliott, 499 points (1985-86)
7. Eric Money, 492 points (1972-73)
8. Derrick Williams, 486 points (2009-10)
9. Chase Budinger, 484 points (2006-07)
10. Aaron Gordon, 470 points (2013-14)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Coniel Norman, 24.0 points per game (1972-73)
2. Jerryd Bayless, 19.7 points per game (2007-08)
3. Eric Money, 18.9 points per game (1972-73)
4. Bob Elliott, 16.5 points per game (1973-74)
5. Derrick Williams, 15.7 points per game (2009-10)
Tied 6. Lauri Markkanen, 15.6 points per game (2016-17)
Tied 6. Sean Elliott, 15.6 points per game (1985-86)
Tied 6. Chase Budinger, 15.6 points per game (2006-07)
9. Gilbert Arenas, 15.4 points per game (1999-2000)
10. Allonzo Trier, 14.8 points per game (2015-16)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Coniel Norman, 242 field goals made (1972-73)
2. Eric Money, 197 field goals made (1972-73)
3. Aaron Gordon, 189 field goals made (2013-14)
Tied 4. Sean Elliott, 187 field goals made (1985-86)
Tied 4. Gilbert Arenas, 187 field goals made (1999-2000)
6. Lauri Markkanen, 185 field goals made (2016-17)
7. Chase Budinger, 176 field goals made (2006-07)
8. Stanley Johnson, 174 field goals made (2014-15)
9. Jerryd Bayless, 173 field goals made (2007-08)
10. Derrick Williams, 162 field goals made (2009-10)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Coniel Norman, 476 field goal attempts (1972-73)
2. Eric Money, 415 field goal attempts (1972-73)
3. Gilbert Arenas, 413 field goal attempts (1999-2000)
4. Stanley Johnson, 390 field goal attempts (2014-15)
5. Sean Elliott, 385 field goal attempts (1985-86)
6. Aaron Gordon, 382 field goal attempts (2013-14)
7. Jerryd Bayless, 378 field goal attempts (2007-08)
8. Lauri Markkanen, 376 field goal attempts (2016-17)
9. Chase Budinger, 363 field goal attempts (2006-07)
10. Marcus Williams, 351 field goal attempts (2005-06)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Channing Frye, 59.5 percent (2001-02)
2. Derrick Williams, 57.4 percent (2009-10)
3. Michael Wright, 55.6 percent (1998-99)
4. Al Fleming, 53.7 percent (1972-73)
5. Mustafa Shakur, 51.9 percent (2003-04)
6. Coniel Norman, 50.8 percent (1972-73)
7. Frank Smith, 50.2 percent (1979-80)
Tied 8. Richard Jefferson, 49.5 percent (1998-99)
Tied 8. Aaron Gordon, 49.5 percent (2013-14)
10. Lauri Markkanen, 49.2 percent (2016-17)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Salim Stoudamire, 73 3-pointers made (2001-02)
2. Jason Gardner, 70 3-pointers made (1999-2000)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 69 3-pointers made (2016-17)
4. Mike Bibby, 67 3-pointers made (1996-97)
5. Jerryd Bayless, 59 3-pointers made (2007-08)
6. Chase Budinger, 50 3-pointers made (2006-07)
7. Rawle Alkins, 44 3-pointers made (2016-17)
8. Stanley Johnson, 43 3-pointers made (2014-15)
Tied 9. Allonzo Trier, 40 3-pointers made (2015-16)
Tied 9. Nick Johnson, 40 3-pointers made (2011-12)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Jason Gardner, 193 3-pointers attempted (1999-2000)
2. Mike Bibby, 170 3-pointers attempted (1996-97)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 163 3-pointers attempted (2016-17)
4. Salim Stoudamire, 161 3-pointers attempted (2001-02)
5. Jerryd Bayless, 145 3-pointers attempted (2007-08)
6. Chase Budinger, 136 3-pointers attempted (2006-07)
7. Gilbert Arenas, 130 3-pointers attempted (1999-2000)
8. Nick Johnson, 125 3-pointers attempted (2011-12)
9. Rawle Alkins, 119 3-pointers attempted (2016-17)
10. Stanley Johnson, 116 3-pointers attempted (2014-15)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Khalid Reeves, 46.3 percent (1990-91)
Tied 2. Salim Stoudamire, 45.3 percent (2001-02)
Tied 2. Jordin Mayes, 45.3 percent (2010-11)
4. Miles Simon, 44.6 percent (1994-95)
5. Marcus Williams, 43.5 percent (2005-06)
6. Lauri Markkanen, 42.3 percent (2016-17)
7. Jerryd Bayless, 40.7 percent (2007-08)
8. Damon Stoudamire, 40.6 percent (1991-92)
9. Grant Jerrett, 40.5 percent (2012-13)
10. Mike Bibby, 39.4 percent (1996-97)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Jerryd Bayless, 187 free throws made (2007-08)
2. Derrick Williams, 158 free throws made (2009-10)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 137 free throws made (2016-17)
4. Michael Wright, 134 free throws made (1998-99)
5. Stanley Johnson, 132 free throws made (2014-15)
6. Sean Elliott, 127 free throws made (1985-86)
7. Jason Gardner, 121 free throws made (1999-2000)
8. Allonzo Trier, 115 free throws made (2015-16)
9. Bob Elliott, 113 free throws made (1973-74)
10. Gilbert Arenas, 111 free throws made (1999-2000)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Derrick Williams, 232 free throws attempted (2009-10)
2. Jerryd Bayless, 223 free throws attempted (2007-08)
3. Michael Wright, 182 free throws attempted (1998-99)
4. Aaron Gordon, 180 free throws attempted (2013-14)
5. Stanley Johnson, 178 free throws attempted (2014-15)
6. Sean Elliott, 167 free throws attempted (1985-86)
7. Jason Gardner, 166 free throws attempted (1999-2000)
8. Lauri Markkanen, 164 free throws attempted (2016-17)
9. Bob Elliott, 157 free throws attempted (1973-74)
10. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 151 free throws attempted (2013-14)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Salim Stoudamire, 90.4 percent (2001-02)
2. Chase Budinger, 84.5 percent (2006-07)
3. Jerryd Bayless, 83.9 percent (2007-08)
4. Lauri Markkanen, 83.5 percent (2016-17)
5. Coniel Norman, 82.9 percent (1972-73)
6. Matt Othick, 82.4 percent (1988-89)
7. Eric Money, 80.3 percent (1972-73)
8. Allonzo Trier, 79.3 percent (2015-16)
9. Kyle Fogg, 78.6 percent (2008-09)
10. Richard Jefferson, 77.6 percent (1998-99)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Aaron Gordon, 303 rebounds (2013-14)
2. Bob Elliott, 278 rebounds (1973-74)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 266 rebounds (2016-17)
4. Al Fleming, 257 rebounds (1972-73)
5. Michael Wright, 254 rebounds (1998-99)
6. Stanley Johnson, 247 rebounds (2014-15)
7. Derrick Williams, 219 rebounds (2009-10)
8. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 215 rebounds (2013-14)
9. Channing Frye, 214 rebounds (2001-02)
10. Kaleb Tarczewski, 212 rebounds (2012-13)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Bob Elliott, 10.7 rebounds per game (1973-74)
2. Al Fleming, 9.9 rebounds per game (1972-73)
3. Michael Wright, 8.8 rebounds per game (1998-99)
4. Aaron Gordon, 8.0 rebounds per game (2013-14)
5. Lauri Markkanen, 7.2 rebounds per game (2016-17)
6. Derrick Williams, 7.1 rebounds per game (2009-10)
7. Stanley Johnson, 6.5 rebounds per game (2014-15)
8. Channing Frye, 6.3 rebounds per game (2001-02)
Tied 9. George Hawthorne, 6.1 rebounds per game (1978-79)
Tied 9. Kaleb Tarczewski, 6.1 rebounds per game (2012-13)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Tied 1. Jordin Mayes, 38 games played (2010-11)
Tied 1. Aaron Gordon, 38 games played (2013-14)
Tied 1. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 38 games played (2013-14)
Tied 1. Stanley Johnson, 38 games played (2014-15)
Tied 5. Lauri Markkanen, 37 games played (2016-17)
Tied 5. Rawle Alkins, 37 games played (2016-17)
Tied 5. Kobi Simmons, 37 games played (2016-17)
Tied 5. Jawann McClellan, 37 games played (2004-05)
9. Dusan Ristic, 36 games played (2014-15)
Tied 10. Khalid Reeves, 35 games played (1990-91)
Tied 10. Kyle Fogg, 35 games played (2008-09)
Tied 10. Angelo Chol, 35 games played (2011-12)
Tied 10. Nick Johnson, 35 games played (2011-12)
Tied 10. Brandon Ashley, 35 games played (2012-13)
Tied 10. Kaleb Tarczewski, 35 games played (2012-13)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Aaron Gordon, 38 games started (2013-14)
Tied 2. Lauri Markkanen, 37 games started (2016-17)
Tied 2. Stanley Johnson, 37 games started (2014-15)
4. Rawle Alkins, 36 games started (2016-17)
5. Kaleb Tarczewski, 35 games started (2012-13)
6. Mike Bibby, 34 games started (1996-97)
7. Jason Gardner, 33 games started (1999-2000)
8. Sean Elliott, 32 games started (1985-86)
Tied 9. Gilbert Arenas, 31 games started (1999-2000)
Tied 9. Chase Budinger, 31 games started (2006-07)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Jason Gardner, 1,244 minutes played (1999-2000)
2. Aaron Gordon, 1,187 minutes played (2013-14)
3. Lauri Markkanen, 1,140 minutes played (2016-17)
4. Mike Bibby, 1,110 minutes played (1996-97)
5. Gilbert Arenas, 1,093 minutes played (1999-2000)
6. Stanley Johnson, 1,081 minutes played (2014-15)
7. Sean Elliott, 1,079 minutes played (1985-86)
8. Jerryd Bayless, 1,072 minutes played (2007-08)
9. Rawle Alkins, 1,037 minutes played (2016-17)
10. Chase Budinger, 1,024 minutes played (2006-07)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
1. Jason Gardner, 36.6 minutes per game (1999-2000)
2. Jerryd Bayless, 35.7 minutes per game (2007-08)
3. Sean Elliott, 33.7 minutes per game (1985-86)
4. Russell Brown, 33.6 minutes per game (1977-78)
5. Chase Budinger, 33.0 minutes per game (2006-07)
6. Mike Bibby, 32.6 minutes per game (1996-97)
7. Gilbert Arenas, 32.1 minutes per game (1999-2000)
8. Aaron Gordon, 31.2 minutes per game (2013-14)
9. Lauri Markkanen, 30.8 minutes per game (2016-17)
10. Mustafa Shakur, 30.2 minutes per game (2003-04)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Markkanen also received many postseason honors. Here's a look at the most prominent ones:
• Voted third-team All-American by The Associated Press, USA Today, NBC Sports, Sporting News and NABC
• All-Pac-12 first team selection
• Pac-12 All-Freshman team selection
• Finalist for John R. Wooden Award
• Finalist for Karl Malone Award
• USBWA All-District IX Team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team selection
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