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