Deandre Ayton joins these former Arizona Wildcats that were named AP All-Americans
Deandre Ayton joins 15 other ex-Wildcats that were named All-Americans.
Deandre Ayton named AP All-American
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Deandre Ayton, UA’s freshman sensation and likely the top selection in the NBA’s June draft, had a chance to show off his bubbly personality in the locker room during the Pac-12 Tournament.
By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
The individual accolades for Arizona star freshman Deandre Ayton continue to pile up as he was named an Associated Press first-team All-American on Tuesday.
Ayton joined Devonte Graham (Kansas), Jalen Brunson (Villanova), Trae Young (Oklahoma) and Marvin Bagley III (Duke). It's the first time in college basketball history that three freshmen made the list
Ayton became the first player under Sean Miller at Arizona to be named a first-team All-American by AP and the first Wildcat to achieve the accomplishment since Jason Terry in 1999.
There's no doubt Ayton will go down as one of the best to put on an Arizona uniform, but how does he compare to the other All-Americans that played at Arizona? Check out Ayton's company with their per-game stats for that season and which team they placed in:
Sean Elliott
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Arizona’s Sean Elliott acknowledges the crowd during a record-setting game against UCLA in McKale Center in 1989.
Season: 1987-88, 1988-89
Year in school: Junior, Senior
Team: First
Points: 19.6, 22.3
Rebounds: 5.8, 7.2
Assists: 3.6, 4.1
Field goal (%): 57, 48
3-point field goal (%): 47.1, 43.7
Free throw (%): 79.3, 84.1
Steve Kerr
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Steve Kerr of Arizona against UCLA at McKale Center in March, 1988.
Season: 1987-88
Year in school: Senior
Team: Second
Points: 12.6
Rebounds: 2
Assists: 3.9
Field goal (%): 55.9
3-point field goal (%): 57.3
Free throw (%): 82.4
Chris Mills
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Chris Mills, Arizona's team captain in 1992-93, battles for a loose ball during the Cats's upset loss to Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament.
Season: 1992-93
Year in school: Senior
Team: Third
Points: 20.4
Rebounds: 7.9
Assists: 1.9
Field goal (%): 52
3-point field goal (%): 48.3
Free throw (%): 83.6
Khalid Reeves
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Arizona guard Khalid Reeves against Providence at McKale Center in Tucson on Dec. 23, 1990. Mari Schaefer / Arizona Daily Star
Season: 1993-94
Year in school: Senior
Team: Second
Points: 24.2
Rebounds: 4.3
Assists: 2.9
Field goal (%): 48.3
3-point field goal (%): 37.9
Free throw (%): 79.9
Damon Stoudamire
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Season: 1994-95
Year in school: Senior
Team: First
Points: 22.8
Rebounds: 4.3
Assists: 7.3
Field goal (%): 47.6
3-point field goal (%): 46.5
Free throw (%): 82.6
Mike Bibby
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Mike Bibby scored 26 total points against Maryland in the Division I Men's Basketball West Regional at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, March 20, 1998.
Season: 1997-98
Year in school: Sophomore
Team: First
Points: 17.2
Rebounds: 3
Assists: 5.7
Field goal (%): 46.4
3-point field goal (%): 52.6
Free throw (%): 75.5
Miles Simon
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Season: 1997-98
Year in school: Senior
Team: First
Points: 17.2
Rebounds: 3.5
Assists: 3.5
Field goal (%): 47.6
3-point field goal (%): 36.8
Free throw (%): 77.8
Michael Dickerson
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Season: 1997-98
Year in school: Senior
Team: Third
Points: 18
Rebounds: 4.5
Assists: 1.8
Field goal (%): 51
3-point field goal (%): 40.4
Free throw (%): 75.8
Jason Terry
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Season: 1998-99
Year in school: Senior
Team: First
Points: 21.9
Rebounds: 3.3
Assists: 5.5
Field goal (%): 44.3
3-point field goal (%): 39.8
Free throw (%): 83.9
Michael Wright
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Michael Wright smiles during Saturday press conference before their game against Illinois during the NCAA Tournament in 2001. Photo by David Sanders.
Season: 2000-01
Year in school: Junior
Team: Third
Points: 15.6
Rebounds: 7.8
Assists: 0.3
Field goal (%): 59.4
3-point field goal (%): 0
Free throw (%): 79.7
Jason Gardner
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UA’s Jason Gardner, driving on Kansas’ Kirk Hinrich in the 2003 Elite Eight in Anaheim.
Season: 2001-02, 2002-03
Year in school: Junior, Senior
Team: Third (2002), Second (2003)
Points: 20.4, 14.8
Rebounds: 2.9, 4.0
Assists: 4.6, 4.9
Field goal (%): 42.5, 39.2
3-point field goal (%): 38.4, 33.2
Free throw (%): 80, 77.6
Salim Stoudamire
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Season: 2004-05
Year in school: Senior
Team: Second
Points: 18.4
Rebounds: 2.3
Assists: 2.2
Field goal (%): 50.4
3-point field goal (%): 50.4
Free throw (%): 91
Derrick Williams
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Season: 2010-11
Year in school: Sophomore
Team: Second
Points: 19.5
Rebounds: 8.3
Assists: 1.1
Field goal (%): 59.5
3-point field goal (%): 56.8
Free throw (%): 74.6
Nick Johnson
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Season: 2013-14
Year in school: Junior
Team: Second
Points: 16.3
Rebounds: 4.1
Assists: 2.8
Field goal (%): 43.2
3-point field goal (%): 36.7
Free throw (%): 78.1
Lauri Markkanen
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Season: 2016-17
Year in school: Freshman
Team: Third
Points: 15.6
Rebounds: 7.2
Assists: 0.9
Field goal (%): 49.2
3-point field goal (%): 42.3
Free throw (%): 83.5
Deandre Ayton
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Arizona Wildcats forward Deandre Ayton (13) roars after an and-one dunk during the second half.
Season: 2017-18
Year in school: Freshman
Team: First
Points: 20.1
Rebounds: 11.6
Assists: 1.6
Field goal (%): 61.2
3-point field goal (%): 34.3
Free throw (%): 73.3
