Caleb Love heads downcourt after nailing a 3 against Utah. Love was named the Pac-12's Player of the Week on Monday. "I mean, that dude is a playmaking guard," said Utah coach Craig Smith.

 Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Arizona guard Caleb Love was one of 20 players named to the late-season watch list for the Wooden Award, one of college basketball's major player of the year awards.

Love, a transfer from North Carolina, leads Arizona in scoring with 19.3 average points per game while shooting 44.9% and 34.7% from 3-point range. In conference games, he leads the Pac-12 in scoring with an average of 22.8 points while shooting 50.3% overall and 39.1% from 3-point range.

Earlier Tuesday, Love was also named to the top 10 list for the Jerry West Award, which honors the top shooting guard in college basketball.

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