[SamuelMcF]

Arizona's leading scorer, G Bennedict Mathurin, is a sophomore of Haitian descent who was born and raised in Montreal and completed high school at the NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico City, Mexico. Mathurin was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team last year.

The second leading scorer is sophomore F Azuolas Tubelis, who was born and raised in Vilnius, Lithuania. Like Mathurin, Tubelis was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2021.

The leading rebounder is C Christian Koloko, a junior who hails from Douala, Cameroon. He graduated from Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth (near LA).

G Kerr Kriisa, sophomore, leads the team in assists. Kriisa is from Tartu, Estonia. He was given his first name by his father, who was a fan of Arizona legend and NBA champion Steve Kerr.

The team leader in steals per game is sophomore G Dalen Terry out of Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix.

One other thing that is notable is that Tommy Lloyd, UA's coach since spring 2021, is a first-time head coach. He was a loooong-time assistant under Mark Few at Gonzaga. That's a route that a school like Stanford might take, as we did with Johnny Dawkins, but I wouldn't expect it from a blue-blood like Arizona. I don't really follow UA basketball but maybe the threat of impending sanctions scared off a few suitors? In any case, it seems like it has worked out extremely well (so far).

All 4 of the sophomores you mentioned were consensus 4* recruits.  All 4 of our sophomores were consensus 3* recruits.

Stars matter. IMO the correlation in MBB is way stronger than in football.

For what it's worth, Tommy Lloyd is inheriting what could essentially be considered a loaded transfer roster thanks to all these 4* guys playing a lot/being developed as frosh by the previous coach. We'll see what he does with his own guys - though apparently he won't have to do much for another year or two if these guys stick around.

[SamuelMcF]

Arizona's leading scorer, G Bennedict Mathurin, is a sophomore of Haitian descent who was born and raised in Montreal and completed high school at the NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico City, Mexico. Mathurin was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team last year.

The second leading scorer is sophomore F Azuolas Tubelis, who was born and raised in Vilnius, Lithuania. Like Mathurin, Tubelis was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2021.

The leading rebounder is C Christian Koloko, a junior who hails from Douala, Cameroon. He graduated from Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth (near LA).

G Kerr Kriisa, sophomore, leads the team in assists. Kriisa is from Tartu, Estonia. He was given his first name by his father, who was a fan of Arizona legend and NBA champion Steve Kerr.

The team leader in steals per game is sophomore G Dalen Terry out of Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix.

One other thing that is notable is that Tommy Lloyd, UA's coach since spring 2021, is a first-time head coach. He was a loooong-time assistant under Mark Few at Gonzaga. That's a route that a school like Stanford might take, as we did with Johnny Dawkins, but I wouldn't expect it from a blue-blood like Arizona. I don't really follow UA basketball but maybe the threat of impending sanctions scared off a few suitors? In any case, it seems like it has worked out extremely well (so far).

All 4 of the sophomores you mentioned were consensus 4* recruits.  All 4 of our sophomores were consensus 3* recruits.

Stars matter. IMO the correlation in MBB is way stronger than in football.

For what it's worth, Tommy Lloyd is inheriting what could essentially be considered a loaded transfer roster thanks to all these 4* guys playing a lot/being developed as frosh by the previous coach. We'll see what he does with his own guys - though apparently he won't have to do much for another year or two if these guys stick around.