Husky Hoops: UW vs Arizona (Dec 2) Postponed As UW Has Internal Program COVID Issues

Doogles said:

Somebody should mandate they get the vaccine and stop being selfish

If you read the above posted article you would have recognized that ALL of the UW players/staff have been vaccinated...

A Washington athletic department spokesperson said he could not discuss how many members of the team and coaching staff were under COVID-19 protocols but added that the players and staff were 100% vaccinated, meaning any positive tests would involve breakthrough cases.

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Arizona Wildcats Key Players:

G- Kerr Kriisa, Fr. 6’3, 180: 11.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 5.2 apg, 39.2% FG, 34.4% 3pt, 71.4% FT

Last season Kriisa played entirely off the ball with James Akinjo and Terrell Brown Jr. on the roster. Now as the starting point guard he has become transformed. His assist rate has nearly doubled, his turnover rate has been cut in half and his steal rate has tripled. We’ll see which of those keep up once conference play starts but he has been a wonderful distributor for Arizona. Last year 90% of his shots were 3-pointers and this year it’s 80% so he still doesn’t like to drive to the basket.

G- Dalen Terry, Fr. 6’7, 195: 6.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 44.9% FG, 23.8% 3pt, 80.0% FT

Similar story for Terry who was viewed as a tall point guard prospect coming out of high school and instead was a wing under Miller. Just like Kriisa his assist rate has doubled and his turnover rate has been cut in half and he also has cut way down on his 3-pt attempts (from 45% of his shots to 30%). He still doesn’t shoot a lot but he’s been a winning basketball player who keeps the ball moving and doesn’t hurt an offense.

G- Benedict Mathurin, Fr. 6’6. 210: 13.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 49.4% FG, 37.8% 3pt, 79.6% FT

There was speculation Mathurin would be a one and done after last year but he decided to come back and has looked like one of the best wings in the country over the last month. He can hurt you in a lot of ways and some of his closest player comps on KenPom include Khris Middleton and Allonzo Trier.

F- Azuolas Tubelis, Fr. 6’11, 245: 15.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 58.3% FG, 22.2% 3pt, 66.1% FT

It was immediately evident last year that Tubelis was an incredibly skilled big who could do just about everything as a true freshman. That hasn’t changed as he has seemingly leveled up and become even more dominant in the paint. He’s shooting 65% on 2-pointers while drawing 6 fouls per 40 minutes. He hasn’t done it as much this year but he can also step out and shoot the 3 at a solid but not spectacular level.

C- Christian Koloko, So. 7'1, 230: 12.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 3.3 bpg, 62.5% FG, 73.9% FT

Perhaps the biggest reason for Arizona’s early success has been the transformation of Koloko. Last season he was basically Aziz N’Diaye. A 7-footer who could dunk it but didn’t show much in the way of post moves while serving as an adequate shot blocker. His numbers have dipped in the last month with 3 games with 6 or fewer points in the last 5 games but he looked like an All-American center in the first month of the year.