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Arizona(12) by Adam Spinella Projected Starters G 5-8 PT% 21.58 G PTE 5.56 6-3 PT% 56.32 G F PT% 0.00 6-9 C 7-0 PT% 65.00 HS100 AC/AA 44 Gabe York PTE 18.56 6-4 PT% 78.44 P. Jackson-Cartwright HS100 AC/AA 47 Allonzo Trier SO NBA SR NBA FR PTE 0.00 HS100 AC/AA 12 NBA 36 PTE 13.26 HS100 AC/AA NBA PTE 19.08 HS100 AC/AA 7 Ryan Anderson Kaleb Tarczews ki SR SR NBA 85 Bench Rotation F 6-9 PT% 78.20 G PTE 18.94 6-5 PT% 37.17 G C HS100 AC/AA Elliott Pitts PTE 7.08 6-3 PT% 0.00 Mark Tollefsen HS100 AC/AA Kadeem Allen PTE 0.00 HS100 AC/AA 7-0 Dusan Ristic PT% 20.26 PTE 7.66 HS100 AC/AA SR NBA 90 JR NBA JR NBA SO NBA Few teams can win 34 games in a season, lose four starters, and then expect to win over 30 games again the next season. Sean Miller has his Arizona Wildcats in the driver’s seat out west as they boast perhaps the deepest roster in the country. Miller lost great leaders and competitors in T.J. McConnell, Stanley Johnson, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, and Brandon Ashley. All four averaged double-digit scoring and were impressive on the defensive end of the court. As the Wildcats look to once again lead the Pac-12 in offense, they now boast a well-rounded attack with many new pieces to balance. The unquestioned leader is returning senior Kaleb Tarczewski. The seven-footer from New Hampshire is the focal point of the team’s defense and has already started 107 games in his career as a Wildcat. He blocks shots and alters many more with his length and surprising athleticism. Tarczewski is a decent scorer, though has never been featured heavily on the offensive end of the court. This could be the season we see Tarczewski step up his game. Tarczewski’s frontcourt mate is expected to be Ryan Anderson, a 6-foot-9 transfer from Boston College who can score and rebound with the best in the land. Anderson has the talent to be an AllConference player in his final season of eligibility, giving Miller two toptier seniors to boast down low. Backups Dusan Ristic and transfer Mark Tollefsen can stroke it from deep as big men, helping to stretch the floor and open scoring lanes for the new Wildcats backcourt. The hands-down best scorer in the group of guards is Allonzo Trier, a 6-foot-4 freshman from Findlay Prep in Nevada. He is one of the five best scorers in last year’s class, an enticing mixture of brute strength and acrobatic athleticism. How much of a green light Trier gets will be dependent on the team’s ability to find offense elsewhere. They will look to push the pace and run at a higher tempo this season, and Trier fits into that plan. The rest of the backcourt is talented in many regards as well. Gabe York, a 40 percent 3-point threat, is the experienced piece who is also the most versatile. He will play at the point and off the ball frequently, and his ability to play 25-30 minutes a night in a myriad of roles will be quite telling of this BBALLBREAKDOWN | 26