Wildcats have 3 players in ESPN 2017 top-25 players in college basketball

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7. DeAndre Ayton, Arizona Wildcats
Arizona will make a healthy number of preseason lists for Final Four and national-title consideration, and Ayton is most definitely a contributing factor behind this phenomenon. The 7-footer has been praised by Sean Miller as the best player he's ever signed (high praise from an elite recruiter), and Ayton arrives in Tucson billed as a dominant post presence who's also skilled with the ball. The freshman is currently being projected as a top 3 pick in the 2018 NBA draft.



9. Allonzo Trier, Arizona Wildcats
Trier missed half of 2016-17 due to a failed PED test. Once he did get on the floor he was outstanding, to the tune of 51 percent shooting on his 2s and a 39 percent conversion rate on his 3s. Most impressively, he displayed a newfound ability to make the right pass -- this will stand him in good stead on a team that will hardly lack for weapons on offense in 2017-18. Trier will be a junior on paper, but the truth is we're still waiting to see what he can do when logging high-volume minutes over the course of an entire season. It could be quite a sight.




20. Rawle Alkins, Arizona Wildcats
Alkins was able to step into the starting lineup of a national-title-contending team as a freshman and hit his shots from both sides of the arc. At 6-foot-5 he has already displayed good passing skills and when needed he helps out on the defensive glass. Alkins gave a sense of what his sophomore season might be like when he scored 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field and recorded five assists in the Wildcats' easy first-round win over North Dakota in the NCAA tournament.

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