When Kadeem Allen decided to transfer to Arizona from Hutchinson Community College, it was believed the Wildcats were getting a player that would instantly light up the scoreboard in Tucson.
After all, Allen scored 25.9 points per game in his sophomore year in junior college, was named as the 2014 National JUCO Player of the Year and was a two-time All-American.
But in Allen’s first season on the court — after taking a redshirt year — the expectations didn’t line up with the production. The production wasn’t missing, it just came in a different fashion than originally anticipated.