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Arizona basketball: Lauri Markkanen named to the Karl Malone Award watch list

Lauri Markkanen hasn’t officially suited up for the Arizona Wildcats yet, but expectations are already sky high for the 7-footer from Finland.

On Thursday, Markkanen was one of 20 candidates listed on the 2017 Karl Malone Award watch list — an award given to the best power forward in college basketball.

Here’s the full list:

Karl Malone Award watch list

Arizona head coach Sean Miller has raved about Markkanen, saying that he’s talented, athletic, and well-coached because of his experience in international basketball.

“He’s very skilled,” Miller said at media day.