As the Arizona Wildcats commence the 2016-17 season, only one player finds themselves on the 50-man preseason Naismith Watchlist.
If you had to bet on this about a month ago, you probably would have put your money on Allonzo Trier being that guy. But he’s not on there after missing the team’s two preseason games.
Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen is the lone Arizona player. Five others from the Pac-12 (Ivan Rabb, Chris Boucher, Dillon Brooks, Lonzo Ball, and Markelle Fultz) join Markkanen.