The Arizona Wildcats are 18-2 and in the midst of a 12-game winning streak, and the play of Lauri Markkanen is a big reason why.
The 7-footer from Finland is UA’s leading scorer and rebounder, not to mention that he is shooting 50 percent from 3 — something that players his size shouldn’t be able to do.
The freshman was a highly-touted player in the 2016 recruiting class, and Sean Miller and the Wildcats were fortunate enough to land him as they recruited against schools like Kansas and Utah.
To do that, it required Miller to make trips to Finland to recruit Markkanen, and one of those trips got a little weird.