Who has been Arizona’s best player so far?
It depends who you ask, but stats like box plus/minus and win shares/40 minutes point to Bennedict Mathurin.
The freshman wing has been a lightning rod off the bench, averaging 11.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Both are the third-best marks on the team, making him the only Wildcat in the top three in both categories.
The Haitian-Canadian can shoot, drive, and finish. He’s already thrown down several acrobatic dunks.
It shows in his shooting line—a super efficient .485/.429/.864.
That leaves Mathurin as Arizona’s best 3-point shooter and free throw shooter (minimum 10 shots) on a percentage basis, even though that isn’t—and wasn’t expected to be—his best skill.