On Sunday night, the college basketball world discovered Christian Koloko. A day later, his conference recognized the Arizona center’s national coming out party.
Koloko has been named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after averaging 17 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in three games last week. That includes a 22-point, 7-rebound, 4-block performance in Sunday’s 80-62 win over then-No. 4 Michigan in the Roman Main Event title game in Las Vegas.
The 7-foot-1 Koloko, who was named that tourney’s MVP, is averaging 15.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.