Azuolas Tubelis was considered the best European recruit in his class to go the college route, yet he has still managed to exceed Sean Miller’s expectations in his freshman season.
After averaging 17 points and 11.5 rebounds in Arizona’s road split against the Los Angeles schools—a performance that earned him Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors—the Lithuanian forward is now averaging 12.2 points and 6.8 rebounds on the season while shooting 50.7 percent from the field.
That puts him at fifth in the Pac-12 in rebounding, 11th in field goal percentage and 21st in scoring.