On his way out of McKale Center this week, Nico Mannion reminded everyone why, despite what his critics might think, he is a projected first round NBA pick.
The freshman point guard led the Wildcats to an 83-62 win over Washington State at McKale Center by scoring 23 points and dishing seven assists to one turnover while engineering the Wildcats’ game-changing 26-0 run early in the second half.
Zeke Nnaji, another projected first rounder next June, had 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting with seven rebounds, singlehandedly keeping the Wildcats alive with 14 points in the first half before their second-half revival.