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A Team From Everywhere Finds a Common Language

SAN DIEGO — The University of Arizona men’s basketball team leads the nation in assists per game (19.8), total rebounds (1,496) and, quite possibly, languages spoken.

Bennedict Mathurin, the Pac-12 Conference player of the year and star of the Wildcats’ overtime thriller over Texas Christian on Sunday in the second round of the N.C.A.A. tournament, is from Montreal and speaks French, English, Spanish and Creole.

Christian Koloko, the Pac-12 defensive player of the year, who had 28 points and 12 rebounds against the Horned Frogs, is from Cameroon and speaks French and English.

Point guard Kerr Kriisa, who is from Estonia, speaks Estonian, Russian, Lithuanian and English.