It happens to nearly every freshman at some point and Kobi Simmons is no exception.
“Like I told him after the game,” head coach Sean Miller said after Arizona’s win over Colorado on Saturday, “I saw Aaron Gordon lose his confidence, I’ve watched Rondae (Hollis-Jefferson) lose his confidence. Stanley Johnson clearly lost his confidence a couple times. It just happens.”
After a scorching start to Pac-12 play for Simmons in the Bay Area, he cooled off considerably when Arizona returned home to play Utah and Colorado.
Against Cal and Stanford, Simmons averaged 14.