Sean Miller hasn’t had a choice.
His freshmen have to play — a lot.
With the Arizona Wildcats down to seven scholarship players, they need all hands on deck just to get through games intact.
Three of those seven players — Lauri Markkanen, Kobi Simmons, and Rawle Alkins — are freshmen and not only do they have to play a lot, they start.
And lead the team in minutes played.
The good news? That trio is getting valuable experience and is ahead of the learning curve as they continue their transition to college basketball.