TUCSON –When Stanley Johnson played his first game against UCLA in 2014-15 en route to the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award, he missed 8 of 9 shots he took, including all three 3-pointers.
The Wildcats still won 57-47. Same thing happened when Johnson struggled at Washington State (seven points in 17 minutes in UA’s 86-59 win) and at McKale Center against Oregon State (eight points on 3 for 10 shooting but a 57-34 UA win).
While the Wildcats did lose a shocker at Oregon State earlier that season when Johnson had only seven points and three rebounds, for the most part, he had guys around to bail him out.