As the nation’s top recruit coming into the season, the pre-season hype surrounding big man Deandre Ayton was that he’d be the perfect piece to lift Arizona to it’s first Final Four ever under head coach Sean Miller. And after a rocky start to the season team-wise, the Wildcats have hit their stride as one of the country’s best squads, with Ayton leading the way. An absolute force to be reckoned with physically on the interior, Ayton has emerged into a double-double machine, who currently averages 19.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per contest. For the key clog on a 16-4 Arizona group, that’s enough to secure the freshman’s spot as the conference’s top player so far.
BTD’s Mid-Season Pac-12 Basketball Awards
