How Stanley Johnson stacks up with Arizona Wildcats freshmen under Sean Miller

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Stanley Johnson is way up there among freshman statistical leaders in Arizona history (ESPN screen shot)

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Stanley Johnson

The Arizona media relations department keeps tab of different statistics, even how many times Kaleb Tarczewski wins the opening tip.

Tarczewski has won 25 of the 33 tips, by the way. Matt Korcheck won his only try on Senior Day.

One of the more interesting statistical categories is “Freshmen under Miller”, which offers an indication of who has stood out the most among Sean Miller’s decorated recruiting classes.

Stanley Johnson, the accomplished wing player from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei, is only seven points shy of Derrick Williams’ leading mark of 486 points as a freshman under Miller.

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Johnson is only 21 points away from being only the fourth freshman in the program’s history to reach 500 points in a season. Jerryd Bayless (592 points), Coniel Norman (576) and Gilbert Arenas (500) are the others.

In the history of Arizona basketball, no freshman has ranked in the top five of his class in rebounds and steals other than Johnson. He is 13 points shy of making that be the case in scoring.

FRESHMEN UNDER MILLER
POINTS SCORED
1. Derrick Williams (2010) 486
2. Stanley Johnson (2015) 479
3. Aaron Gordon (2014) 470
FIELD GOALS MADE
1. Aaron Gordon (2014) 189
2. Derrick Williams (2010) 162
3. Stanley Johnson (2015) 159
THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
1. Nick Johnson (2012) 40
2. Jordin Mayes (2011) 39
3. Stanley Johnson (2015) 37
4. Grant Jerrett (2013) 32
FREE THROWS MADE
1. Derrick Williams (2010) 158
2. Stanley Johnson (2015) 124
3. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2014) 103
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
1. Derrick Williams (2010) 232
2. Aaron Gordon (2014) 180
3. Stanley Johnson (2015) 170
TOTAL REBOUNDS
1. Aaron Gordo (2014) 303
2. Stanley Johnson (2015) 224
3. Derrick Williams (2010) 219
4. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2014) 215
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
2. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2014) 83
3. Kaleb Tarczewski (2013) 73
4. Stanley Johnson (2015) 69
5. Derrick Williams (2010) 68
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
1. Aaron Gordon (2014) 201
2. Stanley Johnson (2015) 155
3. Derrick Williams (2010) 151
ASSISTS
3. Josiah Turner (2012) 70
4. Stanley Johnson (2015) 59
5. Parker Jackson-Cartwright (2015) 57
6. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2014) 55
STEALS
1. Stanley Johnson (2015) 51
2. Aaron Gordon (2014) 34
3. Josiah Turner (2012) 31

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Congrats to Stanley Johnson (@_5Gauge) on being named a USBWA Freshman All-American! http://t.co/okhErvgBwq pic.twitter.com/u3a1BI1Qu6

— Arizona Basketball (@APlayersProgram) March 17, 2015

Arizona is going to want to beat Wisconsin so badly if they get revenge. Not sure that means they can stop Kaminsky. http://t.co/O7L4l1NgLs

— Scott Shapiro (@Shapperdacapper) March 18, 2015

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