FOLLOW @JAVIERJMORALES ON TWITTER!
[rps-paypal]
[ezcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]
A versatile player Sean Miller will count on this year is former San Francisco player Mark Tollefsen, who is rated the No. 17 pro prospect among Pac-12 players by DraftExpress.com.
Allonzo Trier is ranked No. 5, followed by Dusan Ristic at No. 12 and then Kaleb Tarczewski at No. 12.
Interesting to note that Tollefsen is rated higher than former Boston College forward Ryan Anderson, who will likely be Arizona’s starter at power forward. Anderson is not ranked among the top 20 prospects in the Pac-12, which seems odd when others like Stanford’s Rosco Allen and Washington State’s Josh Hawkinson are listed.
Of Tollefsen, DraftExpress.com’s Jonathon Givony writes, “Tollefsen played in a very unselfish manner that bodes well for his transition to being a role player at Arizona and beyond. Posting a positive assist to turnover, and showing a high basketball IQ as indicated by his excellent shooting percentages, Tollefsen frequently made the extra pass along the perimeter or inside the post.”
Givony notes that Tollefsen’s wiry frame (6’9″ and 199 pounds) concerns scouts the most especially if he is playing at the power forward position.
“Tollefsen’s body type indicates he’s likely best suited guarding small forwards or face-up power forwards, something he’ll likely be asked to do quite a bit of at Arizona this upcoming season, so it will be interesting to see how he fares in that role,” Givony writes.
CLICK ON THE RIGHT ARROW AT THE TOP OR BOTTOM RIGHT TO CONTINUE IN THE SLIDESHOW
[/ezcol_1half]
[ezcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]
Site founder and award-winning sports journalist Javier Morales has published his first e-book, “The Highest Form of Living”, a fiction piece about a young man who overcomes a troubled upbringing without his lost father and wayward mother through basketball and hope. His hope is realized through the sport he loves. Basketball enables him to get past his fears. His experience on the court indirectly brings him closer to his parents in a unique, heartfelt way. Please order it at Amazon (for only $4.99) by clicking on the photo:
P12 List only:
No.5 Allonzo Trier
No.10 Dusan Ristic
No. 12 Tarczewski
No. 17 Mark Tollefsen https://t.co/hmTBB8iOqD
— AZ Wildcat Country (@Wildcat_Country) September 10, 2015
[/ezcol_1half_end]
