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Synonymous with the Arizona Wildcats’ seven-game winning streak — including the last loss against Gonzaga — freshman forward Rawle Alkins is unquestionably Sean Miller’s most aggressive player.
Before the Gonzaga game (seven-game span), Alkins was averaging 10.9 points and 3.3 rebounds a game. He made 27 of 52 (51.9 percent) field goal attempts including 8 of 22 (36.4 percent) from 3-point range.
Including the Gonzaga game — an eight-game span to now — Alkins has averaged 14.3 points and 7.9 rebounds. He made 37 of 90 (41.1 percent) from the field, including 11 of 29 (37.9 percent) from 3-point range.
Alkins’ shooting percentage might be off but he is shooting at a much greater rate, a direction from Arizona’s coaches to be more aggressive. That shows with his number of shots and his dramatic increase in rebounds.
Dusan Ristic and Lauri Markkanen benefit the most because Alkins draws defenders and keeps the defense unsettled with his inside-outside ability.
Alkins has tried 51 field goals inside the arc in the last eight games after trying only 30 in the first seven games. He has made 29 of 39 of free-throw attempts. In the first seven games, he was 14 of 19. That’s 20 more free-throw attempts, a dramatic increase, and a sure sign of Alkins playing with more intensity.
The formula is clear for Arizona, judging by its seven-game win streak: Alkins must take advantage of the green light and go strong.
WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY RATING?:
PP: Productivity Points (Points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocked shots, FGs made, FTs made added together and then subtracted by missed FGs, missed FTs, personal fouls and turnovers)
MIN: Minutes played overall
PR: Productivity rating per minute played (Productivity points divided by minutes played)
SEASON PRODUCTIVITY RATING
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Pos,G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Lauri Markkanen,PF,15,15,378,471,.803
Dusan Ristic,C,15,15,259,360,.719
Rawle Alkins,SF,15,15,283,460,.615
Kobi Simmons,SG,15,10,223,456,.489
Chance Comanche,C,15,0,130,274,.474
Keanu Pinder,PF,15,0,113,247,.457
Kadeem Allen,SG,14,13,185,420,.440
Parker Jackson-Cartwright,PG,9,8,103,246,.419
AVG 5-9.9 MIN,,,,,
None,,,,,
AVG 1-4.9 MIN,,,,,
Kory Jones,G,3,0,5,6,.833
Tyler Trillo,G,7,0,-1,29,-.034
Jake DesJardins,G,5,0,-2,11,-.182
Paulo Cruz,G,7,0,-5,20,-.250
TOTAL TEAM,,15,,1657,3000,.552
[/table]
PRODUCTIVITY REPORT
ARIZONA PAC-10/12
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
[table sort=”desc”]
Name (Year),G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Derrick Williams (2011),38,38,1190,1141,1.043
Sean Elliott (1989),33,33,1128,1125,1.003
Chris Mills (1993),28,28,838,870,.963
Sean Elliott (1988),38,38,1167,1249,.934
Damon Stoudamire (1995),30,30,964,1092,.883
Mike Bibby (1998),35,35,905,1124,.805
Jason Terry (1999),29,29,877,1107,.792
Nick Johnson (2014),38,38,848,1254,.676
Total,269,269,7917,8962,.883
[/table]
PREVIOUS GAME
ARIZONA 91, STANFORD 52
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
[table sort=”desc”]
Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
*Rawle Alkins,SF,36,29,1.241
*Dusan Ristic,C,22,19,1.158
Chance Comanche,C,26,25,1.040
*Lauri Markkanen,PF,22,22,1.000
*Kobi Simmons,SG,21,28,.750
*Kadeem Allen,SG,12,26,.462
Parker Jackson-Cartwright,PG,2,22,.091
Keanu Pinder,PF,0,18,.000
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,,
Kory Jones,G,5,2,2.500
Tyler Trillo,G,0,3,.000
Paulo Cruz,G,0,3,.000
Jake DesJardins,F,-1,3,-.333
TOTAL TEAM,,145,200,.725
[/table]
ARIZONA SCHEDULE/PRODUCTIVITY RESULTS
*-Honolulu
**-Las Vegas
***-Los Angeles
****-Houston
[table sort=”desc”]
Date,Opponent,Results,TeamPR,Productivity Leader,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
11/11,*Michigan State,W/65-63,.395,Kobi Simmons,SG,22,26,.846
11/15,Cal State Bakersfield,W/78-66,.560,Lauri Markkanen,PF,48,36,1.333
11/18,Sacred Heart,W/95-65,.805,Dusan Ristic,C,31,22,1.409
11/21,Northern Colorado,W/71-55,.565,Parker Jackson-Cartwright,PG,35,34,1.029
11/24,**Santa Clara,W/69-61,.510,Keanu Pinder,PF,12,12,1.000
11/25,**Butler,L/69-65,.390,Lauri Markkanen,PF,17,21,.810
11/30,Texas Southern,W/85-63,.705,Lauri Markkanen,PF,35,29,1.207
12/3,***Gonzaga,L/69-62,.420,Dusan Ristic,C,17,23,.739
12/6,Cal-Irvine,W/79-57,.635,Dusan Ristic,C,32,30,1.067
12/10,at Missouri,W/79-60,.556,Rawle Alkins,SF,27,37,.730
12/14,Grand Canyon,W/64-54,.450,Dusan Ristic,C,19,31,.613
12/17,****Texas A&M,W/67-63,.545,Dusan Ristic,C,27,26,1.038
12/20,New Mexico,W/77-46,.680,Chance Comanche,PF,25,23,1.087
12/30,California,W/67-62,.410,Dusan Ristic,C,27,28,.964
1/1,Stanford,W/91-52,.725,Rawle Alkins,SF,36,29,1.241
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.
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