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Deandre Ayton joins these former Arizona Wildcats that were named AP All-Americans
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Deandre Ayton joins these former Arizona Wildcats that were named AP All-Americans

  • Mar 27, 2018
  • Mar 27, 2018 Updated Apr 15, 2018
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Deandre Ayton joins 15 other ex-Wildcats that were named All-Americans. 

Deandre Ayton named AP All-American

By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star

The individual accolades for Arizona star freshman Deandre Ayton continue to pile up as he was named an Associated Press first-team All-American on Tuesday.

Ayton joined Devonte Graham (Kansas), Jalen Brunson (Villanova), Trae Young (Oklahoma) and Marvin Bagley III (Duke). It's the first time in college basketball history that three freshmen made the list

Ayton became the first player under Sean Miller at Arizona to be named a first-team All-American by AP and the first Wildcat to achieve the accomplishment since Jason Terry in 1999.

There's no doubt Ayton will go down as one of the best to put on an Arizona uniform, but how does he compare to the other All-Americans that played at Arizona? Check out Ayton's company with their per-game stats for that season and which team they placed in:

Sean Elliott

Sean Elliott

Arizona’s Sean Elliott acknowledges the crowd during a record-setting game against UCLA in McKale Center in 1989.

Bruce McClelland / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 1987-88, 1988-89 

Year in school: Junior, Senior

Team: First

Points: 19.6, 22.3

Rebounds: 5.8, 7.2

Assists: 3.6, 4.1

Field goal (%): 57, 48

3-point field goal (%): 47.1, 43.7

Free throw (%): 79.3, 84.1

Steve Kerr

Steve Kerr

Steve Kerr of Arizona against UCLA at McKale Center in March, 1988.

Tucson Citizen

Season: 1987-88

Year in school: Senior

Team: Second

Points: 12.6

Rebounds: 2

Assists: 3.9

Field goal (%): 55.9

3-point field goal (%): 57.3

Free throw (%): 82.4

Chris Mills

Chris Mills, 1992-93

Chris Mills, Arizona's team captain in 1992-93, battles for a loose ball during the Cats's upset loss to Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament.

David Sanders

Season: 1992-93

Year in school: Senior

Team: Third

Points: 20.4

Rebounds: 7.9

Assists: 1.9

Field goal (%): 52

3-point field goal (%): 48.3

Free throw (%): 83.6

Khalid Reeves

Reeves

Arizona guard Khalid Reeves against Providence at McKale Center in Tucson on Dec. 23, 1990. Mari Schaefer / Arizona Daily Star 

Mari Schaefer / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 1993-94

Year in school: Senior

Team: Second

Points: 24.2

Rebounds: 4.3

Assists: 2.9

Field goal (%): 48.3

3-point field goal (%): 37.9

Free throw (%): 79.9

Damon Stoudamire

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A.E. ARAIZA / ARIZONA DAILY STAR 1993

Season: 1994-95

Year in school: Senior

Team: First

Points: 22.8

Rebounds: 4.3

Assists: 7.3

Field goal (%): 47.6

3-point field goal (%): 46.5

Free throw (%): 82.6

Mike Bibby

Maryland / Arizona

Mike Bibby scored 26 total points against Maryland in the Division I Men's Basketball West Regional at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, March 20, 1998.

Shara R Wells / Tucson Citizen

Season: 1997-98

Year in school: Sophomore

Team: First

Points: 17.2

Rebounds: 3

Assists: 5.7

Field goal (%): 46.4

3-point field goal (%): 52.6

Free throw (%): 75.5

Miles Simon

Charleston vs. Arizona
David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 1997-98

Year in school: Senior

Team: First

Points: 17.2

Rebounds: 3.5

Assists: 3.5

Field goal (%): 47.6

3-point field goal (%): 36.8 

Free throw (%): 77.8

Michael Dickerson

N. Carolina vs. Arizona (copy) Michael Dickerson
David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 1997-98

Year in school: Senior

Team: Third

Points: 18

Rebounds: 4.5 

Assists: 1.8

Field goal (%): 51

3-point field goal (%): 40.4

Free throw (%): 75.8

Jason Terry

Jason Terry
David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 1998-99

Year in school: Senior

Team: First

Points: 21.9

Rebounds: 3.3

Assists: 5.5

Field goal (%): 44.3

3-point field goal (%): 39.8  

Free throw (%): 83.9

Michael Wright

Arizona basketball player Michael Wright

Michael Wright smiles during Saturday press conference before their game against Illinois during the NCAA Tournament in 2001. Photo by David Sanders.

David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 2000-01

Year in school: Junior

Team: Third

Points: 15.6

Rebounds: 7.8

Assists: 0.3

Field goal (%): 59.4

3-point field goal (%): 0

Free throw (%): 79.7

Jason Gardner

UA vs Kansas

UA’s Jason Gardner, driving on Kansas’ Kirk Hinrich in the 2003 Elite Eight in Anaheim.

Benjie Sanders, Arizona Daily Star 2003

Season: 2001-02, 2002-03

Year in school: Junior, Senior

Team: Third (2002), Second (2003)

Points: 20.4, 14.8

Rebounds: 2.9, 4.0

Assists: 4.6, 4.9

Field goal (%): 42.5, 39.2

3-point field goal (%): 38.4, 33.2

Free throw (%): 80, 77.6

Salim Stoudamire

Salim Stoudamire (copy)
David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 2004-05

Year in school: Senior

Team: Second

Points: 18.4

Rebounds: 2.3

Assists: 2.2

Field goal (%): 50.4

3-point field goal (%): 50.4

Free throw (%): 91

Derrick Williams

Williams
Dean Knuth / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 2010-11

Year in school: Sophomore

Team: Second

Points: 19.5

Rebounds: 8.3

Assists: 1.1

Field goal (%): 59.5

3-point field goal (%): 56.8

Free throw (%): 74.6

Nick Johnson

NCAA Tournament: Arizona Wildcats
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 2013-14

Year in school: Junior

Team: Second

Points: 16.3

Rebounds: 4.1

Assists: 2.8

Field goal (%): 43.2

3-point field goal (%): 36.7 

Free throw (%): 78.1

Lauri Markkanen

UC Irvine vs. Arizona
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 2016-17

Year in school: Freshman

Team: Third

Points: 15.6

Rebounds: 7.2

Assists: 0.9

Field goal (%): 49.2

3-point field goal (%): 42.3 

Free throw (%): 83.5

Deandre Ayton

No. 17 Arizona Wildcats 84, No. 3 Arizona State Sun Devils 78

Arizona Wildcats forward Deandre Ayton (13) roars after an and-one dunk during the second half.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Season: 2017-18

Year in school: Freshman

Team: First

Points: 20.1

Rebounds: 11.6

Assists: 1.6

Field goal (%): 61.2

3-point field goal (%): 34.3

Free throw (%): 73.3

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