Arizona guard Caleb Love dunks in the second half of the 99-79 win at Colorado on Saturday night. UA (19-5, 10-3 Pac-12) jumped up from No. 8 to No. 5 in the rankings Monday, behind only defending champ UConn, Purdue, Houston and Marquette.
David Zalubowski, Associated PressArizona guard Caleb Love was one of 30 players named Thursday to the Naismith Award's midseason team.
Love leads the Wildcats (19-5, 10-3) in scoring with an average of 18.9 points a game while also averaging 5.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists. He is shooting 43.1% from the field and 34.9% from 3-point range.
Love and Colorado's KJ Simpson were the only Pac-12 players named to the Naismith team.
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Arizona guard Caleb Love dunks in the second half of the 99-79 win at Colorado on Saturday night. UA (19-5, 10-3 Pac-12) jumped up from No. 8 to No. 5 in the rankings Monday, behind only defending champ UConn, Purdue, Houston and Marquette.
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