Arizona star Azuolas Tubelis' feats are starting to be recognized; he was named Pac-12 Player of the Week and received first-team All-America plaudits in a national media poll.
Bruce Pascoe At the end of Azuolas Tubelis’ weekend to remember, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd expressed convern that the Wildcats’ Lithuanian big man maybe isn’t appreciated as much as he should be.
People are also reading… Of course, Tubelis is already pretty well-known around the Pac-12, leading the conference in scoring and rebounding in both conference and overall play. In league play, Tubelis is averaging a double-double with 21.8 points and 10.2 rebounds. The conference’s weekly honor was the third of Tubelis’ career and second this season. He was also named Player of the Week on Dec. 26 after averaging 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in Arizona's wins over Montana State and Morgan State.
USC's Tre White was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after averaging 18.0 points on 64% shooting along with 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the Trojans' wins over Washington and WSU.Arizona moved up one spot to No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, while Tennessee fell from No. 2 to No. 6 after losing to Florida.
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