Arizona’s Benedict Mathurin named Wooden All-American
Mathurin was a consensus all-American this season and was named Pac-12 Player of the Year in addition to Most Outstanding Player of the Pac-12 Tournament
LOS ANGELES, Calif. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) - University of Arizona men's basketball player Benedict Mathurin is named as one of 10 student-athletes to make the Wooden All-American team. The 10 members were the top vote-getters in the quest to earn college basketball's most prestigious honor, the John R. Wooden Award presented to the 2022 Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.
The 10 players include, Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona), Ochai Agbaji (Kansas), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga), Jaden Ivey (Purdue), Keegan Murray (Iowa), Jabari Smith (Auburn), Drew Timme (Gonzaga) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky).
The five finalists for the 2022 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s Men’s Player of the Year are: Ochai Agbaji, Johnny Davis, Keegan Murray, Drew Timme, and Oscar Tshiebwe. All five players have been invited to Los Angeles for the 46th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s Gala.
Mathurin was a consensus all-American this season and was named Pac-12 Player of the Year in addition to Most Outstanding Player of the Pac-12 Tournament. He averaged 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. His 655 points scored this season rank as the ninth-most in Arizona history as he shot 45% from the floor and 36.9% from the 3-point line. He increased his production in the postseason, averaging 20.0 points across the Pac-12 Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.
