PAC-12 Basketball: Top 15 impact players from the 2020 recruiting class

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 16: Singer Carnell Johnson performs the American national anthem before the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the Oregon Ducks and the Washington Huskies at T-Mobile Arena on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Huskies 68-48. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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8. Arizona Wildcats – Dalen Jerry

Back-to-back impact freshman will not temper Arizona Basketball’s desire to win back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season championships. The turnover of players on the roster does not need to be mentioned again, except to say that it will leave 6’4 junior Jemari Baker (5.7 PPG) to battle incoming freshman 6’6 Dalen Terry for the starting spot at shooting guard.

While playing at Hillcrest Prep. Terry played point guard, but it is not yet apparent if his skills will translate to that position in the Pac-12. Especially when you figure in that the Wildcats have another point guard coming in that has yet to be discussed.

His playmaking abilities are evident by the fact that he was given inbounding duties at Hillcrest Prep. which indicates his point guard skills, but how he would score indicates otherwise. For all his skill, Terry was not one to break a defender down off the dribble on a consistent basis, rather much preferring to come off screens to score.

Defensively he had difficulties guarding the ball as even high school guards were quicker than him, but his physicality allowed him to get through screens and pursue the offensive player. When the 2020-21 season begins if Terry is able to play the off guard position, he will not be dominant but will pose some match-up problems. If he needs to be a point guard to be effective, his playing time and his impact will be limited.

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