Just about every conversation this offseason about college basketball's incredible freshman class centered around the trio of Darryn Peterson ( Kansas ), AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Cameron Boozer ( Duke ), in part because those are the three players most believe are the real candidates to possibly go first overall in the 2026 NBA Draft .

I agree with the sentiment.

But Arizona's Koa Peat might belong in the conversation -- not necessarily as a candidate to be the No. 1 overall pick in June but as a similarly impactful first-year college player who could compete for National Freshman of the Year honors. The 6-foot-8 forward certainly looked the part in Monday's season-opener. He took 18 shots, made 11 of them and finished with 30 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three s

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