Arizona had three players committed for the 2009 recruiting class when Lute Olson retired and all three de-committed. Two of the three signed at other Pac-10 programs, while a third, Solomon Hill, committed to USC but eventually found his way back to Tucson.

Interestingly enough, although all three had great prep credentials, not all of the players had great freshmen seasons.

Here is a look at how they did.

Abdul Gaddy – Washington

Gaddy did not have a great freshman season. He played in every game, but averaged just 3.9 points and 2.3 assists per game. He played more than 20 minutes just three times in the final 15 games, but the Huskies went 12-3 in that stretch.

While it is too early to write off Gaddy, he was in double figures in scoring just four times and never after January 26^th. Even worse he had four or more assists just eight times, and more than four just four times.

Mike Moser – UCLA

Moser just announced that he was leaving UCLA and he did not have a successful freshman season. Moser played in just 15 games, averaging 0.6 points a game, essentially a wasted season. He played in just two of the final six games and only five of the final23 games. That is particularly bad considering how talent depleted the Bruins were this season.

Solomon Hill – Arizona

Hill had the best season of the three, playing in every game this season for the Wildcats. He averaged 6.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg. Hill was a starter for much of the season when fellow freshman Kevin Parrom was hurt and was the team’s fifth leading scorer, as well as finishing third on the team in assists, behind only Nic Wise and Kyle Fogg.

The Cats were really close to landing two other players in the class, but concerns for Lute Olson’s health had them commit elsewhere. Both Anthony Stover and Andy Brown liked Arizona a lot. Stover was especially close to committing, but chose the stability of UCLA. Neither played this season. Stover redshirted in Westwood, while Brown was forced to sit out that year at Stanford due to a knee injury.

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