By Ezra Amacher, Arizona Desert Swarm: Christian Koloko and Bennedict Mathurin are still in contention for two of college basketball’s most prestigious individual awards.
On Tuesday Koloko was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, while Mathurin was named one of five finalists for the Jerry West Award, given to the nation’s top shooting guard.
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