Starting lineup five positions and is called the 2-1-2 lineup: In American college basketball, a starting lineup is announced for each team before the game. Starting players are designated as either centers, forwards, or guards. A team can name at most one center, but otherwise any combination of positions is allowable, as long as five players are named. Lineups of three guards, one forward, and one center, or of three guards and two forwards, are the most common alternate lineups. In Canadian football, a team starts with 12 players on offense, 12 players on defense, and a special teams squad of 12
Honored Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players that were named first, second or third team All-Americans: Consensus All-Americans Source: Arizona 2008–09 Media Guide Fourteen Arizona players have received AP All-America honorable mention: The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players that were named first, second or third team All-Pac-12: First team All-Pac-12 Second team All-Pac-12 Third team All-Pac-12 Pac-12 All Freshman Team Note Pac-12 All Newcomer Note Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Note Source: Arizona 2008–09 Media Guide John R. Wooden Award National player of the year Frank Hessler Award NCAA Regionals most outstanding player Wayman