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- ↑ Pascoe, Bruce (April 7, 2018). "Arizona's Ayton Wins Karl Malone Award". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. B004 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Zion completes '19 awards sweep with Wooden". ESPN.com. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.