2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Murphy (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • TJ Benson (2nd season)
  • Ken Nakagawa (2nd season)
  • Rem Bakamus (2nd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (1st season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Arizona State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Baylor 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
BYU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Cincinnati 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Colorado 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Houston 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Iowa State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kansas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kansas State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
TCU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
UCF 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Utah 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
West Virginia 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of July 7, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by Tommy Lloyd in his fifth season as head coach. The season will mark the Wildcats' 52nd season at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and their second season as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The Wildcats finished the 2024–54 season 24–13, 14–6 in Big 12 Conference play, finishing tied for third and received the number 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament. They lost to number 1 seed Houston in the finals 64–72.[1] The Wildcats were invited to their 35th NCAA tournament appearance, receiving the number 4 seed in the East Regional. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to number 1 seed Duke.[2]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Former assistant coach Steve Robinson announced his retirement following a 42-year long coaching career. He held jobs previously at Tulsa and Florida State as the head coach, as well as Radford, Cornell, Kansas and North Carolina as an assistant coach.[3] On May 5, 2025, Arizona hired former Texas assistant coach Brandon Chappell as the replacement for Robinson. Chappell spent the previous three seasons with Texas as an assistant, as well as assistant coaching jobs with UNLV, Lamar (his alma mater) Arkansas-Fort Smith and Northern Arizona as a graduate assistant under current associate head coach Murphy.[4]

Departures

Any players who have declared for the 2025 NBA draft—including seniors, who must opt into this year's draft—have the option to return if they make a timely withdrawal from the draft and end any pre-draft relationships with agents. Thus, separate lists will initially be maintained for confirmed and potential departures.

Arizona Wildcats departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Carter Bryant 9 SF 6'8" 220 lb So. Corona, CA Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs
Luke Champion 24 F 6'8" 205 lb Gr Suwanee, GA Out of eligibility
Will Kuykendall 12 G 6'3" 175 lb So. Santa Maria, CA Transferred to Baylor
KJ Lewis 5 SF 6'4" 210 lb Jr. El Paso, TX Transferred to Georgetown
Caleb Love 1 SG 6'4" 205 lb Gr St. Louis, MO Out of eligibility
Liam Lloyd 11 G 6'5" 190 lb Sr. Spokane, WA Out of eligibility
Conrad Martinez 55 G 6'0" 165 lb Jr. Granollers, Spain Transferred to High Point
Will Menaugh 33 F 6'10" 245 lb Sr. Tucson, AZ Out of eligibility
Emmanuel Stephen 34 C 7'0" 260 lb So. Glendale, AZ Transferred to UNLV
Trey Townsend 4 F 6'6" 220 lb Sr. Oxford, MI Out of eligibility
Henri Veesaar 13 C 7'0" 225 lb Jr. Tallinn, Estonia Transferred to North Carolina
Grant Weitman 15 G 6'4" 205 lb Gr Tucson, AZ Out of eligibility
Reference:[5]

Acquisitions

Transfers

Arizona Wildcats Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Evan Nelson 11 PG 6'2" 170 lb Gr Tucson, AZ Transfer from Harvard

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Koa Peat
Power forward 		Gilbert, AZ Perry High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Mar 27, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (93)
Brayden Burries
Combo guard 		San Bernardino, CA Eleanor Roosevelt High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 9, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (93)
Dwayne Aristode
Small forward 		Lelystad, Netherlands Brewster Academy (NH) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 14, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (87)
Bryce James
Shooting guard 		Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sierra Canyon School (CA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (79)
Sidi Gueye
Center 		Guédiawaye, Senegal Real Madrid (ESP) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 30, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Mawut Mabil
Forward 		South Sudan Our Saviour Lutheran School (NY) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Ivan Kharchenkov
Forward 		Moscow, Russia FC Bayern Munich (GER) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 2, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 1    247Sports: 3    On3: 3    ESPN: 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  • "2025 Arizona Wildcats Basketball Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  • "2025 Arizona 24/7 Sports Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  • "Arizona 2025 Basketball Commitments". On3. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

2025 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5-star recruits 4-star recruits Total
ESPN[6] 4 2 2 2 4
On3 Recruits[7] 3 2 2 1 3
Rivals[8] 1 1 3 0 3
247 Sports[9] 3 2 3 0 3

*ESPN has not made 2025 recruiting class rankings yet.

Red and Blue game

Arizona will play its annual Red Blue game on October 3, 2025.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Arizona
2. Arizona State
3. Baylor
4. BYU
5. Cincinnati
6. Colorado
7. Houston
8. Iowa State
9. Kansas
10. Kansas State
11. Oklahoma State
12. TCU
13. Texas Tech
14. UCF
15. Utah
16. West Virginia
Reference: (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player School
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:
Second Team
Player School
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:
  • Player of the Year:
  • Co-Newcomer of the Year:
  • Freshman of the Year:

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source

Personnel

Roster

Roster below is based on the 2025–26 roster with outgoing players removed and incoming players added. The roster will undergo multiple changes as players leave via the NBA draft or transfers and players are added via the transfer portal and recruiting.

2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaden Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alabama Rochester, NY
F 2 Dwayne Aristode 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brewster Academy (NH) Lelystad, Netherlands
G 3 Anthony Dell’Orso 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Campbell Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Brayden Burries 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt HS San Bernardino, CA
G 6 Bryce James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School (CA) Cuyahoga Falls, OH
G 7 Jackson Francois (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Missouri Las Vegas, NV
F 8 Ivan Kharchenkov 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr FC Bayern Munich (GER) Moscow, Russia
F 10 Koa Peat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Perry HS Gilbert, AZ
G 11 Jackson Cook (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Montverde Academy (FL) Oxford, England
C 13 Motiejus Krivas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Kaunas Zalgiris II (LTU) Šiauliai, Lithuania
C 15 Sidi Gueye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Real Madrid (ESP) Guédiawaye, Senegal
F/C 20 Mabil Mawut 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School (NY) South Sudan
G 21 Evan Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Harvard Tucson, AZ
G 22 Addison Arnold (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Royal HS (CA) Simi Valley, CA
F 30 Tobe Awaka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Tennessee Hyde Park, NY
G 42 Sven Djopmo (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Nanterre 92 (FRA) Reims, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source:[10]

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		TBD       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
October, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		TBD       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
TBD, TNT 		vs. Florida
Hall of Fame Series 		      T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 14, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		vs. UCLA
Rivalry/Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles 		      Intuit Dome 
Inglewood, CA
November 19, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		at UConn       Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
November, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		Utah Tech       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		Northern Arizona       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		Denver       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		Bucknell       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 6, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		Auburn       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 13, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		vs. Alabama
C.M. Newton Classic 		      Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 16, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		Abilene Christian       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 20, 2025*
TBD, TBD 		vs. San Diego State       PHX Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
TBD*
TBD, TBD 		TBD       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD*
TBD, TBD 		TBD       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Big 12 regular season
TBD
TBD 		Arizona State
Rivalry 		      McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		BYU       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		Cincinnati       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		Iowa State       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		Kansas       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		Kansas State       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		Oklahoma State       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		Texas Tech       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		West Virginia       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD 		at Arizona State
Rivalry 		      Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
TBD
TBD 		at Baylor       Foster Pavilion 
Waco, TX
TBD
TBD 		at BYU       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
TBD
TBD 		at UCF       Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
TBD
TBD 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
TBD
TBD 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
TBD
TBD 		at Kansas       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
TBD
TBD 		at TCU       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
TBD
TBD 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Big 12 tournament
March 10−14, 2026
TBD 		vs. TBD       T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
East=.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Source:

Exhibition

TBD

TBD
October, 2025
TBD
vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –

TBD

TBD
October, 2025
TBD
vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –

Regular season

Florida
TNT
November 3, 2025
TBD
Florida Gators vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Utah Tech
TBD
November, 2025
TBD
Utah Tech Trailblazers vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Northern Arizona
TBD
November, 2025
TBD
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Denver
TBD
November, 2025
TBD
Denver Pioneers vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Bucknell
TBD
November, 2025
TBD
Bucknell Bison vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
vs UCLA (Rivalry)
TBD
November 14, 2025
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins
Scoring by half: –, –
at UConn
TBD
November 19, 2025
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. UConn Huskies
Scoring by half: –, –
Auburn
TBD
Dec 6, 2025
TBD
Auburn Tigers vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
vs Alabama (C.M. Newton Classic)
TBD
December 13, 2025
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
Scoring by half: –, –
Abilene Christian
TBD
Dec 16, 2025
TBD
Abilene Christian Wildcats vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
vs San Diego State
TBD
December 20, 2025
TBD
San Diego State Aztecs vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Arizona State (rivalry)
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
BYU
TBD
TBD
TBD
BYU Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Cincinnati
TBD
TBD
TBD
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Iowa State
TBD
TBD
TBD
Iowa State Cyclones vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Kansas
TBD
TBD
TBD
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Kansas State
TBD
TBD
TBD
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Oklahoma State
TBD
TBD
TBD
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
Texas Tech
TBD
TBD
TBD
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
West Virginia
TBD
TBD
TBD
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
at Arizona State (rivalry)
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
Scoring by half: –, –
at Baylor
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Baylor Bears
Scoring by half: –, –
at BYU
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: –, –
at UCF
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. UCF Knights
Scoring by half: –, –
at Colorado
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes
Scoring by half: –, –
at Kansas
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks
Scoring by half: –, –
at Houston
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Houston Cougars
Scoring by half: –, –
at TCU
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Scoring by half: –, –
at Utah
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arizona Wildcats vs. Utah Utes
Scoring by half: –, –

Postseason

TBD (2026 Big 12 tournament)
TBD
March, 2026
TBD
vs. Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –


Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
Coaches

See also

2025–26 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Uzan Scores 25 Points, No. 2 Houston Beats Arizona 72-64 for the Phillips 66 Big 12 MBB Championship Title".
  2. ^ "Flagg flies in March Madness and Duke wins 100-93 over Arizona to reach the Elite Eight".
  3. ^ "Steve Robinson Announces Retirement After 42-Year Coaching Career".
  4. ^ "Chappell Joins Arizona Men's Basketball Staff As Assistant Coach".
  5. ^ "2025 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Arizona 2025 Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Arizona 2025 Recruiting Class". On3.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Arizona 2025 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Arizona 2025 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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