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2026–27 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2026–27 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by Tommy Lloyd in his sixth season as head coach. The season will mark the Wildcats' 53rd season at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and their third season as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2026–27 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Murphy (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • TJ Benson (3rd season)
  • Ken Nakagawa (3rd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (2nd season)
  • Evan Manning (2nd season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
← 2025–26
2027–28 →
2026–27 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona0–0 –0–0  –
Arizona State0–0 –0–0  –
Baylor0–0 –0–0  –
BYU0–0 –0–0  –
Cincinnati0–0 –0–0  –
Colorado0–0 –0–0  –
Houston0–0 –0–0  –
Iowa State0–0 –0–0  –
Kansas0–0 –0–0  –
Kansas State0–0 –0–0  –
Oklahoma State0–0 –0–0  –
TCU0–0 –0–0  –
Texas Tech0–0 –0–0  –
UCF0–0 –0–0  –
Utah0–0 –0–0  –
West Virginia0–0 –0–0  –
† 2027 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2025–26 season with 36–3, 16–2 in Big 12 Conference play, finishing winning their first Big 12 regular season title and 30th regular season conference title in school history. They are also the first Arizona team to have 29 regular season wins[1] and received the number 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament and defeated the number 2 seed Houston in the finals 79–74, winning their first Big 12 tournament title. The Wildcats were invited to their 36th NCAA tournament appearance, receiving the number 1 seed in the West Regional, where they defeated 16-seed Long Island and 9-seed Utah State in San Diego, California, Arkansas in the Sweet Sixteen. They advanced to the fifth Final Four for the first time since 25 years in 2001 with a 79–64 victory over second-seeded Purdue at San Jose, California in the Elite Eight, but they lost to number 1 seed (Midwest) Michigan. The 36 wins was the most for any team in Arizona Wildcat basketball history.

Offseason

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Departures

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Any players who have declared for the 2026 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
Jaden Bradley0PG6'3"200 lbSr.Rochester, NYOut of eligibility
Anthony Dell'Orso3SG6'6"190 lbSr.Melbourne, AustraliaOut of eligibility
Jackson Francois7SG6'5"160 lbSr.Las Vegas, NVOut of eligibility
Tobe Awaka30PF6'8"250 lbSr.Hyde Park, NYOut of eligibility
Sven Djopmo42G6'2"190 lbJr.Reims, FranceElected to Transfer
Koa Peat10F6'7"235 lbSo.Chandler, AZDeclared for the 2026 NBA draft
Brayden Burries5G6'4"185 lbSo.San Bernardino, CADeclared for the 2026 NBA draft
Dwayne Aristode2F6'7"210 lbSo.Lelystad, NetherlandsElected to Transfer Oregon
Sidi Gueye15C6'11"205 lbSo.Guédiawaye, SenegalElected to Transfer to Santa Clara
Reference:[2]

Acquisitions

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Transfers

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Arizona Wildcats Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Derek Dixon3G6'5"200So.Vienna, VATransferred from North Carolina
JJ Mandaquit23G6'1"175So.Hilo, HITransferred from Washington
Ugnius Jarusevicius21F6'11"245Gr.Alytus, LithuaniaTransferred from Nebraska
Evan Otten30F6'11"220RS-Jr.Redmond, ORTransferred from Idaho State

Recruiting classes

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2026 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Holt
#1 Shooting guard		 New Market, AL Prolific Prep (FL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 10, 2026 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 5/5 stars   On3: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   (94)
Cameron Holmes
Small forward		 Nashville, TN Millennium HS (AZ) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Nov 9, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (87)
Endurance Aiyamenkhue
Center		 The Hauge, Netherlands Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 8, 2026 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NA)
Maksim Brnovic
Small forward		 Podgorica, Montenegro Basketball Club Zalgiris (Lithuania) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jun 26, 2026 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NA)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 29    On3: 19    ESPN: 13
  • 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.

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2026 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5-star recruits 4-star recruits Total
ESPN[3]13NR113
On3 Recruits[4]194123
247 Sports[5]296113

Red and Blue game

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Preseason

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The Big 12 preseason coaches & media poll will be released in October 2026. All awards will be voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who can not vote for their own team or players.

Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source

Personnel

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Roster

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Roster below is based on the 2026–27 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.

2026–27 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Cameron Holmes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrMillennium HS (AZ) Nashville, TN
G 3 Caleb Holt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrProlific Prep (FL) New Market, AL
G 6 Bryce James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrSierra Canyon School (CA) Akron, OH
G 7 Derek Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoNorth Carolina Vienna, VA
F 8 Ivan Kharchenkov 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoFC Bayern Munich (GER) Moscow, Russia
G 11 Jackson Cook (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrMontverde Academy (FL) Oxford, England
C 13 Motiejus Krivas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrKaunas Zalgiris II (LTU) Šiauliai, Lithuania
F/C 20 Mabil Mawut 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrOur Saviour Lutheran School (NY) Bor, South Sudan
G 23 JJ Mandaquit 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoWashington Hilo, HI
G 22 Addison Arnold 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrRoyal HS Simi Valley, CA
F -- Ugnius Jaruševičius 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) GSNebraska Alytus, Lithuania
F -- Evan Otten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrIdaho State Redmond, OR
C -- Endurance Aiyamenkhue 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrRatiopharm Ulm (GER) The Hauge, Netherlands
F -- Maksim Brnovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBasketball Club Zalgiris (LTU) Podgorica, Montenegro
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Lithuania Exhibition Tour
August 19, 2026*
 vs. Lithuania B Team      
Jonava, Lithuania
August 20, 2026*
 vs. Ukraine Senior National Team      
Kedaninai, Lithuania
August 22, 2026*
 vs. Lithuania Senior National Team      
Aytus, Lithuania
Exhibition
*
     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 2, 2026*
8:00 p.m., TNT		 vs. UCLA
Rivalry / Hall of Fame Series − Las Vegas		     T-Mobile Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 10, 2026*
 Northern Arizona     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 18, 2026*
TBD, TBD		 UConn     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
November 23, 2026*
TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		 vs. BYU/Clemson/Colorado State/Ole Miss/Providence/VCU/Washington
Maui Invitational First round		     Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2026*
TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		 vs. BYU/Clemson/Colorado State/Ole Miss/Providence/VCU/Washington
Maui Invitational		     Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2026*
TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		 vs. BYU/Clemson/Colorado State/Ole Miss/Providence/VCU/Washington
Maui Invitational		     Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
December 5, 2026*
TBD, TBD		 vs. St. John's
Hall of Fame Series − New York City		     Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
December 19, 2026*
TBD, TBD		 vs. Arkansas
Hall of Fame Series − Phoenix		     Mortgage Matchup Center 
Phoenix, Arizona
December, 2026*
TBD, TBD		 at Auburn     Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
Big 12 regular season
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Arizona State
Rivalry		     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Baylor     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 BYU     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 UCF     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Colorado     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Houston     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Kansas     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 TCU     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Utah     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Arizona State
Rivalry		     Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at BYU     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Cincinnati     Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Houston     Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Iowa State     Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Kansas State     Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Oklahoma State     Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Texas Tech     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at West Virginia     WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March 9–13, 2027
TBD, ESPN+/ESPN		 vs. TBD
First Round		     T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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Game summaries

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This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Awards and honors

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Weekly honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Big 12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Week Date awarded Ref.

Postseason awards

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Conference honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Big 12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Ref.

All Big 12 honors

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Conference honors
Recipient (Position) Honors (Big 12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Ref.

Final awards watchlists

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Final award honors
Honors Player Position Ref.

National awards

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National award honors
Honors Player Position Ref.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
Coaches

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "No. 2 Arizona Captures Big 12 Regular Season Title With Win Over Iowa State, 73-57".
  2. ↑ "2026 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Arizona 2026 Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Arizona 2026 Recruiting Class". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Arizona 2026 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ "2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster". arizonawildcats.com. Arizona Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
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