2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record31–2 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Murphy (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • TJ Benson (2nd season)
  • Ken Nakagawa (2nd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (1st season)
  • Evan Manning (1st season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2026–27 →
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona 16 2   .889 31 2   .939
No. 5 Houston 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
No. 14 Kansas 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
No. 16 Texas Tech 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
No. 7 Iowa State 12 6   .667 27 7   .794
TCU 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
West Virginia 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
UCF 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Cincinnati 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
BYU 9 9   .500 23 11   .676
Colorado 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Arizona State 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Baylor 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Oklahoma State 6 12   .333 19 14   .576
Kansas State 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
Utah 2 16   .111 10 22   .313
2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 13, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

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

Arizona won their first Big 12 regular season title and 30th regular season conference title in school history.[1] They are also the first Arizona team to have 29 regular season wins. The Arizona Wildcats drew an average home attendance of 14,297, the 15th-highest of all college basketball teams.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] On August 1, 2025 Rem Bakamus took an assistant coaching position with Texas Tech.[6] On September 4, 2025 Arizona promoted Evan Manning to assistant coach and hired Austin Torres as Director of Basketball Operations.[7]

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 Signed with the Portland Trail Blazers
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 Redshirt Jr. Tallinn, Estonia Transferred to North Carolina
Grant Weitman 15 G 6'4" 205 lb Gr Tucson, AZ Out of eligibility
Reference:[8]

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: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   On3: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   (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: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   On3: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   (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: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (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:

2025 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5-star recruits 4-star recruits Total
ESPN[9] 4 2 2 2 4
On3 Recruits[10] 3 2 2 1 3
Rivals[11] 1 1 3 0 3
247 Sports[12] 3 2 3 0 3

*ESPN has not made 2025 recruiting class rankings yet.

Red and Blue game

Arizona played its annual Red Blue game on October 3, 2025. The team was split into two teams, Red and Blue and proceeded to play an inter-squad scrimmage. The night featured a basketball game with Arizona's Adaptive Athletics wheelchair basketball team, a three-point contest that had two members of the men's team: Anthony Dell'Orso and Evan Nelson and two members of the Arizona women's team: Mickayla Perdue and Mireia Jurado and a dunk contest featuring four members of the men's team: Dwayne Aristode, Mabil Mawut, Addison Arnold, and Koa Peat.

The three point contest was won won by Dell'Orso, who defeated Perdue of the women's team, 19−18 in the final round. The dunk contest was judged by Hannah Fields, Myles O'Neal, Rob Gronkowski, Mix Master Mike, and Camille Kostek. The two final contestants of the dunk contest were Aristode and Arnold but the dunk contest was won by Gronkowski who jumped over a power wheel car, with all the judges giving him a ten for a combined score of fifty.

In the inter-squad scrimmage the Red team, which was coached by assistant coach TJ Benson defeated the Blue team 45−44, which was coached by assistant coach Ken Nakagawa. Brayden Burries, who played on the Red team lead all scoring with twenty-two points, four players: Dell'Orso (Blue), Motiejus Krivas (Blue), Burries (Red) and Tobe Awaka (Red) had five rebounds and Jaden Bradley lead both teams in assists with four. Gronkowski, snuck on to the court to play with the Blue team wearing a wig, fake mustache and jersey that said the name "Rocky Gronkstone" but was later ejected by the officials.[13]

Preseason

The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Jerry West Award Brayden Burries Shooting Guard Freshman [16]
Karl Malone Award Koa Peat Power Forward [17]
John R. Wooden Award [18]
Naismith Award [19]
Oscar Robertson Trophy Jaden Bradley PointGuard Senior [20]

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 Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School (CA) Akron, 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) Munich, Germany
F 10 Koa Peat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Perry HS Chandler, 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 Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School (NY) Bor, 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 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:[21]

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 18, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 13 Saint Mary's W 81–68 
 23  J. Bradley   17  M. Krivas   4  J. Bradley  McKale Center (13,328)
Tucson, AZ
October 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 13 Embry–Riddle W 113–42 
 17  I. Kharchenkov   14  T. Awaka   4  E. Nelson  McKale Center (12,558)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
5:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV
No. 13 vs. No. 3 Florida
Hall of Fame Series − Las Vegas
W 93–87  1–0
 30  K. Peat   10  I. Kharchenkov   5  Tied  T-Mobile Arena (16,704)
Las Vegas, NV
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV
No. 13 Utah Tech W 93–67  2–0
 18  Tied   18  T. Awaka   6  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,082)
Tucson, AZ
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 5 Northern Arizona W 84–49  3–0
 18  D. Aristode   9  T. Awaka   4  I. Kharchenkov  McKale Center (13,740)
Tucson, AZ
November 14, 2025*
8:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 5 vs. No. 15 UCLA
Rivalry/Hall of Fame Series − Los Angeles
W 69–65  4–0
 20  A. Dell’Orso   10  T. Awaka   3  Tied  Intuit Dome (7,554)
Inglewood, CA
November 19, 2025*
5:00 p.m., FS1
No. 4 at No. 3 UConn W 71–67  5–0
 21  J. Bradley   14  M. Krivas   3  K. Peat  Gampel Pavilion (10,244)
Storrs, CT
November 24, 2025*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
No. 2 Denver
Wildcat Classic
W 103–73  6–0
 20  Tied   15  T. Awaka   6  A. Dell’Orso  McKale Center (13,556)
Tucson, AZ
November 29, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Norfolk State W 98–61  7–0
 20  M. Krivas   9  M. Krivas   4  Tied  McKale Center (13,461)
Tucson, AZ
December 6, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 No. 20 Auburn W 97–68  8–0
 18  K. Peat   9  M. Krivas   8  I. Kharchenkov  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
December 13, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 vs. No. 12 Alabama
C.M. Newton Classic
W 96–75  9–0
 28  B. Burries   15  T. Awaka   6  J. Bradley  Legacy Arena (14,948)
Birmingham, AL
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Abilene Christian W 96–62  10–0
 20  B. Burries   7  Tied   4  J. Bradley  McKale Center (13,092)
Tucson, AZ
December 20, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 vs. San Diego State
Hall of Fame Series − Phoenix
W 68–45  11–0
 11  Tied   15  T. Awaka   3  J. Bradley  Mortgage Matchup Center (10,567)
Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Bethune–Cookman W 107–71  12–0
 20  B. Burries   8  T. Awaka   5  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,378)
Tucson, AZ
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 South Dakota State W 99–71  13–0
 19  K. Peat   14  K. Peat   10  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,501)
Tucson, AZ
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 1 at Utah W 97–78  14–0
(1–0)
 18  Tied   12  T. Awaka   5  J. Bradley  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,339)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1 Kansas State W 101–76  15–0
(2–0)
 28  B. Burries   12  M. Krivas   5  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,357)
Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at TCU W 86–73  16–0
(3–0)
 20  K. Peat   10  M. Krivas   6  I. Kharchenkov  Schollmaier Arena (6,082)
Fort Worth, TX
January 14, 2026
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 1 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 89–82  17–0
(4–0)
 25  T. Awaka   10  K. Peat   4  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at UCF W 84–77  18–0
(5–0)
 23  J. Bradley   12  M. Krivas   5  J. Bradley  Addition Financial Arena (10,000)
Orlando, FL
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1 Cincinnati W 77–51  19–0
(6–0)
 17  M. Krivas   10  B. Burries   4  Tied  McKale Center (14,380)
Tucson, AZ
January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 1 West Virginia W 88–53  20–0
(7–0)
 22  B. Burries   14  T. Awaka   7  B. Burries  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
January 26, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at No. 13 BYU W 86–83  21–0
(8–0)
 29  B. Burries   8  M. Krivas   4  B. Burries  Marriott Center (18,239)
Provo, UT
January 31, 2026
12:00 p.m., TNT
No. 1 at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 87–74  22–0
(9–0)
 21  K. Peat   13  T. Awaka   6  J. Bradley  Desert Financial Arena (13,838)
Tempe, AZ
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 Oklahoma State W 84–47  23–0
(10–0)
 15  B. Burries   12  T. Awaka   4  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 9, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at No. 9 Kansas L 78–82  23–1
(10–1)
 25  B. Burries   15  M. Krivas   4  Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 14, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 No. 16 Texas Tech
College GameDay
L 75–78 OT 23–2
(10–2)
 16  Tied   12  T. Awaka   4  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 No. 23 BYU W 75–68  24–2
(11–2)
 22  A. Dell’Orso   7  Tied   10  J. Bradley  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ABC
No. 4 at No. 2 Houston W 73–66  25–2
(12–2)
 22  A. Dell’Orso   9  I. Kharchenkov   4  J. Bradley  Fertitta Center (7,887)
Houston, TX
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 at Baylor W 87–80  26–2
(13–2)
 25  J. Bradley   12  T. Awaka   6  J. Bradley  Foster Pavilion (7,126)
Waco, TX
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 No. 14 Kansas W 84–61  27–2
(14–2)
 24  B. Burries   12  B. Burries   5  Tied  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
March 2, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 No. 6 Iowa State W 73–57  28–2
(15–2)
 17  J. Bradley   14  T. Awaka   4  A. Dell’Orso  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 at Colorado W 89–79  29–2
(16–2)
 31  B. Burries   7  Tied   6  J. Bradley  CU Events Center (8,953)
Boulder, CO
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) UCF
Quarterfinals
W 81–59  30–2
 21  B. Burries   10  M. Krivas   3  J. Bradley  T-Mobile Center (14,745)
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) No. 7 Iowa State
Semifinals
W 82–80  31–2
 26  A. Dell’Orso   10  T. Awaka   7  J. Bradley  T-Mobile Center (19,450)
Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 5 Houston
Championship
      T-Mobile Center (–)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

Source:

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.[22]


Source:

Exhibition

Saint Mary's

October 18, 2025
2:00 p.m.
Saint Mary's Gaels 68, No. 13 Arizona Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 30–37, 38–44
Pts: Joshua Dent, 14
Rebs: Andrew McKeever, 10
Asts: Mikey Lewis, 3
Pts: Jaden Bradley, 23
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 17
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,328
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Kipp Kissinger, Tony Padilla

Embry–Riddle

October 27, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Embry–Riddle Eagles 42, No. 13 Arizona Wildcats 113
Scoring by half: 26–58, 16–55
Pts: Noah Gifft, 17
Rebs: Tied, 2
Asts: Jacey Canalin, 3
Pts: Ivan Kharchenkov, 17
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 14
Asts: Evan Nelson, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,558
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Deldre Carr, De Selle Dean

Regular season

Florida

November 3, 2025
5:00 p.m.
No. 3 Florida Gators 87, No. 13 Arizona Wildcats 93
Scoring by half: 46–50, 41–43
Pts: Thomas Haugh, 27
Rebs: Micah Handlogten, 12
Asts: Xavier Lee, 5
Pts: Koa Peat, 30
Rebs: Ivan Kharchenkov, 10
Asts: Tied, 5
T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV
Attendance: 16,704
Referees: Keith Kimble, Kipp Kissinger, Bart Lenox

Utah Tech

TNT
November 7, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Utah Tech Trailblazers 67, No. 13 Arizona Wildcats 93
Scoring by half: 37–44, 30–49
Pts: Ethan Potter, 15
Rebs: Tied, 6
Asts: Chance Trujillo, 2
Pts: Tied, 18
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 18
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 6
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,082
Referees: Marques Pettigrew, Michael Greenstein, Brooks Wells

Northern Arizona

ESPN+
November 11, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 49, No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 84
Scoring by half: 17–46, 32–38
Pts: Traivar Jackson, 10
Rebs: Arne Osojnik, 6
Asts: Arne Osojnik, 3
Pts: Dwayne Aristode, 18
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Ivan Kharchenkov, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,740
Referees: Antonio Petty, Chris Pacsi, Christopher Merlo

vs UCLA (Rivalry)

November 14, 2025
8:00 p.m.
No. 5 Arizona Wildcats 69, No. 15 UCLA Bruins 65
Scoring by half: 28–25, 41–40
Pts: Anthony Dell’Orso, 20
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 10
Asts: Tied, 3
Pts: Tyler Bilodeau, 19
Rebs: Xavier, Booker, 7
Asts: Donovan Dent, 8
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 7,554
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Byron Jarret, Mike Greenstein

at UConn

November 19, 2025
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 71, No. 3 UConn Huskies 67
Scoring by half: 35–33, 36–34
Pts: Jaden Bradley, 21
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 14
Asts: Koa Peat, 3
Pts: Eric Reibe, 15
Rebs: Eric Reibe, 4
Asts: Malachi Smith, 8
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT
Attendance: 10,244
Referees: John Gaffney, Ron Groover, Kipp Kissinger

Denver

November 24, 2025
8:30 p.m.
Denver Pioneers 73, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 103
Scoring by half: 28–56, 45–47
Pts: Carson Johnson, 18
Rebs: Tied, 4
Asts: Julius Rollins, 3
Pts: Tied, 20
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 15
Asts: Anthony Dell’Orso, 6
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,556
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Doug Sirmons, Brooks Wells

Norfolk State

ESPN+
November 29, 2025
2:00 p.m.
Norfolk State Spartans 61, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 98
Scoring by half: 32–47, 29–51
Pts: Anthony McComb, 19
Rebs: Yel Deena, 5
Asts: Tied, 2
Pts: Motiejus Krivas, 20
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 9
Asts: Tied, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,461
Referees: Roger Ayers, Marques Pettigrew, Chris Pacsi

Auburn

December 6, 2025
8:00 p.m.
No. 20 Auburn Tigers 68, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 97
Scoring by half: 32–44, 36–53
Pts: Tahaad Pettiford, 30
Rebs: Tahaad Pettiford, 8
Asts: Kevin Overton, 2
Pts: Koa Peat, 18
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 9
Asts: Ivan Kharchenkov, 8
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Tony Padilla, Byron Jarrett

vs Alabama (C.M. Newton Classic)

ESPN
December 13, 2025
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 96, No. 12 Alabama Crimson Tide 75
Scoring by half: 39–41, 57–34
Pts: Brayden Burries, 28
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 15
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 7
Pts: Labaron Philon, 24
Rebs: Labaron Philon, 10
Asts: Labaron Philon, 5
Legacy Arena, Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 14,948
Referees: Bart Lenox, K.B. Burdett Jr., Bret Smith

Abilene Christian

ESPN+
December 16, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian Wildcats 62, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 96
Scoring by half: 31–51, 31–45
Pts: Cbo Newton, 17
Rebs: Cade Hornecker, 5
Asts: Rich Smith, 4
Pts: Brayden Burries, 20
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,092
Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Greg Nixon, Randy McCall

vs San Diego State

December 20, 2025
8:30 p.m.
San Diego State Aztecs 45, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 68
Scoring by half: 27–28, 18–40
Pts: Reese Dixon-Waters, 8
Rebs: Tied, 5
Asts: Tied, 2
Pts: Tied, 11
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 15
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 3
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,567
Referees: Steve Anderson, Mike Littlewood, Tyler Kumpf

Bethune-Cookman

ESPN+
December 22, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 71, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 107
Scoring by half: 35–49, 33–54
Pts: Jordan Johnson, 18
Rebs: Quentin Heady, 8
Asts: Tyler Andrews, 4
Pts: Brayden Burries, 20
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 8
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,378
Referees: Tony Padilla, Chance Moore, Michael Greenstein

South Dakota State

ESPN+
December 29, 2025
7:00 p.m.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits 72, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 99
Scoring by half: 35–51, 36–48
Pts: Kalen Garry, 20
Rebs: Matthew Mors, 5
Asts: Bubz Alvarez, 4
Pts: Koa Peat, 19
Rebs: Koa Peat, 14
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 10
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,501
Referees: Greg Nixon, Bret Smith, Tommy Johnson

at Utah

Peacock
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 97, Utah Utes 78
Scoring by half: 58–39, 39–39
Pts: Tied, 18
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 12
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 5
Pts: Terrence Brown, 26
Rebs: Keanu Dawes, 9
Asts: Terrence Brown, 6
Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 8,339
Referees: Randy McCall, Deron White, Jason Gerretson

Kansas State

FS1
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Kansas State Wildcats 76, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 101
Scoring by half: 36–51, 40–50
Pts: PJ Haggerty, 19
Rebs: Taj Manning, 5
Asts: PJ Haggerty, 7
Pts: Brayden Burries, 28
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 12
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,357
Referees: Darron George, Paul Szelc, Deldre Carr

at TCU

ESPN
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 86, TCU Horned Frogs 73
Scoring by half: 43–27, 43–46
Pts: Koa Peat, 20
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 10
Asts: Ivan Kharchenkov, 6
Pts: Tanner Toolson, 20
Rebs: David Punch, 8
Asts: Brock Harding, 6
Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, TX
Attendance: 6,082
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Doug Sirmons, Keith Patterson

Arizona State (rivalry)

FS1
January 14, 2026
8:30 p.m.
Arizona State Sun Devils 82, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 89
Scoring by half: 39–38, 43–51
Pts: Maurice Odum, 23
Rebs: Santiago Trouet, 7
Asts: Maurice Odum, 7
Pts: Tobe Awaka, 25
Rebs: Koa Peat
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Randy McCall, Clarence Armstrong, Christopher Merlo

at UCF

ESPN
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 84, UCF Knights 77
Scoring by half: 41–38, 43–39
Pts: Jaden Bradley, 23
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 12
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 5
Pts: Themus Fulks, 30
Rebs: Tied, 6
Asts: Themus Fulks, 8
Addition Financial Arena, Orlando, FL
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Gregory Nixon, Bret Smith, James Ford

Cincinnati

FS1
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Cincinnati Bearcats 51, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 77
Scoring by half: 27–33, 24–44
Pts: Baba Miller, 14
Rebs: Baba Miller, 6
Asts: Tied, 2
Pts: Montiejus Krivas, 17
Rebs: Brayden Burries, 10
Asts: Tied, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,380
Referees: Doug Sirmons, DJ Carstensen, Rick Crawford

West Virginia

January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m.
West Virginia Mountaineers 53, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 88
Scoring by half: 23–43, 30–45
Pts: Chance Moore, 12
Rebs: Amir Jenkins, 8
Asts: Tied, 2
Pts: Brayden Burries, 22
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 13
Asts: Brayden Burries, 7
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Randy McCall, Deldre Carr, Jason Garretson

at BYU

ESPN
January 26, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 86, No. 13 BYU Cougars 83
Scoring by half: 44–31, 42–52
Pts: Brayden Burries, 29
Rebs: Montiejus Krivas, 9
Asts: Brayden Burries, 4
Pts: AJ Dybantsa, 24
Rebs: Richie Saunders, 9
Asts: Tied, 5
Marriott Center, Provo, UT
Attendance: 18,239
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Marques Pettigrew, Tony Padilla

at Arizona State (rivalry)

TNT
January 31, 2026
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 87, Arizona State Sun Devils 74
Scoring by half: 38–38, 49–36
Pts: Koa Peat, 21
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 13
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 6
Pts: Noah Meeusen, 16
Rebs: Santiago Trouet, 7
Asts: Noah Meeusen, 5
Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ
Attendance: 13,838
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Christopher Merlo, Tyler Kumpf

Oklahoma State

ESPN
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State Cowboys 47, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 84
Scoring by half: 22–40, 25–44
Pts: Anthony Roy, 10
Rebs: Tied, 5
Asts: Tied, 3
Pts: Brayden Burries, 15
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 12
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Michael Greenstein, Bret Smith, Chance Moore

at Kansas

ESPN
February 9, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 78, No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks 82
Scoring by half: 45–42, 33–40
Pts: Brayden Burries, 25
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 15
Asts: Tied, 4
Pts: Tied, 23
Rebs: Flory Bidunga, 10
Asts: Melvin Council, 6
Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
Attendance: 15,300
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Doug Sirmons, Tony Padilla

Texas Tech

ESPN
February 14, 2026
4:30 p.m.
No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders 78, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 75 (OT)
Scoring by half: 32–32, 34–34 Overtime: 12–9
Pts: JT Toppin, 31
Rebs: JT Toppin, 13
Asts: Christian Anderson, 8
Pts: Tied, 16
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 12
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Greg Nixon, Brooks Wells, Deron White

BYU

ESPN
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 23 BYU Cougars 68, No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 75
Scoring by half: 35–42, 33–33
Pts: AJ Dybansta, 33
Rebs: Keba Keita, 9
Asts: Robert Wright III, 3
Pts: Anthony Dell’Orso, 22
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 10
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Doug Sirmons, Roger Ayers

at Houston

February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m.
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 73, No. 2 Houston Cougars 66
Scoring by half: 36–31, 37–35
Pts: Anthony Dell’Orso, 21
Rebs: Ivan Kharchenkov, 9
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 4
Pts: Kingston Flemings, 17
Rebs: Chris Cenac Jr., 13
Asts: Kingston Flemings, 4
Fertitta Center, Houston, TX
Attendance: 7,035
Referees: Gregory Nixon, Randy McCall, Brooks Wells

at Baylor

ESPN2
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 87, Baylor Bears 80
Scoring by half: 34–41, 53–39
Pts: Jaden Bradley, 25
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 12
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 6
Pts: Cameron Carr, 26
Rebs: Michael Rataj, 7
Asts: Isaac Williams, 5
Foster Pavilion, Waco, TX
Attendance: 7,126
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Doug Shows, Lee Cassell

Kansas

ESPN
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m.
No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks 61, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 84
Scoring by half: 28–39, 33–45
Pts: Darryn Peterson, 24
Rebs: Darryn Peterson, 5
Asts: Darryn Peterson, 4
Pts: Brayden Burries, 20
Rebs: Brayden Burries 12
Asts: Tied, 5
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Brooks Wells, Chance Moore

Iowa State

ESPN
March 2, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones 57, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 73
Scoring by half: 25–37, 32–36
Pts: Tamin Lipsey, 17
Rebs: Joshua Jefferson, 8
Asts: Tied, 2
Pts: Jaden Bradley, 17
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 14
Asts: Anthony Dell’Orso, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,688
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Jeffrey Anderson, Roger Ayers

at Colorado

ESPN2
March 7, 2026
9:00 p.m.
No. 2 Arizona Wildcats 89, Colorado Buffaloes 79
Scoring by half: 36–38, 53–41
Pts: Brayden Burries, 31
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 6
Pts: Isiah Johnson, 28
Rebs: Elijah Malone, 8
Asts: Isiah Johnson, 5
CU Events Center, Boulder, CO
Attendance: 8,953
Referees: Deron White, Jason Garretson, Edwin Young

Postseason

ESPN
March 12, 2026
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 UCF Knights 59, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 30–46, 29–35
Pts: Themus Fulks, 14
Rebs: Jamichael Stillwell, 11
Asts: Jamichael Stillwell, 5
Pts: Brayden Burries, 21
Rebs: Motiejus Krivas, 10
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 3
T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 14,745
Referees: Tony Padilla, Michael Greenstein, James Ford
Iowa State (Big 12 Semifinals)
ESPN
March 13, 2026
4:00 p.m.
No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones 80, No. 1 Arizona Wildcats 82
Scoring by half: 43–37, 37–45
Pts: Milan Momcilovic, 28
Rebs: Milan Momcilovic , 5
Asts: Tamin Lipsey, 7
Pts: Anthony Dell’Orso, 28
Rebs: Tobe Awaka, 10
Asts: Jaden Bradley, 7
T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 19,450
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Marques Pettigrew, Gregory Nixon
Houston (Big 12 Championship Game)
ESPN
March 1413, 2026
3:00 p.m.
No. 2 Houston Cougars vs. No. 1 Arizona Wildcats
Scoring by half: –, –
T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Big 12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Week Date awarded Ref.
Koa Peat (PF) Big 12 Player of the Week 24.0 PPG/5.0 RPG/4.0 APG/1.5 SPG/0.5 BPG Week 1 November 10, 2025 [23]
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
NCAA Player of the Week [24]
NCAA Freshman of the Week
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week 16.0 PPG/12.0 RPG/3.0 APG/2.0 BPG Week 3 November 24, 2025 [25]
Jaden Bradley NCAA Player of the Week 21.0 PPG/3.0 RPG/2.0 APG/2.0 SPG [26]
Brayden Burries Big 12 Player & Newcomer of the Week 23.0 PPG/6.0 RPG/4.0 APG/2.5 SPG Week 13 February 2, 2026 [27]
Newcomer of the Week 22.0 PPG/8.5 RPG/4.5 APG/1.0 SPG Week 17 March 2, 2026 [28]

Postseason awards

Conference honors
Recipient (Position) Award (Big 12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Ref.
Jaden Bradley (G) Big 12 Player of the Year 13.4/3.5/4.6 [29]
Tobe Awaka (F) Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year 9.6/9.5/0.9
Tommy Lloyd (HC) Big 12 Coach of the Year N/A

All Big 12 honors

Conference honors
Recipient (Position) Honors (Big 12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/APG) Ref.
Jaden Bradley (G) Big 12 First Team 13.4/3.5/4.6
Big 12 Defensive Team
Motiejus Krivas (C) Big 12 First Team 10.8/8.2/1.0
Big 12 Defensive Team
Brayden Burries (G) Big 12 First Team 16.0/5.0/2.6
Big 12 Freshman Team
Koa Peat (F) Big 12 Third Team 13.8/5.3/2.7
Big 12 Freshman Team
Tobe Awaka (F) Big 12 Honorable mention 9.6/9.5/0.9

National awards

National award honors
Honors Player Position Ref.
Sporting News Coach of the Year Award Tommy Lloyd Coach [30]
Sporting News Third Team Jaden Bradley G [31]

Sources:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1354 (2)2 (11)2 (6)1 (33)1 (42)1 (38)1 (38)1 (32)1 (60)1 (61)1 (60)1 (59)1 (59)42 (5)2 (4)2 (4)
Coaches13653 (5)3 (3)2 (11)2 (14)2 (11)2 (11)2 (7)1 (29)1 (31)1 (31)1 (31)1 (30)42 (4)2 (3)2 (3)

See also

2025–26 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

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