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Arizona Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #2 · 36–3 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ

Arizona finished 36–3 (Big 12 1st, KenPom #2) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season9
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingCenters · 2027
Most common home stateAZ (2)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Centers: open from 2027 — 1 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2029.

2026
Gbalanced9 ahead
Fblocked6 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked7 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Copen1 ahead
2028
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Copen0 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Cameron Holmes7′1″Fr
Jackson Cook6′1″Jr
Bryce James6′5″So
Caleb Holt7′1″Fr
Derek Dixon6′9″So
JJ Mandaquit6′3″So
Addison Arnold6′1″Jr
Forwards in that room (7)
Ugnius Jarusevicius6′11″Fifth Year
Mabil Mawut6′7″So
RJ Godfrey6′8″—
Endurance Aiyamenkhue—Fr
Maksim Brnovic6′11″Fr
Evan Otten—Jr
Ivan Kharchenkov—So
Centers in that room (1)
Motiejus Krivas—Sr
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For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G balanced (9 ahead), F blocked (6 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from AZ, NY, AL.

8 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 8 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

24% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 7 of 15

Cameron Holmes7′1″Fr
Caleb Holt7′1″Fr
Derek Dixon6′9″So
Bryce James6′5″So
JJ Mandaquit6′3″So
Jackson Cook6′1″Jr0.0 PPG
Addison Arnold6′1″Jr0.4 PPG

Frontcourt 8 of 15 · forwards + centers

Ugnius Jarusevicius6′11″Fifth Year · F
Maksim Brnovic6′11″Fr · F
RJ Godfrey6′8″F
Mabil Mawut6′7″So · F
Motiejus Krivas—Sr · C · final yr10.4 PPG
Endurance Aiyamenkhue—Fr · F
Evan Otten—Jr · F
Ivan Kharchenkov—So · F10.4 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

24%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ivan Kharchenkov10.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Motiejus Krivas10.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Addison Arnold0.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 16 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school5via the portal

10 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

8 of 15

8 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Derek Dixon #44.

Where from

AZ 2 · NY 2 · AL 1 · CA 1 · GA 1 · HI 1

12 international: Alytus; Melbourne, Australia; Oxford, England; Akron, Ohio and 8 more

High schools: Royal HS; Montverde Academy; Sierra Canyon H.S. and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Ugnius Jarusevicius
→RJ Godfrey
→Evan Otten
→Derek Dixon
→JJ Mandaquit

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Sven Djopmo
←Koa Peat
←Dwayne Aristode
←Sidi Gueye
←Brayden Burries

How this roster compares

Big 12 Conference (16 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureArizonaConference
Average guard height6′6″6′4″+2″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′10″−1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%36%−9pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#92021–22#82022–23#62023–24#10→ moved to the Big 122024–25#22025–26
33–4 · Pac-12 1st28–7 · Pac-12 2nd27–9 · Pac-12 1st24–13 · Big 12 3rd36–3 · Big 12 1st

Coaching staff

Tommy LloydHead coach
Jack MurphyAssociate head coach
TJ BensonAssistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Brandon ChappellAssistant coach
Ken NakagawaAssistant coach
Evan ManningAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate86%
SAT midpoint1245
ACT midpoint25

How this page is made: Rosters: official Arizona rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Arizona's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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