2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Tommy Lloyd (4th season);
Associate head coach	Jack Murphy (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Robinson (4th season); TJ Benson (1st season); Ken Nakagawa (1st season); Rem Bakamus (1st season);
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	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	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of September 4, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by Tommy Lloyd, in his fourth season as head coach. It will be the Wildcats' 51st season at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. It will be their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 27–9, 15–5 in Pac-12 Conference play, winning their 18th and final Pac-12 regular season title and overall 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament. They lost their semifinal match up against eventual tournament champion Oregon 68–75.^[1] The Wildcats were invited to their 34th NCAA tournament appearance, receiving the number 2 seed in the West Regional. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to number 6 seed Clemson 72–77.^[2]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Former assistant coach Riccardo Fois accepted an assistant coaching job with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. TJ Benson was promoted to assistant coach after spending the previous three seasons as a Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator for the program. Ken Nakagawa was promoted to assistant coach after spending the previous three seasons as the Director of Advanced Scouting. Rem Bakamus was promoted to assistant coach after spending the previous three seasons as the Director of Player Development.^[3]

Departures

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2022–23.^[4] Additionally, any players who have declared for the 2024 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
Dylan Anderson	44	F	7'0"	240 lb	Jr	Gilbert, AZ	Transfer to Boise State
Oumar Ballo	11	C	7'0"	260 lb	Sr	Koulikoro, Mali	Transfer to Indiana
Filip Borovicanin	1	G	6'9"	225 lb	Jr	Belgrade, Serbia	Transfer to New Mexico
Kylan Boswell	4	G	6'2"	200 lb	Jr	Champaign, IL	Transfer to Illinois
Keshad Johnson	16	F	6'7"	225 lb	GS	Oakland, CA	Out of eligibility
Pelle Larsson	3	G	6'6"	215 lb	Sr	Nacka, Sweden	declared for NBA Draft
Paulius Murauskas	23	F	6'8"	225 lb	So	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transfer to Saint Mary's
Reference:^[5]

Acquisitions

Arizona Wildcats Arrivals
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Tobe Awaka	30	F	6'8"	250 lb	Jr	Hyde Park, NY	Transfer from Tennessee
Addison Arnold	2	G	6'3"	190 lb	Fr	Simi Valley, CA	walk-on
Anthony Dell’Orso	3	G	6'6"	190 lb	Jr	Melbourne, Australia	Transfer from Campbell
Sven Djopmo	42	G	6'2"	175	Fr	Reims, France	walk-on
Jackson Francois	8	G	6'5"	160 lb	Jr	Las Vegas, NV	Transfer from Missouri (walk-on)
Liam Lloyd	11	G	6'5"	190 lb	Sr	Spokane, WA	Transfer from Northern Arizona
Trey Townsend	4	F	6'6"	230 lb	Sr	Oxford, MI	Transfer from Oakland

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Carter Bryant Power forward	Newport Beach, CA	Corona Centennial High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Apr 26, 2023
Carter Bryant Power forward	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Emmanuel Stephen Center	Phoenix, AZ	Dream City Christian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 3, 2023
Emmanuel Stephen Center	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024. "2024 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024. "2024 Arizona 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

2024 overall class rankings

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

*ESPN has not made 2024 recruiting class rankings yet.

Red and Blue game

Arizona announced on August 20, 2024 that the Wildcat cats would have two versions of the Red-Blue Game. Game 1 will take place at the McKale Center on October 4, 2024. Game 2 will take place in Glendale, Arizona at the Desert Diamond Arena on October 11, 2024. Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye are serving as the hosts for the game for the second year in a row.^[10] Both games are being streamed on ESPN+.

Personnel

Roster

Roster below is based on the 2024–25 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.

2024–25 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)	Jr	Alabama	Rochester, NY
G	1	Caleb Love	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	North Carolina	St. Louis, MO
G	2	Addison Arnold (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Royal HS	Simi Valley, CA
G	3	Anthony Dell’Orso	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Campbell	Melbourne, Australia
F	4	Trey Townsend	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Oakland	Oxford, MI
G	5	KJ Lewis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Duncanville HS	El Paso, TX
G	8	Jackson Francois (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Missouri	Las Vegas, NV
F	9	Carter Bryant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
G	11	Liam Lloyd (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Northern Arizona	Spokane, WA
G	12	Will Kuykendall (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	St Joseph HS	Santa Maria, CA
F	13	Henri Veesaar	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Real Madrid	Tallinn, Estonia
C	14	Motiejus Krivas	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Kaunas Zalgiris II	Šiauliai, Lithuania
G	15	Grant Weitman (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Salpointe Catholic HS	Tucson, AZ
G	21	Jackson Cook (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Montverde Academy (FL)	Oxford, England
F	24	Luke Champion (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Missouri Western State	Suwanee, GA
F	30	Tobe Awaka	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Tennessee	Hyde Park, NY
F	33	Will Menaugh (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Catalina Foothills HS	Tucson, AZ
C	34	Emmanuel Stephen	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Dream City Christian	Glendale, AZ
G	42	Sven Djopmo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Nanterre 92	Reims, France
G	55	Conrad Martinez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Joventut Badalona	Granollers, Spain

Head coach

Tommy Lloyd (Whitman)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Murphy (Arizona)
Rem Bakamus (Gonzaga)
TJ Benson (Grand Canyon)
Ken Nakagawa (Long Beach State)
Steve Robinson (Radford)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.

Schedule

The Wildcats non-conference schedule will be announced in the summer and the conference schedule will be announced during the fall. Arizona has confirmed games against Duke at McKale Center,^[11] Wisconsin in Madison,^[12] and has been confirmed to play in the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis, which includes Gonzaga, Indiana, Louisville, Providence, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Davidson.^[13]^[14] Due to the tournament format, Arizona will be guaranteed one game in the 2025 Big 12 tournament.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA, TBA		TBA (–) TBA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	Canisius	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
November 15, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center Madison, WI
November 22, 2024* TBA, TBA	Duke	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Davidson Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* TBA, TBA	vs. Oklahoma/Providence Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* TBA, TBA	vs. Gonzaga/Indiana/Louisville/West Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 14 , 2024* TBA, TBA	at UCLA Rivalry	Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2024* TBA, TBA	Cal State Northridge	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Big 12 regular season
TBD TBA	Arizona State Rivalry	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	Baylor	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	BYU	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	Colorado	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	Houston	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	Iowa State	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	TCU	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	Texas Tech	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	UCF	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	Utah	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
TBD TBA	at Arizona State Rivalry	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
TBD TBA	at Baylor	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
TBD TBA	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
TBD TBA	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBA	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
TBD TBA	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	at Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
TBD TBA	at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
TBD TBA	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
TBD TBA	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March , 2025 TBA, TBA	vs. TBA	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "2024 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "2024 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament schedule, dates". ncaa.com. March 24, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Arizona Basketball Announces Staff Updates Ahead of 2024-25 Season".
^ "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "2024 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Two Dates Announced for 2024 Red-Blue Showcase".
^ "Arizona, Duke Announce Home-And-Home Series for 2023, 2024". arizonawildcats.com. July 18, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "Arizona, Wisconsin to Play Home-And-Home in 2023 and 2024". arizonawildcats.com. May 22, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Extended Two Years". BigEast.com. August 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ Amacher, Ezra (August 22, 2023). "Arizona men's basketball to compete in 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[1] "2024 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[2] "2024 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament schedule, dates". ncaa.com. March 24, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[3] "Arizona Basketball Announces Staff Updates Ahead of 2024-25 Season".

[4] "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[5] "2024 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[6] "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[7] "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[8] "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[9] "Arizona 2024 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[10] "Two Dates Announced for 2024 Red-Blue Showcase".

[11] "Arizona, Duke Announce Home-And-Home Series for 2023, 2024". arizonawildcats.com. July 18, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[12] "Arizona, Wisconsin to Play Home-And-Home in 2023 and 2024". arizonawildcats.com. May 22, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[13] "BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Extended Two Years". BigEast.com. August 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[14] Amacher, Ezra (August 22, 2023). "Arizona men's basketball to compete in 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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