Arizona Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Arizona Wildcats
 
Big 12 (32-2, 16-2)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/3 vs Florida (93-87), 2/21 at Houston (73-66)
Bad Losses: 2/9 at Kansas (78-82), 2/14 Texas Tech (75-78)
Coach: Tommy Lloyd
 
Probable Starters:
Ivan Kharchenkov, Freshman, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg
Koa Peat, Freshman, Forward, 13.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
Motiejus Krivas, Junior, Center, 10.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.8 bpg
Brayden Burries, Freshman, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.7 rpg, 1.6 spg
Jaden Bradley, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.6 rpg, 1.5 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Tobe Awaka, Senior, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 9.5 rpg
Dwayne Aristode, Freshman, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Anthony Dell’Orso, Senior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 86.7 (14th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.6 (50, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.2 (13, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (7, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.8 (336, 16)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (112, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (132, 8)
Rebound Margin: 11.6 (4, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.4 (22, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.0 (128, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 win over Akron
2025NCAARound of 32 win over Oregon
2025NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Duke
2024NCAARound of 64 win over Long Beach State
2024NCAARound of 32 win over Dayton
2024NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Clemson
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to Princeton
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Wright State
2022NCAARound of 32 win over TCU
2022NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Houston
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Buffalo
2017NCAARound of 64 win over North Dakota
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Saint Mary's
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Xavier
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Wichita State
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Texas Southern
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Ohio State
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Weber State
2014NCAARound of 32 win over Gonzaga
2014NCAARegional Semifinal win over San Diego State
2014NCAARegional Final loss to Wisconsin
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Belmont
2013NCAARound of 32 win over Harvard
2013NCAARegional semifinal loss to Ohio State
2012NITFirst Round loss to Bucknell
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Memphis
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Texas
2011NCAARegional Semifinal win over Duke
2011NCAARegional Final loss to Connecticut
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Utah
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Cleveland State
2009NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Louisville
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to West Virginia
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Purdue
2006NCAARound of 64 win over Wisconsin
2006NCAARound of 32 loss to Villanova
 
*all team stats through 3/8