Meet the 2026-27 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Class: Fifth year

From: Suwannee, Ga.

Previous team: Clemson

Size: 6-8, 240

Probable role: Starting power forward

Age: 23

Instagram: randallgodfreyjr

Also true: Testified in a Georgia courtroom in support of a “five-for-five” lawsuit that he has been a plaintiff in, seeking a fifth year of eligibility in 2026-27.

CAMERON HOLMES | 2

Class: Freshman

From: Goodyear

Previous team: Millennium HS

Size: 6-6, 215

Probable role: Key reserve forward

Age: 19

Instagram: cameronholmes

Also true: Native of Nashville who moved to the Phoenix area at age 10 with an older brother, DaRon, who chose Dayton over UA and went on to become a 22nd overall pick of the Denver Nuggets.

CALEB HOLT | 3

Class: Freshman

From: Huntsville, Ala.

Previous team: Prolific Prep

Size: 6-6, 205

Probable role: Starting shooting guard

Age: 18

Instagram: iamcalebholt

Also true: Played for UA coach Tommy Lloyd and with former UA forward Koa Peat on the USA Basketball junior team that won a gold medal in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland.

BRYCE JAMES | 6

Class: Second-year freshman

From: Akron, Ohio

Previous team: Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, Calif.)

Size: 6-5 200

Probable role: Reserve guard

Age: 19

Instagram: _justbryce

Also true: Son of LeBron James, who signed at age 15 for representation with Klutch Sports, which also represents Caleb Holt.

DEREK DIXON | 7

Class: Sophomore

From: Vienna, Va.

Previous team: North Carolina

Size: 6-5, 205

Probable role: Starting point guard

Age: 20

Instagram: thederekdixon

Also true: Known to be the best golfer on the roster by far.

IVAN KHARCHENKOV | 8

Class: Sophomore

From: Munich, Germany

Previous team: Bayern Munich

Size: 6-7, 240 (up 20 pounds)

Probable role: Starting small forward

Age: 20

Instagram: ik__10__

Also true: Grew up in Germany with parents who emigrated from Russia, including a father who played for the Soviet Union basketball team that won the 1974 FIBA World Cup.

JACKSON COOK | 11

Class: Junior

From: Oxford, England

Previous team: Montverde Academy

Size: 6-2 185

Probable role: Walk-on guard

Age: 24

Instagram: jacksonn.cook

Also true: Played with Oregon junior Kwame Evans and No. 1 NBA pick Cooper Flagg at Montverde Academy.

UGNIUS JARUSEVICIUS | 12

Class: Senior

From: Alytus, Lithuania

Last team: Nebraska

Size: 6-11, 255

Probable role: Backup center

Age: 22

Instagram: None

Also true: Nicknamed “Oogie” as a college player, he played only one game last season at Nebraska because of back issues.

MOTIEJUS KRIVAS | 13

Class: Senior

From: Siauliai, Lithuania

Previous team: Zalgiris 2

Size: 7-2, 265

Probable role: Starting center

Age: 21

Instagram: mkrivas14

Also true: Played in the same prestigious Lithuanian club that now features former UA standout forward Azuolas Tubelis on its senior team.

ENDURANCE AIYAMENKHUE | 14

Class: Freshman

From: Amsterdam

Previous team: Ratiopharm Ulm, Germany

Size: 6-11, 235

Probable role: Reserve forward

Age: 19

Instagram: endi_2007

Also true: Father makes Nigerian sugar bread and other goods at his bakery in Amsterdam.

MABIL MAWUT | 20

Class: Second-year freshman

From: Bor Town, South Sudan

Previous team: Our Savior Lutheran HS, Bronx, NY

Size: 6-11, 215

Probable role: Reserve forward

Age: 21

Instagram: _mabil

Also true: Born Mabilmawut Kon Mabil in Kenya, he started the “Children of the Nile” charity, which donates shoes and other items to refugees from South Sudan.

JOAQUIN RIGDON | 21

Class: Freshman

From: Costa Mesa, Calif.

Previous team: Pacifica Christian HS

Size: 6-4 185

Probable role: Walk-on guard

Age: 20

Instagram: joaquin.rigdon

Also true: Father, Dylan Rigdon, was a key role player off the bench as a senior on UA’s 1994 Final Four team and brother, Eamon, plays for USC’s volleyball team.

ADDISON ARNOLD | 22

Class: Junior

From: Simi Valley, Calif.

Previous team: Royal HS

Size: 6-3, 185

Probable role: Walk-on guard

Age: 24

Instagram: addisonarnold_

Also true: From a basketball family including a grandfather, Frank Arnold, who was head coach at BYU and Hawaii, and a father, Gib Arnold, who once played for ASU and was head coach at Hawaii

JJ MANDAQUIT | 23

Class: Sophomore

From: Hilo, Hawaii

Previous team: Washington

Size: 6-1, 200

Probable role: Backup point guard

Age: 19

Instagram: jj.mandaquit

Also true: Is roommate and friend of Arizona football linebacker Nela Taliauli, who once attended Iolani School of Honolulu with him before Mandaquit transferred to Utah Prep.

EVAN OTTEN | 30

Class: Junior

From: Terrebonne, Ore.

Previous team: Idaho State

Size: 6-11, 240

Probable role: Reserve center

Age: 21

Instagram: evanotten30

Also true: Shares family passion for fixing up and reselling cars out of a home shop.

MAKSIM BRNOVIC | 35

Class: Freshman

From: Podgorica, Montenegro

Previous team: Zalgiris 2

Size: 6-10, 210

Probable role: Reserve forward

Age: 18

Instagram: brnovic_m

Also true: Started wearing No. 35 because his father told him that he reminded him of famously versatile Kevin Durant, who became an NBA star wearing that number.

TOMMY LLOYD

Head coach

Age: 51

From: Kelso, Washington

Previous team: Gonzaga (assistant coach)

College: Whitman, ’98

Instagram: None

Also true: Grandfather of three — son Liam is father to a two-year-old boy (Luca) and an eight-month-old girl (Londyn), while daughter Sofia is mother to a 3-month-old boy, Roman.

JACK MURPHY

Associate head coach

Age: 47

From: Las Vegas

Previous team: NAU (head coach)

College: Arizona, ’02

Instagram: None

Also true: Daughter, Emma, helped Salpointe Catholic to a girls’ tennis state title in 2025 as a sophomore and won a doubles and team state title as a junior last spring.

TJ BENSON

Assistant coach

Age: 40

From: Tempe

Previous team: Gonzaga (coordinator of basketball administration)

College: Weber State, ‘09

Instagram: tjbenson1

Also true: Played for Mesa Community College, Weber State and GCU as a collegian, while having a younger brother (Casey) who is now an assistant coach at ASU.

BRANDON CHAPPELL

Assistant coach

Age: 43

From: Beaumont, Texas

Previous team: Texas (assistant coach)

College: Lamar, ‘06

Instagram: None

Also true: Earned a master’s degree at NAU in Educational Leadership while serving as a graduate assistant under then-head coach Jack Murphy.

EVAN MANNING

Assistant coach

Age: 33

From: Lawrence, Kansas

Previous team: Army (assistant coach)

College: Kansas, ‘16

Instagram: evan5manning

Also true: Father of an 11-month-old boy, Cameron, with his fiancée Lucia.

KEVIN PANGOS

Assistant coach

Age: 33

From: Holland Landing, Ontario

Previous team: Esenler Erokspor of Turkey (player)

Instagram: kpangos

Also true: Starred at Gonzaga when UA coach Tommy Lloyd served on the Zags’ staff.