After announcing that Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell'Orso would return next season, Arizona added that center Motiejus Krivas has re-signed to play in 2025-26 after an injury plagued season with the Wildcats.
A projected starter and first-round NBA Draft pick last fall, Krivas missed most of the 2024 preseason with a stress-related foot/ankle injury and was shut down for the season after playing in the Wildcats' first eight games.
Mo has re-signed and will be BACK next season 🐻⬇️ pic.twitter.com/dHbLAukvvc
— Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) April 14, 2025
Krivas said during the NCAA Tournament that he hoped to become fully cleared early this summer, though he indicated then it did not imply he was returning to Arizona; Krivas said his injury "doesn’t change anything" about his future plans.
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Arizona center Motiejus Krivas sits on the sideline wearing a boot on his left foot before the start of the game against UCLA at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Dec. 14, 2024.
But Krivas' return will give him a chance to finish his rehabilitation in Tucson and to play fully in 2025-26, when he will team with returning starter Tobe Awaka and incoming five-star freshman forward Koa Peat in rotating into UA's two post positions.
Arizona's roster transition to date:
Returning
Tobe Awaka, C, 6-8, senior
Jaden Bradley, G, 6-3, senior
Anthony Dell’Orso, G/F, 6-6, senior
Motiejus Krivas, C, 7-2, junior
Undetermined
Carter Bryant, F, 6-8, sophomore
Addison Arnold, G, 6-3, sophomore#
Jackson Francois, G, 6-5, senior #
Jackson Cook, G, 6-3 sophomore#
Newcomers
Evan Nelson, G, 6-2, senior (Harvard transfer)
Bryce James, G, 6-4, freshman
Koa Peat, F, 6-8, freshman
Dwayne Aristode, F, 6-8, freshman
Brayden Burries, F, 6-4, freshman
Departed
KJ Lewis, G, 6-4, junior (Georgetown)
Caleb Love, G, 6-4, out of eligibility
Conrad Martinez, G, 6-0 (in transfer portal)
Emmanuel Stephen, C, 7-0, sophomore (UNLV)
Trey Townsend, F, 6-6, out of eligibility
Henri Veesaar, F/C, 7-0, junior (North Carolina)
Grant Weitman, G, 6-4, out of eligibility
Luke Champion, F, 6-8, out of eligibility
# Instead of unlimited walk-ons and a 13-player scholarship limit, rosters will be capped at 15 next season. It is not clear yet if UA will be including the returning walk-ons within that 15-player limit in 2025-26.
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