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Freshman forward Dwayne Aristode will wear No. 2, while former walk-on Addison Arnold switched from 2 to 22; freshman wing Ivan Kharchenkov will wear No. 8, while Jackson Francois switched from 8 to 7; and senior guard Evan Nelson will wear No. 21 while Jackson Cook moves from 21 to 11.

Of the Wildcats’ other new players, freshman guard Brayden Burries will wear the No. 5 jersey that KJ Lewis left behind when he transferred to Georgetown, freshman forward Sidi Gueye will wear the No. 15 that departing walk-on Grant Weitman had, freshman forward Mabil Mawut will wear No. 20 and freshman forward Koa Peat will wear No. 10.

No Arizona player has worn No. 10 or 20 since the Tubelis brothers did in 2022-23, when Azuolas was No. 10 and Tautvilas was No. 20.

Arizona’s 16-player roster includes 12 players who were recruited as scholarship (and now rev-share) players, plus four others who were recruited as walk-ons. Eight of the 16 players are new, and only four of the returnees were recruited as scholarship players.

While men’s basketball rosters are now capped at 15 regardless of whether players are on scholarship, the House settlement included a grandfather provision allowing former walk-ons to retain their roster spots if they still had eligibility remaining.

The Wildcats had 20 players last season, counting eight walk-ons.

Here’s a breakdown of changes from Arizona’s 2024-25 roster to the 2025-26 version:

Returning players

• 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
• Addison Arnold, G, 6-3, sophomore#
• Jackson Francois, G, 6-5, senior#
• Jackson Cook, G, 6-3 sophomore#
• Sven Djopmo, G, 6-2, 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
• Sidi Gueye, F, 6-11, freshman
• Ivan Kharchenkov, 6-8, freshman
• Mabil Mawut, F, 6-11, freshman

Departed players

• Carter Bryant, F, 6-8 (NBA Draft)
• Luke Champion, F, 6-8 (former walk-on, out of eligibility)
• Will Kuykendall, G, 6-3 (former walk-on, transferred to Baylor)
• KJ Lewis, G, 6-4 (transferred to Georgetown)
• Liam Lloyd, G, 6-5 (former walkon, out of eligibility)
• Caleb Love, G, 6-4 (out of eligibility)
• Conrad Martinez, G, 6-0 (transferred to High Point)
• Emmanuel Stephen, C, 7-0 (transferred to UNLV)
• Trey Townsend, F, 6-6 (out of eligibility)
• Henri Veesaar, F/C, 7-0, (transferred to North Carolina)
• Grant Weitman, G, 6-4, (out of eligibility)
• Luke Champion, F, 6-8, (out of eligibility)

# Walk-on player in 2024-25. The term no longer exists, though players on rosters aren’t required to receive scholarships.

Arizona’s potential 2025-26 depth chart

PG — Bradley/Nelson

SG — Burries/Aristode

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PF — Peat/Gueye

C — Awaka/Krivas

Developmental: James, Mawut

Former walk-ons: Arnold, Cook, Djopmo, Francois