Arizona Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2026 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2025 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Akron |
| 2025 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oregon |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Duke |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Long Beach State |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Dayton |
| 2024 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Clemson |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Princeton |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wright State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over TCU |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Houston |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Buffalo |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Dakota |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Saint Mary’s |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Wichita State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas Southern |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Wisconsin |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Weber State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Gonzaga |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over San Diego State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Wisconsin |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Belmont |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Harvard |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional semifinal loss to Ohio State |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round loss to Bucknell |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Memphis |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Duke |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Utah |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Cleveland State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to West Virginia |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Purdue |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wisconsin |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Villanova |
*all team stats through 3/8
