The historically strong Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball program is firmly among the Top 25 teams once again.
The Wildcats return with a strong cast of players, including The Arizona Republic’s three-time high school boys basketball Player of the Year, former Gilbert Perry forward Koa Peat.
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Arizona is ranked No. 13 in the 2025-26 Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll, released on Monday, Oct. 13.
ESPN projects the Wildcats’ starting lineup will include Peat, a top player in Perry’s championship dynasty of four consecutive state championships, including the past three in the Open Division.
Arizona’s remaining projected starters are returnees Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell’Orso; Peat’s fellow 2025 McDonald’s All-American, Brayden Burries; and power forward Tobe Awaka.
LeBron James’ son Bryce is a freshman on Arizona’s roster, too.
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The Wildcats finished last season 24-13, third in the Big 12 Conference standings, and lost in the NCAA Tournament as the East Region’s No. 4 seed to No. 1 Duke.
Here are the 12 teams above Arizona in the preseason rankings:
Arizona opens its season with a game on TNT in just three weeks against the defending national champion Florida at the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. MST.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona men’s basketball in Top 25; Koa Peat a projected starter
