Arizona Athletics
11/9/2026
Coming off a 20-point win over Cal Poly last week, the 12th-ranked Arizona men's basketball team (1-1) will host in-state foe Northern Arizona (0-2) on Tuesday inside McKale Center at ALKEME Arena.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST on ESPN+, with Daron Sutton, Matt Muehlebach and Corey Williams on the call. Fans can listen to Brian Jeffries and Reggie Geary on the radio call via Wildcats Radio 1290AM.
For more news and notes on the game, continue below.
Arizona Notes & Numbers
> The Wildcats defeated Cal Poly, 104-84, last week to pickup their first win of the season. It marked the 22nd time under head coach Tommy Lloyd that Arizona scored 100 or more points.
> The 22 times reaching 100 points is the third-most of any team since the start of the 2021-22 season. Only Alabama (33) and Gonzaga (27) have done it more.
> Arizona is 77-7 at home under Lloyd, tied for the fourth-most wins in the country. The .917 winning percentage is the sixth-best in the country over that span.
> The Wildcats outscore opponents by 22.0 points per game at home, the third-best scoring differential in the country in home games.
> After Ivan Kharchenkov dropped a career-high 38 points in the season opener against UCLA, Motiejus Krivas scored a career-high 30 points against Cal Poly. As of Nov. 6, the Wildcats are the only team in the country to have two different players score 30 in a game.
> The last time Arizona had two different players score 30 or more points in back to back games was Khalid Reeves and Damon Stoudamire during the 1993-94 season.
> Through the first week of the season, Kharchenkov is listed at the No. 1 player in KenPom’s Player of the Year race. He is averaging 27.0 points, 10 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 54.8% from the floor.
> Arizona has won 19 straight home openers after defeating Cal Poly last week.
> After a quite opener against UCLA, freshman sensation Caleb Holt dropped 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Cal Poly. Holt was the co-MVP of the McDonald’s All-American game and has been named to the Jerry West Award Watch List.
> Motiejus Krivas registered six blocked shots in the opener against UCLA, matching his career high.
> Derek Dixon scored 18 points in his Arizona debut and followed it up with nine points against Cal Poly.
> Sophomore transfer JJ Mandaquit has eight assists and one turnover through two games. When you add in the exhibition games, he has 19 assists and just two turnovers.
LEARN ABOUT LLOYD
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd is in his sixth season as the head coach at Arizona and has a record of 149-37 (.801). It’s the second-best winning percentage among active D-1 head coaches that are in at least their fifth season at the Division I level (Mark Few - Gonzaga).
Last year, Arizona became the first team ever to win 12 games against ranked opponents prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament.
Under Lloyd, Arizona is 35-17 against Top 25 opponents, the best winning percentage in the country. Arizona’s 14-2 (.875) record vs. ranked teams last season were the most by any team in the country.
Lloyd was named 2026 Naismith National Coach of the Year, The Sporting News National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Year. He was named AP Coach of the Year in 2022, making him the fourth coach to be named national coach of the year twice in his first five seasons (Fred Taylor - Ohio State, Tom Izzo - Michigan State, Roy Williams - Kansas).
After sweeping the Big 12 regular season championship and tournament titles, Arizona has won six conference championships - regular season and tournament - in five seasons under Lloyd. (2022, 2024, 2026 seasons; 2022, 2023, 2026 tournaments).
IVAN THE GREAT VS. UCLA
Sophomore Ivan Kharchenkov had one of the most prolific games in program history, finishing with 38 points and 10 rebounds against UCLA. The list of Wildcats to reach those numbers in a game prior to Kharchenkov include:
- Al Fleming vs. Detroit (Jan. 10, 1976 - 41 points, 11 rebs)
- Bob Elliott vs. Utah (Feb. 15, 1975 - 39 points, 12 rebs)
- Bob Elliott vs. Cal (Dec. 27, 1974 - 38 points, 11 rebs)
- Al Fleming vs. SDSU (Dec. 7, 1974 - 39 points, 17 rebs)
- Bob Elliott vs. Arizona St. (Feb. 2, 1974 - 38 points, 25 rebs)
- Coniel Norman vs. BYU (Feb. 24, 1973 - 38 points, 10 rebs)
Kharchenkov became the second DI player in the last 30 years to have at least 35 points and 10 rebounds against an AP Top 25 team in a season opener. The other was Tennessee-Martin’s Lester Hudson at No. 3 Memphis to start 2007-08 (35, 10).
MOST WINS IN FIRST 6 SEASONS (NCAA History)
| 1. Brad Stevens (Butler) | 166-49 |
| T2. Jamie Dixon (Pitt) | 163-45 |
| T2. Shaka Smart (VCU) | 163-56 |
| 4. Everett Case (NC State) | 161-39 |
| T5. Roy Williams (Kansas) | 159-45 |
| T5. Mark Few (Gonzaga) | 159-37 |
| T5. Dave Rose (BYU) | 159-37 |
| 8. Eric Musselman (Nevada, Arkansas) | 155-53 |
| T9. Steve Prohm (Murray State, Iowa State) | 151-52 |
| T9. Brian Dutcher (San Diego State) | 151-47 |
| – Tommy Lloyd (Arizona) | 149-37 |
NCAA WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
| 1. Mark Few (Gonzaga) | 772-156 | .832 |
| 2. Tommy Lloyd (Arizona) | 149-37 | .801 |
| 3. Josh Schertz (Saint Louis) | 451-130 | .776 |
| 4. Bill Self (Kansas) | 840-272 | .755 |
| 5. John Calipari (Arkansas) | 863-284 | .752 |
(Min. five years as D1 head coach; includes record at four-year U.S. colleges only)
Current Wildcats on NBA Rosters (as of 11/9/26)
- Tobe Awaka, Chicago Bulls (2-way)
- Deandre Ayton, Washington Wizards
- Jaden Bradley, Toronto Raptors
- Carter Bryant, San Antonio Spurs
- Brayden Burries, Milwaukee Bucks
- Aaron Gordon, Denver Nuggets
- Josh Green, Utah Jazz
- Keshad Johnson, Miami Heat (2-way)
- Pelle Larsson, Miami Heat
- Caleb Love, Philadelphia 76ers
- Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz
- Bennedict Mathurin, New Orleans Pelicans
- T.J. McConnell, Indiana Pacers
- Zeke Nnaji, Denver Nuggets
- Koa Peat, Phoenix Suns
- Brandon Williams, Golden State Warriors
- Steve Kerr - head coach, Golden State Warriors
