ARIZONA BASKETBALL

2023 4-star guard K.J. Lewis commits to Arizona Wildcats

Mar 9, 2022, 7:43 PM | Updated: 7:46 pm

The Arizona Wildcats received a commitment from four-star guard K.J. Lewis on Wednesday.

Lewis played his latest high school basketball in Texas but grew up in the Tucson area.

The 6-foot-4 guard is ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 23 recruit in the country, a top-three shooting guard in his class.

Pac-12 Player of the Year and sophomore shooting guard Bennedict Mathurin is a potential lottery pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, which would leave Lewis an opportunity to step into some legitimate playing time right away if Mathurin were to enter the draft.

Lewis joins five-star point guard Kylan Boswell as the Wildcats’ second commitment of head coach Tommy Lloyd’s 2022 class.

Lloyd’s first season in Tucson has been a rousing success thus far, leading the program to a 28-3 regular-season record and No. 2 ranking in the country prior to the start of the Pac-12 Tournament.

The Wildcats’ first game of the tournament is on Thursday against Stanford in Las Vegas.

Arizona Basketball

Caleb Love...

Kevin Zimmerman

Caleb Love left off early entry list, 3 other Arizona Wildcats eligible for 2024 NBA Draft

Pelle Larsson, K.J. Lewis and Jaden Bradley were the Arizona players on the early entry list for the 2024 NBA Draft. Caleb Love was not.

3 days ago

Tobe Awaka #11 of the Tennessee Volunteers...

Arizona Sports

Tennessee big man transfer Tobe Awaka lands with Arizona

The Arizona Wildcats are adding former Tennessee big man Tobe Awaka through the transfer portal, he told On3's Joe Tipton.

4 days ago

Dennis Evans...

Arizona Sports

Grand Canyon basketball lands Louisville transfer, former 4-star recruit Dennis Evans

Dennis Evans, a 7-foot transfer from Louisville, announced his commitment to Grand Canyon men's basketball on social media Friday.

7 days ago

Trey Townsend of Oakland...

Arizona Sports

Trey Townsend transfers to Arizona after NCAA Tournament run with Oakland

Trey Townsend will transfer from Oakland to Arizona. His commitment fills a hole at power forward for the Wildcats.

9 days ago

Arizona Wildcats guard KJ Lewis dribbles up the court...

Arizona Sports

Arizona Wildcats guard KJ Lewis testing NBA Draft waters, will maintain college eligibility

Wildcats guard KJ Lewis announced Tuesday that he is going through the NBA Draft process while still maintaining his college eligibility.

10 days ago

Pelle Larsson #3 of the Arizona Wildcats lines up a shot during the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2024...

Damon Allred

Arizona’s Pelle Larsson declares for 2024 NBA Draft, forgoes remaining eligibility

Arizona Wildcats wing Pelle Larsson declared for the 2024 NBA Draft and will forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility.

15 days ago

2023 4-star guard K.J. Lewis commits to Arizona Wildcats