Mabil Mawut ‘1000%’ committed to Arizona men’s basketball

The Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team gained the commitment of forward Mabil Mawut for 2025-26, he and the team announced on Friday.

“1000% committed,” he said in a social media post.

The 6-foot-11 forward out of South Sudan has been playing high school ball for Our Saviour Lutheran School in New York.

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— MABILMAWUT KON MABIL (@_Mabil1) March 8, 2025

Mawut now heads to the Wildcats with other international players already on the roster, highlighted by Motiejus Krivas (Lithuania), Anthony Dell’Orso (Australia) and Dwayne Aristode (Netherlands). Sidi Gueye (Senegal) also recently committed to Arizona.

Mabil Mawut represents latest Arizona Wildcats addition

He and Gueye mark the latest additions to the program, joining high-profile freshmen Koa Peat, Brayden Burries, Bryce James and Aristode. Evan Nelson is also headed to the Wildcats after transferring from Harvard this offseason.

There’s been no shortage of departures, either, with KJ Lewis (Georgetown), Henri Veesaar (North Carolina), Emmanuel Stephen (UNLV) and Conrad Martinez (High Point) heading elsewhere through the portal.

The Wildcats also saw Caleb Love and Trey Townsend exhaust their remaining college eligibility. Carter Bryant is reportedly entering the 2025 NBA Draft, though can still maintain his college eligibility by withdrawing his name from consideration by May 28.

The Wildcats made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament but fell, 100-93, to Duke.

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