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Arizona's Motiejus Krivas Named Preseason AP All-American
Arizona's Motiejus Krivas earns preseason AP All-American honors as the Wildcats aim for national championship contention.
In brief
Arizona's Motiejus Krivas earns preseason AP All-American honors as the Wildcats aim for national championship contention. Arizona's Motiejus Krivas becomes the second preseason AP All-American under coach Tommy Lloyd, joining Caleb Love. Originally reported by Arizona Wildcats On SI.
Arizona Wildcats' 2026-27 expectations
Expectations are high for Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats in 2026-27, coming off the program's first Final Four run in 25 years.
National championship conversation
Arizona is already in the national championship conversation, even with only two players from last year's rotation back in the mix.
Krivas and Kharchenkov named All-Big 12
Both Motiejus Krivas and Ivan Kharchenkov are widely considered among the best in the entire sport and were named to the preseason All Big 12 team.
Krivas earns preseason AP All-American
Krivas is now officially a preseason AP All-American - as announced on Wednesday.
AP Preseason All-American Team
Krivas was one of five players selected to the team, alongside Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears, Florida forward Thomas Haugh, Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner, and Illinois forward David Mirkovic.
Other players receiving votes
19 other players received votes, including Kharchenkov and three other Big 12 players: BYU guard Rob Wright, Kansas freshman forward Tyran Stokes, and Texas Tech big man JT Toppin.
Krivas becomes second AP All-American under Lloyd
Krivas becomes the second preseason AP All-American under coach Lloyd, joining Caleb Love who made the list ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Krivas aims for fourth AP All-American
Krivas is hoping to become the fourth AP All-American coached by Lloyd at Arizona, alongside Love, Azuolas Tubelis (2nd team in 2023) and Bennedict Mathurin (2nd team in 2022).
Krivas' breakout junior season
Krivas had a breakout junior season in Tucson, averaging 10.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks in 25.4 minutes last year.
Krivas' defensive impact
His 73 blocked shots ranked No. 17 in the country, and Arizona held opponents to a ridiculously low 36.7% field goal rate while he was on the floor, the best in the nation.
Exhibition game preparation
Now, with Koa Peat, Brayden Burries, and Jaden Bradley out the door, Krivas has a path to an even bigger role offensively down on the block - and that played out in the team's first…
The big picture
Arizona's Motiejus Krivas becomes the second preseason AP All-American under coach Tommy Lloyd, joining Caleb Love.
