Arizona officially announced the addition of Australian wing Anthony Dell'Orso, with coach Tommy Lloyd saying the Campbell transfer will bring versatility to the Wildcats next season.
Dell'Orso earned second-team all-Coastal Athletic Association honors last season when he averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 49.2% overall and 38.0% from 3-point range. He was the Big South's Freshman of the Year in 2022-23 before Campbell moved to the CAA.
"Anthony has been an outstanding player the past two seasons at Campbell, showing his versatile skillset that helped him earn all-conference honors each year," Lloyd said in a UA statement. "He has been an efficient scorer in college from inside and outside the 3-point line and is able to get to the free throw line and convert at high level. We look forward to him joining the Arizona basketball family and developing his game towards the next steps in his basketball career."
Though he played mostly against mid- and low-major competition, Dell'Orso has proven an efficient scorer who also drew 5.1 fouls per 40 minutes -- and hit free throws at an 80.6% rate. In addition, he ranked among the top 400 players nationally with a defensive rebounding percentage of 17.8.
Dell'Orso is expected to play a key reserve role off the bench for the Wildcats, who are still waiting to learn whether guard Caleb Love will return next season or stay in the NBA Draft. Love has until May 29 to decide.
If Love returns and five-star guard Joson Sanon reclassifies to join the Wildcats next season, Arizona will have a full complement of 13 scholarship players.
Arizona recruiting target Hudson Greer, a five-star wing in the class of 2025, is transferring to Montverde Academy for his senior season. Greer is among the 30 players invited to USA Basketball's U18 training camp that begins Thursday.
Lloyd is serving as head coach of the U18 team for camp and its ensuing participation in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in Argentina.
ESPN moved Pelle Larsson into the No. 43 spot on its updated mock NBA Draft, with former UA teammate Keshad Johnson at 48. ESPN had Larsson rated the No. 48 best available player entering the NBA Combine last week, with Johnson at 47.
ESPN's Jonathan Givony said Larsson also played well at a pro day in Las Vegas on Monday.
