After splitting his summer work between Arizona and two Canadian national teams, 6-foot-7 sophomore Bennedict Mathurin weighed in 15 pounds heavier at 210 on the 2021-22 roster the Wildcats updated Thursday.
Now a projected first-round NBA Draft pick in 2022, Mathurin went to camp with Canada's senior team in June and then helped lead his country's U19 team to a bronze medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup in July.
Center Christian Koloko was the only other Wildcat posting a weight gain, up five pounds to 230 on his 7-foot-1 frame, while reserve wing Tautvilas Tubelis dropped five pounds to 220 on his 6-7 body. Koloko has said he missed offseason strength training time in 2020 thanks to California health restrictions.
No other returning Wildcats showed height or weight differences from those posted last season, while none of them changed jersey numbers. All of the heights listed are with shoes on and half-inches rounded up, meaning players are normally an inch or two shorter without shoes.
Of the new Wildcats, freshman guard Shane Nowell took No. 1 and freshman wing Adama Bal No. 2 while the transfers kept the numbers at their schools last season: Sophomore guard Pelle Larsson will wear No. 3, super senior guard Justin Kier kept the No. 5 he wore at Georgia last season, sophomore Oumar Ballo kept his No. 11 from Gonzaga and senior forward Kim Aiken will wear the same No. 24 he did last season for Eastern Washington.
Last season, Daniel Batcho wore No. 1, Jemarl Baker was No. 3, Tibet Gorene was No. 5 and Ira Lee was No. 11.
