Wildcats in the Pros - Men's Basketball Edition
Oct 4, 2021
As the 2021-22 basketball season draws closer for the Arizona men's basketball program, we pause from that to take a look at former men's basketball players that have already begun competing professionally around the world or are slated to start in the future.
Highlighting the list of former Wildcats in the pros are the nine Wildcats on active NBA rosters along with the two NBA head coaches. Additionally, there are eight others serving as NBA assistant coaches and 17 competing overseas.
Below is a list of the current professional players and the country they are playing in:
| Arizona Wildcats in the NBA | |
| Deandre Ayton | Phoenix Suns |
| Josh Green | Dallas Mavericks |
| Aaron Gordon | Denver Nuggets |
| Solomon Hill | Atlanta Hawks |
| Andre Iguodala | Golden State Warriors |
| Stanley Johnson | Chicago Bulls |
| Lauri Markkanen | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| T.J. McConnell | Indiana Pacers |
| Zeke Nnaji | Denver Nuggets |
| Arizona Wildcats Coaching in the NBA | |
| Steve Kerr | Head Coach, Golden State Warriors |
| Luke Walton | Head Coach, Sacramento Kings |
| Joseph Blair | Washington Wizards Assistant Coach |
| Matt Brase | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Bret Brielmaier | Orlando Magic Assistant Coach |
| Quinton Crawford | Los Angeles Lakers Assistant Coach |
| Bruce Fraser | Golden State Player Development Coach |
| Jessie Mermuys | Orlando Magic Assistant Coach |
| Miles Simon | Los Angeles Lakers Assistant Coach, G-League Head Coach |
| Damon Stoudamire | Boston Celtics Assistant Coach |
| Arizona Wildcats Playing Professionally Worldwide | |
| Rawle Alkins | JobStairs Giessesn 46ers (Germany) |
| Kadeem Allen | Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa (Israel) |
| Brandon Ashley | Fortitudo BO (Italy) |
| Daniel Dillon | Waverley Falcons (Australia) |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey) |
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany) |
| Grant Jerrett | Avtodor (Russia) |
| Nick Johnson | JSF Nanterre (France) |
| Ryan Luther | Gaziantep BAsketbol (Turkey) |
| Mark Lyons | Balikesir (Turkey) |
| Nicolo Mannion | Virtus BO (Italy) |
| Keanu Pinder | Cairns Taipans (Australia) |
| Dusan Ristic | Fuenlabrada (Spain) |
| Kobi Simmons | Arged BM Stal Ostrow Weilkopolski (Poland) |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | AX Armani Exchange Milano (Italy) |
| Derrick Williams | Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv (Israel) |
| Gabe York | Varese (Italy) |