On what could be the last day of the this season, Arizona just picked up a potential centerpiece for the next one.
Koa Peat, a 5-star forward from Gilbert, has committed to the Wildcats for 2025-26. He made his announcement Thursday morning on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN.
NEWS: 5⭐️ Koa Peat, a top-10 recruit in the country, has committed to Arizona, he tells @On3Recruits. https://t.co/W0iOdnBrwQ pic.twitter.com/FPj9uvu6bp
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) March 27, 2025
“I felt like Arizona was right situation for me and Coach Tommy is a great coach..
They’re a winning program and I’m excited to play at McKale” ~ @kpeat10 #PMSLive https://t.co/E12nYPnHgI pic.twitter.com/hD81Ke3rDt
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 27, 2025
The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Peat is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 8 player in the 2025 recruiting class, as well as the 4th-best power forward and the No. 1 prospect from Arizona. He plays for Perry High School, which recently won its fourth consecutive title, and last week Peat was named Gatorade Arizona Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the third year in a row.
“I wanna give a special thanks to my family for their unwavering support..
Special shoutout to my teammates who I know are watching right now” ~ @kpeat10 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/HWvflFUXXK
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 27, 2025
Peat, who picked the Wildcats over ASU, Baylor, Houston and Texas Tech, becomes Arizona’s highest-ranked commit since center Deandre Ayton (3rd) in 2017. The highest-ranked signee under Lloyd has been Carter Bryant, who was 24th in the 2024 recruiting class.
The spring signing period for prep basketball recruits begins April 16, at which time Peat will join a 2025 class that includes fall signee Dwayne Aristode, a 5-star wing, and 3-star shooting guard Bryce James—the younger son of LeBron James—who committed to the UA on Jan. 1.