Guard Jaden Bradley to return to Arizona for 3rd season

Down the stretch of his first season at Arizona, Jaden Bradley emerged as a go-to force in the backcourt and put together some of his best games in March. That trend spread throughout his entire second year with the Wildcats, finishing as the team’s second-leading scorer.

What does JB have in store for year three?

Bradley will officially return to Arizona for his senior year, the school announced Monday. He’ll join a short list of players who will have spent a third season with the program under Tommy Lloyd.

The 6-foot-3 Bradley had a career year for the UA in 2024-25, averaging 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, playing more than 34 minutes per contest. He started all 37 games after coming off the bench in his first year with the Wildcats following a transfer from Alabama.

Bradley scored in double figures 26 times, going for a career-high 22 against Wisconsin and 21 in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal win over Kansas. In the NCAA Tournament he averaged 15.3 points and shot 54.2 percent including 5 of 9 from 3.

With 73 games at Arizona, Bradley is tied for third among players during the Lloyd era.

Three members of the UA team that went 24-13 and reached the Sweet 16 have been confirmed as returning for next season, including guard Anthony Dell’Orso and forward Tobe Awaka. Center Motiejus Krivas, who was limited to eight games because of a foot injury, is also expected to return while freshman forward Carter Bryant is still deciding whether to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft or come back for another season.

As it stands, those five holdovers would join four incoming freshmen—the UA’s prep recruiting class is ranked 4th nationally—and one transfer, ex-Harvard guard Evan Nelson, leaving Arizona up to five scholarship spots to fill for 2025-26.