Tommy Lloyd has spent plenty of time building Arizona’s reputation on the international trail, but the Wildcats’ recruiting success under him has become a lot broader than that. The latest 2027 rankings are another reminder that Tucson is in the thick of the race for some of the class’s best prospects.
Rivals’ updated 2027 board includes four Arizona targets in the top 25, led by local guard Adan Diggs at No. 6 overall. Diggs has now settled in as a consensus elite prospect, ranking No. 6 at Rivals and 247, and No. 7 at ESPN.
The Millennium product turned in a strong summer and backed up the rankings with production in the EYBL, where he averaged 18.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.8 steals. At 6'4 with a 6'7 wingspan, he brings the kind of two-way upside that has made him one of the most sought-after guards in the country. Arizona is viewed as the heavy favorite, though Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, and plenty of others are in the mix.
If Arizona gets Diggs, it would be another big backcourt win for Lloyd after landing one-and-done stars Koa Peat and Brayden Burries in 2025 and expected one-and-done Caleb Holt in 2026.
The Wildcats are also involved with several other high-end 2027 names. Their offer list includes forward Asa Montgomery, who ranks No. 3, guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. at No. 12, centers Darius Wabbington at No.
17, Cherif Millogo at No. 30, and Kamsi Awaka at No. 31, along with guard Jason Gardner Jr. at No. 66.
Rivals currently has Arizona among the top schools for Bowman, Wabbington, Awaka, and Millogo. Montgomery and Gardner, at least for now, are projected to end up elsewhere.
Bowman, a 6'3 point guard from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, is set to make his official visit to Arizona on Sep. 25. He just finished a trip to UConn and still has visits lined up at Illinois and Texas before heading to Tucson.
Wabbington, a 6'11 center from Phoenix, is scheduled to visit alongside Bowman in late September. He recently visited Indiana and also has trips set for Illinois, North Carolina, and Texas.
Awaka, a 6'10 big man from New Jersey and the younger brother of former Wildcat Tobe Awaka, has offers from Florida, Michigan State, and UConn, among others, but has not set any visits yet.
Millogo, meanwhile, is a 7'2, 210-pound center from Massachusetts with offers from Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, BYU, and others, and he also has not scheduled any official visits at this point.
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