Arizona’s 2027 recruiting board is already taking shape, and Tommy Lloyd has two of the class’ biggest names lined up for fall visits.
Five-star center Darius Wabbington and four-star point guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. are both scheduled to come to Tucson, giving the Wildcats an early shot at two elite prospects before the recruiting calendar shifts into its next quiet stretch. The live evaluation period for college basketball recruiting ends Sunday, followed by a week of limited contact before the August dead period begins.
Wabbington, a 6-foot-11 center from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, will visit Arizona on October 25, he told 247Sports’ Dushawn London. He’s also set to take trips to Indiana, Louisville and North Carolina, while Kentucky and Texas remain in the mix.
Ranked No. 12 in the 2027 class and the fourth-best prospect in Arizona, Wabbington made it clear why the Wildcats are in such a strong position.
“That’s the backyard school,” he told 247. “I have a great relationship with coach Lloyd, coach (Jack) Murphy and the rest of the coaching staff.
I’ve been down there a couple of times. I love the system.
They had success and made it to the Final Four this past year.”
Bowman Jr. is also headed to Arizona, he told 247’s Travis Branham, though the date has not been announced. The 6-foot-3 guard from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, is the son of former NFL NaVorro Brown and comes in as a consensus top-20 recruit and the top prospect in California.
His interest in Arizona was sparked by what he saw from the Wildcats this past season.
“The season they had stood out to me,” he told 247. “ Jaden Bradley and Brayden Burries are great point guards and I feel like we have similar games, so that stood out to me.”
Arizona’s list of competition for Bowman Jr. includes Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Miami and North Carolina.
Wabbington and Bowman Jr. are two of just six players in the 2027 class who have confirmed Arizona offers, according to 247. The other four are five-star guard Adan Diggs, four-star guard Jason Gardner Jr., four-star center Cherif Millogo and four-star center Kamsi Awaka, the younger brother of former Arizona big Tobe Awaka.
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