Former Washington guard JJ Mandaquit is heading to the Big 12 to play for a well-recognized face. Mandaquit dedicated to move coach Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats, On3’s Joe Tipton has confirmed. ESPN’s Jeff Borzello was first to report the information.
Lloyd is the present head coach of the United States U-19 group. Mandaquit was part of a gold medal-winning group, and now, the 2 are set to work collectively on the school stage. Getting an analogous sort of result’s the objective. Just changing a gold medal with a nationwide championship.
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Adding Mandaquit definitely helps Arizona’s possibilities of doing so. He was a strong rotation participant for Washington as a real freshman, taking part in in 22 video games and beginning six of them. Mandaquit averaged 5.2 factors on 43.6% from the sector and 28.2% behind the three-point line. Just over two rebounds and three assists per sport pop up as properly.
From a participant standpoint, there could possibly be some familiarity for Mandaquit as soon as arriving in Tucson. Incoming Five-Star Plus+ prospect Caleb Holt was a teammate of his on the U-19 United States group. Holt dedicated to Arizona not too way back, desirous to play for Lloyd. Another teammate was Koa Peat, who has not but introduced his intentions for the 2026-2027 season. But many count on him to depart in favor of the 2026 NBA Draft.
Mandaquit signed with the Huskies as a four-star prospect and the No. 6-ranked level guard within the 2025 recruiting cycle out of Utah Prep (Hilo, Hawaii), the place he was additionally the No. 4 participant within the state and No. 49 participant total in accordance with the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted common of all three main recruiting media providers. He’ll have three seasons of collegiate eligibility wherever he lands.
To sustain with the most recent gamers on the transfer, try On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are glorious assets to remain updated with the most recent strikes.
On3’s Alex Byington contributed to this report
