Longtime college basketball writer Andy Katz ranked Arizona junior center Motiejus Krvias ninth among his list of the top 10 bigs in the nation entering the 2025-26 season. Krivas is returning after he had season season-ending surgery and only played eight games in 2024-25.
Krivas has averaged 5.6 points per game, 2.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 12.8 minutes over 44 games while shooting 55.3 percent from the field and 70.0 percent from the free throw line in two seasons with Arizona. In the Arizona exhibition win over St. Mary's, Krivas had 14 points and 17 rebounds.