Fran Fraschilla, the top ESPN Big XII analyst, said incoming "6-8 Dwayne Aristode should have a huge impact for Tommy Lloyd soon." Aristode is often overlooked in the 2025 Arizona class behind five-star signees Brayden Burries and Koa Peat.
Aristode is the 38th overall prospect and 10th small forward in the 2025 ESPN class rankings. Peat is the 10th-ranked prospect in the 2025 class rankings and Burries is 12th. Arizona had the fourth-best 2025 class in the ESPN rankings that were last published in May.
Arizona officially signed small forward Ivan Kharchenkov on July 1, over a month after the final ESPN rankings were posted.