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Caleb Holt has some big shoes to fill for Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats.
The 6’5 guard is the latest 5-star talent to arrive in Tucson, with potential not just to go one-and-done, but to get selected among the first three picks in the 2027 NBA draft.
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After struggling offensively during Arizona’s foreign tour this summer and having an inefficient night at the Red-Blue Showcase in late September, Holt seemed to find his groove in Arizona’s 93-69 exhibition win over San Francisco on Tuesday night.
Caleb Holt is finding his role in Arizona’s offense
Mar 31, 2026; Glendale, AZ, USA; Caleb Holt (3) during the McDonalds All American Boys Game at Desert Diamond Arena. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Joining a Final Four team as a 5-star freshman is not easy, especially when that team lost a huge chunk of talent in the offseason.
The pressure to immediately take over can be overwhelming, but Arizona doesn’t need Holt to be the alpha right away. The offense will run through center Mo Krivas and forward Ivan Kharchenkov, and now that Holt is starting to settle into a more complementary role, things are opening up for the Alabama native.
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“Caleb’s really motivated to be a great all-around player and to really understand the nuances of the game, and so he’s shouldered a heavy burden on his own of trying to learn,” coach Lloyd said after the game. “You’re talking about a guy that has just kind of risen through the ranks at the highest levels of kind of high school basketball and international basketball just with his effort and his kind of raw instincts and so now he’s trying to kind of refine himself a little bit.”
Tommy Lloyd wants Caleb Holt to trust his instincts
Holt finished Tuesday’s game with 17 points on 6-10 shooting, including 4-4 from the free throw line, while adding five rebounds, a pair of assists, and perhaps most crucially, zero turnovers.
He picked his moments to attack off the dribble, but otherwise seamlessly fit into Arizona’s offense – while…
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