AI- Team
- Arizona Wildcats
- League
- NCAA · Big 12
- Position
- Forward
- Number
- #8
- Height
- 6′7″ (2.01 m)
- Age
- 20 years
- Born
- Sep 20, 2006
About Ivan Kharchenkov
Born in Moscow and raised in Upper Bavaria, the wing debuted for FC Bayern Munich in the BBL at 16 in 2022 and led Germany to the 2024 U18 EuroBasket title. As a freshman at Arizona he started all 39 games (10.4 points) and became one of the team's best defenders. 2026-27 is his sophomore season.
Season stats
2026/27 season · 2 games
Ivan Kharchenkov has made a strong start to the 2026/27 season with the Arizona Wildcats. Two games in, so it's early in the season, he is averaging 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game in 33.5 minutes. That is well up on last season's 10.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists. His best game was the 84-75 loss to UCLA, where he scored 38 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, hitting 12 of 20 from the field. In the 104-84 win over CP he added 16 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 33.5 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 54.8% | 37.5% | 77.3% |
| 2025/26 | 39 | 28.4 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 49.2% | 31.7% | 72.3% |
Last games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05 | vs CP | W104-84 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5-11 |
| 11/02 | vs UCLA | L84-75 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 12-20 |
| 04/04 | vs MICH | L73-91 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2-8 |
| 03/28 | vs PUR | W79-64 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 7-11 |
| 03/26 | vs ARK | W109-88 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4-6 |
Highlights
- UCLA STUNS No. 5 Arizona! Ivan Kharchenkov's 38 Points Not Enough in Shocking 84-75 LossGame recapUNIX MEDIA · 5:10
- Ivan Kharchenkov's 38 Point Night vs. #22 UCLA | 2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Men’s BasketballPlayer highlightsBig 12 Conference · 2:28
- Ivan Kharchenkov @ BYU (10 PTS 6 REBS 3 ASTS 1 STL 2 BLKS) 1/26/26Player highlightsCashiggy · 4:27
- HIGHLIGHTS vs Lithuania National TeamGame recapArizona Basketball · 12:51
Ivan Kharchenkov's career
Ivan Kharchenkov was born in Moscow and grew up in Germany. He started out in the youth teams of DJK Landsberg and TS Jahn München before joining the academy of FC Bayern Munich in 2017. In September 2021 he made his first appearance for Bayern's second team in the 2. Bundesliga ProB. He debuted in the Basketball Bundesliga in November 2022, scoring five points against Mitteldeutscher BC, and at 16 became the youngest Bayern player ever used in Germany's top division.
In May 2024 he signed a three-year contract with Bayern. He played twelve Bundesliga games in 2023/24, a season in which the club won both the German league title and the cup. In May 2025 he won the German U19 championship with Bayern, and at the end of June he added another senior league title. He then moved to the University of Arizona, where he plays as a forward for the Wildcats in the Big 12 of the NCAA.
Kharchenkov won the 2022 B-European Championship with Germany's U16 side and was named to the tournament team. He took bronze at the 2023 U18 EuroBasket and won the title with the U18s in 2024, scoring 18 points in the final against Serbia. National coach Gordon Herbert first called him up to the senior national team in February 2024. His father, Alexander Kharchenkov, was a world champion with the Soviet Union.
Facts from: Wikipedia (de), Wikipedia (en), Wikidata