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 vs BYU (18 PTS 7 REBS 2 ASTS 1 STL) 2/18/26Player highlightsCashiggy · 4:37
- HIGHLIGHTS vs Lithuania National TeamGame recapArizona Basketball · 12:51
Ivan Kharchenkov's career
Ivan Kharchenkov was born in Moscow on 20 September 2006 and grew up in Germany. He began playing basketball in the youth teams of DJK Landsberg and TS Jahn München before joining the FC Bayern Munich academy in 2017. In September 2021 he made his first appearance for Bayern's second senior team in the 2. Bundesliga ProB.
In November 2022 Kharchenkov played his first game for Bayern in the Basketball Bundesliga, scoring five points against Mitteldeutscher BC. At 16 years, one month and 30 days old, he became the youngest player the club had used in Germany's top division. He appeared in twelve Bundesliga games in the 2023/24 season, when Bayern won the German championship and the cup. In May 2024 he received a three-year contract from the club. Later that year Bayern's U19 team won the German title, and in June 2025 Kharchenkov was part of the team that claimed the senior championship again before he left. In the summer of 2025 his move to the University of Arizona was announced, and he now plays for the Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference.
Kharchenkov's international career started at youth level. In the summer of 2022 he helped Germany's U16 team win the B-EuroBasket and was named to the tournament team. In July 2023 he won bronze with the U18 team at the European Championship. In February 2024 head coach Gordon Herbert called him up to the senior German national team for the first time. In the summer of 2024 he was part of the U18 team that won the European title, scoring 18 points in the final against Serbia.
Facts from: Wikipedia (de), Wikipedia (en), Wikidata