North Carolina
Kentucky linked to high-profile transfer from North Carolina
Kentucky has reached out to North Carolina switch ahead Puff Johnson, in response to a report.
Per CBS Sports activities’ Jon Rothstein, the Wildcats are 1 of a number of applications who’ve reached out to the previous Tar Heel.
Right here’s the total listing:
North Carolina switch Puff Johnson tells me that he is receiving curiosity from the next applications:
Kentucky
Indiana
Arizona State
TCU
West Virginia
Pitt
Oklahoma
LSU
Butler
Seton Corridor
Tulane
Colorado State
Grand Canyon
UC Santa Barbara
Duquesne— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 26, 2023
Like many inside the North Carolina program this season, Johnson is coming off of a disappointing yr. He performed a bench position for the Tar Heels, scoring 4.1 factors in 16 minutes per contest.
Johnson’s greatest contribution whereas at UNC got here in final season’s Nationwide Championship Recreation. He scored 11 factors off the bench in Carolina’s slender loss to Kansas.
Johnson simply completed his third season in Chapel Hill. Nevertheless, he has 2 years of eligibility remaining as a result of COVID-19 waiver for 2020-21.
Kentucky’s 2023-24 roster is much from set. The Wildcats are more likely to present curiosity in quite a few gamers within the switch portal over the subsequent couple months.