Former Arizona forward Koi Love transferring to USC

Former Arizona ladies’s basketball ahead Koi Love has discovered her new college, and she or he didn’t must look far.

Love introduced Tuesday that she is going to play her senior yr at USC, her third college in 4 seasons.

The Orlando native performed her freshman and sophomore years at Vanderbilt. She transferred to Arizona final April, the place she emerged as one of many Wildcats’ prime defensive gamers within the 2021-22 season.

Love’s robust protection didn’t at all times translate to productive offensive play, nonetheless. She averaged simply 4.7 factors per sport together with 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists.

Love scored a season-high 16 factors in Arizona’s February residence win over Oregon State.

Love’s scoring dipped off late within the season. She scored 4 factors in Arizona’s Pac-12 Match quarterfinals loss to Colorado and solely two factors within the NCAA Match, going scoreless within the UA’s season ending loss to North Carolina.

Love was one in every of seven Arizona gamers to enter the switch portal this offseason. Three are remaining within the Pac-12; Bendu Yeaney transferred to Oregon State, whereas Aaronette Vonleh transferred to Colorado.

Love’s measurement and protection ought to make her a major contributor for a USC staff that went 12-16 final season and 5-12 in Pac-12 play.

USC is getting into yr two underneath coach Lindsay Gottlieb.