Caleb Love transfers to Arizona: Former UNC star heads to Pac-12 after previous commitment to Michigan

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Former North Carolina guard Caleb Love committed to Arizona on Tuesday after taking an official visit with the program this weekend, he announced on social media. Love ranked as the No. 17 player in the CBS Sports transfer portal rankings and was one of the top players available in the portal before committing to Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats. 

During his college career at UNC, Love started 96 games and helped the Tar Heels reach the 2022 national championship game before falling to Kansas. The former five-star prospect averaged 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 36.0% shooting and 31.7% from 3-point range in his career at North Carolina. 

“Caleb is a tremendously talented guard who has significant experience playing college basketball at a high level,” Lloyd said in a release announcing Love’s decision. “We look forward to helping Caleb grow his game at Arizona. And as we near the completion of the roster for the upcoming season, we feel great about how everything has come together. Now it’s time for the real work to start.” 

Early in the offseason, Love committed to Michigan but did not have the adequate amount of transferable credits to easily clear the admissions bar at Michigan, sources told CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. In order for Love to get into Michigan, he would’ve had to have taken a heavy course load during the spring and summer.. 

Arizona is coming off a disappointing loss to Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were the No. 2 seed in the South Region before being bounced by the No. 15 seed Tigers in one of the biggest upsets in tournament history.

With Love’s commitment, Arizona will move from No. 21 to No. 16 in the CBS Sports early preseason Top 25 And 1 rankings.

Arizona gets an experienced, clutch player

The Wildcats added one of the top players available via the transfer portal, who is not shy of having big game experience. Love hit…

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Author : Cameron Salerno

Publish date : 2023-05-30 20:51:35

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