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Jul 15, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; USA-Kentucky guard DJ Wagner (21) drives to the net against BAL Selects-Africa guard Jean Jacques Boissy (5) during the first half at Mattamy Athletic Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
DJ Wagner is on the move.
The freshman guard on the University of Kentucky basketball team plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to several media outlets including the Louisville Courier Journal.
Declaring himself available for the 2024 NBA Draft appears to be another option for the talented scorer, but that route appears unlikely. The deadline to declare for the draft is April 27.
The 6-foot-3 Wagner, a three-time Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year and 2,000-point scorer at Camden High School, started in 28 games (29 appearances) as a true freshman at Kentucky last season. He averaged 9.9 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 rebounds for the Wildcats, who finished 23-10 and were bounced by Oakland 80-76 in a first-round upset of the NCAA Tournament.
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Wagner was named to the All-SEC Freshman team and was the conference’s Freshman of the Week three times during the season. He had a career-high 28 points in a victory against Marshall and had a double-double of 18 points and 10 assists against Georgia.
Following the season, Kentucky head coach John Calipari, who coached Wagner’s father Dajuan Wagner at Memphis, stepped down from his position in Lexington to take the same position at Arkansas.
Fellow Kentucky and Camden teammate Aaron Bradshaw also entered the transfer portal earlier this month.
Wagner was ranked as high as the No. 6 recruit in the country following his scholastic career at Camden. He led the Panthers to a 96-7 record and the program’s first state championship in over two decades. He was a McDonald’s and Naismith All-Ameircan.
Wagner finished with 2,040 career points at Camden, the third member of his family to achieve the feat…
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Author : Courier Post
Publish date : 2024-04-15 17:43:18
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