A look back at 12 Wildcats that have transferred out of Arizona under Sean Miller
- Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Emmanuel Akot became the 12th Wildcats player to transfer out of UA during Sean Miller's tenure when the sophomore forward told the coach last weekend he was leaving the program.
Transfers to depart Arizona under Sean Miller
UpdatedSince he arrived at Arizona nearly a decade ago, coach Sean Miller has seen 12 players transfer out of UA, following Emmanuel Akot's early departure from the program this week.
But according to Verbal Commits, 817 players transferred out of the 353 Division I schools last season, making Arizonaβs attrition less than average by about a player.
βEvery program is experiencing a lot of turnover,β Miller said Tuesday, after making his statement about Akotβs decision to leave the Wildcats.
Here are the players who have left Arizona as transfers under Miller (and where they transferred):
Jan 2010: Garland Judkins (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
UpdatedMarch 2010: D.J. Shumpert (Cal State San Bernardino)
UpdatedApril 2011: Josiah Turner (SMU)
UpdatedApril 2011: Daniel Bejarano (Colorado State)
UpdatedMay 2011: MoMo Jones (Iona)
UpdatedDec. 2011: Sidiki Johnson (Providence)
UpdatedMay 2013: Angelo Chol (SDSU)
UpdatedJan. 2015: Craig Victor (LSU)
UpdatedMarch 2016: Justin Simon (St. Johnβs)
UpdatedMay 2016: Elliott Pitts (junior college)
UpdatedOct. 2018: Omar Thielemans (Wright State)
UpdatedJan. 2019: Emmanuel Akot (unknown)
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