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Former Florida guard Riley Kugel says Arizona is one of four schools he's considering transferring to, along with UConn, Houston and Kansas.

However, the Wildcats are not believed to be recruiting Kugel, an all-freshman SEC pick in 2022-23 who lost his starting role early this season and was benched for two games in the SEC Tournament.

Arizona could become somewhat active in the transfer portal this spring, but the Wildcats already have four incoming freshmen lined up for next season and only have one player who will be out of eligibility, forward Keshad Johnson.

However, Johnson, Pelle Larsson, Caleb Love and Kylan Boswell are all listed among ESPN's top 75 NBA Draft prospects this spring, indicating they will at least test the NBA Draft process.

Arizona could also lose other players to the transfer portal, which grows annually in college basketball.


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