General Transfer List 2020

[Worthington]

Juzang has to be the guy.

There are not many top 50 type guys that transfer to begin with, so there's not going to be a lot of these that keep hitting the portal.

Juzang is from LA and in the press release John Calipari says "When we spoke last night, his family talked about Johnny going back to the West Coast."

All the twitter buzz is that it's likely either Gonzaga or USC.

I confirmed that Gonzaga went to see Juzang while he was in high school at least once. Caldwell said we recruited him, but it may not have been that well known to the public so we probably talked to him more but it also fits the storyline that our conversations with him weren't discussed much.

As far as being underwhelmed, everyone is entitled to their opinion but please keep in mind that this is a guy that reclassified so 2020-21 would have been his freshman season had he not reclassified. A guy that finished 33 in 247's rankings, 30 in ESPN and 34 in Rivals. Great size at 6'6" and a SF known for his 3 point shooting. We are always trying to find a SF so this would be an incredible fit. Doesn't clash with the combo guards and versatile bigs that we are recruiting for 2021. In fact it fits perfectly. Yes guys like Paolo and Chet can also face up, but they would still play at the 4 or even 4/5 in Chet's case.

Lastly, remember when Caldwell said his hint was to think "big"? What does the B stand for in BBN...

No disrespect, but if this is the guy who is a NWG/Brandon Clarke level transfer then that is a major letdown. He averaged 3 points on 38% from the field. He's a pretty good spot up three point shooter, but I'm not seeing much else. Julian Strawther is already a better player and prospect at this stage in my opinion.

[Zagdawg]

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Hawaii grad transfer Drew Buggs (9.4 ppg, 5.4 apg, 4.5 rpg) told me he has heard from:

Gonzaga, San Diego State, Arkansas, Xavier, Fresno St, Utah St, UTEP, Montana, Colorado St., Temple and Northwestern thus far.

[YankMyZAG]

No disrespect, but if this is the guy who is a NWG/Brandon Clarke level transfer then that is a major letdown. He averaged 3 points on 38% from the field. He's a pretty good spot up three point shooter, but I'm not seeing much else. Julian Strawther is already a better player and prospect at this stage in my opinion.

Room for both, no?

[ZagsObserver]

He would be a fantastic get. Remember he’d sit a year, practicing with the rookies. Great for next year as well as the year(s) following. He’ll get better. Much better.

[StatZag19]

https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status/1243644579213119488?s=20

Hearing it’s likely either USC or Gonzaga for Johnny Juzang

[Worthington]

Room for both, no?

My main reservation here is that I project Juzang as only a bench/supporting quality player at Gonzaga. Considering he's formerly a borderline 5 star recruit presumably looking to transfer into a starring role, I don't love the fit. That's just my evaluation though. I'm open to having my mind changed, I just don't find the highlight tape that impressive.

[bdmiller7]

https://kentuckysportsradio.com/basketball-2/settled-in-with-his-role-calipari-expects-significant-sophomore-jump-for-johnny-juzang/

Kentucky was impressed with him in the second half of the season and expected a big jump next year. This is a guy that could have been playing in high school this year if he didnt reclassify. Big difference being that young at Kentucky. If he ends up at GU I will be excited.

[phxfireflames]

I rather leave that SG/SF spot to Peyton Watson. Kid is a stud on both ends of the court

[scrooner]

Is he more talented than Arlauskas? From what little I know, he seems to be.

[JPtheBeasta]

Room for both, no?

That’s a good question. Can you ever have too much athleticism on the wing? I suppose you can interchange them in the lineup and not change what you are doing much. You could play small ball with both him and Strawther in there. You could also slide one of them up to the SG spot, put the other at SF, and have a really long back court. Why not?

[StatZag19]

I rather leave that SG/SF spot to Peyton Watson. Kid is a stud on both ends of the court

I, too, really like Peyton and hope he comes to GU. That being said, he still doesn't have a standing offer from us. If we have an opportunity to get Juzang, let's do it. If we hold a spot away from Juzang, we better be 100% on securing a commit from Peyton.

[ZagsObserver]

Is he more talented than Arlauskas? From what little I know, he seems to be.

Much more so. Martynas could project to be a nice role player - a glue guy sort. The other dude - well, he could be a team’s 2nd or 3rd option after a solid rs year at GU.

[caldwellzag]

Juzang is actually not the guy I was talking about, but we have strong interest in him. I would not be shocked if it is GU, this is actually kind of a new development from when I posted the mystery guy. I will do some more digging on Juzang.

[zagssuperfan]

Juzang is actually not the guy I was talking about, but we have strong interest in him. I would not be shocked if it is GU, this is actually kind of a new development from when I posted the mystery guy. I will do some more digging on Juzang.

Thanks. Is they guy still waiting to announce?

[caldwellzag]

Thanks. Is they guy still waiting to announce?

Still weighing his options