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Recruitment for former UNC basketball guard still a mystery

The recruitment for former UNC basketball guard Caleb Love is still a ‘mystery’ as he’s in the transfer portal again.

Former North Carolina guard Caleb Love opted to leave the program after three years in Chapel Hill. Love eventually committed to Michigan but then decommitted just a month later, reopening his recruitment.

Now, with it being a dead period for recruiting and Love back in the portal, it’s tough to tell where things stand with him. Earlier in the week, Eric Bossi of 247Sports listed Arizona, Gonzaga and Texas as teams showing interest in the former five-star recruit.

However, Love’s recruitment remains a mystery according to another analyst.

Carter Bahns of 247Sports wrote on Love’s recruitment, and he included this bit from Bossi:

“This is an interesting case because Love is a deal that when he went to the portal the first time and selected Michigan, he was completely quiet,” Bossi said. “Schools around him were completely quiet about his recruitment. And that was at the request of Caleb and his family. And that same request has been made again, so if you’re recruiting Caleb Love and you want to find a way to shoot yourself in the foot real quick, go ahead and start leaking out information about how good you’re doing with him – which is normally how we get some stuff. … For right now, it’s a little bit of a mystery, and that is exactly how Caleb Love and his family want it.”

Love is among the top players left in the transfer portal and should see more interest from programs as they continue to put together their rosters.

But for now, it doesn’t sound like there’s a clear favorite.

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Three more programs connected to former UNC guard Caleb Love

Three more programs are showing interest in former UNC basketball guard Caleb Love.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels’ guard Caleb Love reopened his recruitment last week after decommitting from Michigan. The guard is one of the top players left in the transfer portal but with it being a recruiting dead period, he cannot take any visits.

That hasn’t stopped the interest from coming in for Love.

Eric Bossi of 247Sports wrote on Love’s status and three more teams that are showing interest in the talented guard: Arizona, Gonzaga and Texas. All have needs for a guard ahead of this 2023-24 college basketball season.

Texas seems to have been involved the longest while Arizona was right on its heels. Gonzaga emerged a bit over the course of the weekend.

From the sounds of it, the race between those programs is a pretty tight one but the decision could be coming in the near future. The word is that Love would like to be on campus for the start of any summer workouts. As for visits, there has still been no word about anything being set or if he will even need to take them before making a decision.

It’s not shocking to see Love draw interest from big-time programs in the transfer portal. And it sounds like he will have a big decision to make in the coming weeks.

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Texas basketball linked with North Carolina transfer Caleb Love

Texas is heavily in the mix for the former North Carolina star.

After entering his name into the transfer portal following three very impressive seasons at basketball powerhouse North Carolina, Caleb Love thought he had found his new home at Michigan.

However, according to ESPN there were admission issues in relation to his credits transferring over from North Carolina. The No. 16 player in 247Sports’ transfer portal rankings is now back on the market and the Longhorns have been making a major push. The report cites that since Love backed off his Michigan pledge, he has been hearing the most from three schools: Arizona, Gonzaga, and Texas.

The Longhorns have already landed a splash transfer in Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas who ranks as the No. 9 player in the portal, but Rodney Terry will have to make up for the loss of Marcus Carr. Travis Branham broke down why the Longhorns could be a good fit for the former five-star and ACC All-Freshman.

“Rodney Terry is having to rebuild his roster after his outstanding run last season. He’s had two major developments with the return of Tyrese Hunter and addition of Max Abmas. That’s a lot of volume already to share between those two. As a result, adding Love could make for some interesting basketball to watch, though it’s not the cleanest meshing of personnel.”

In three seasons in Chapel Hill, Love played in 101 games while starting 96. He has averaged nearly 15 points per game, over three assists per game, and three rebounds per game while shooting 31% from behind the arc. This past season was his best individual season, as he was averaging nearly 17 points per game on a career high 37.8% shooting from the field.

If the Longhorns were to land Love he would mark the fifth transfer addition of the offseason, and would immediately contend for a starting role.

A decision for where he will land is expected to be coming soon, as there is a belief that Love wants to be on campus for the start of summer workouts.

Twitter reacts to Caleb Love’s quick departure from Michigan

Twitter reacts to Caleb Love re-entering the transfer portal.

Former Tar Heel [autotag]Caleb Love[/autotag] was a trending topic on Wednesday after it was announced that the star guard would not be lacing up for the Michigan Wolverines this fall.

March 27th, news broke that Love would be leaving UNC, joining the transfer portal as one of the top stars available. On April 7th, Love announced his decision to become a Wolverine, causing quite an uproar on social media. Shortly after committing to Michigan, rumors circulated whether Love would make his Wolverine debut or re-enter the portal for a new team.

The rumor became a reality with the announcement dropping on social media that Love was back in the portal. Fans speculated what could cause the quick departure, with sources claiming it was an admission issue.

Love enters the portal as one of the top players in the nation. Known for his dynamic drives to the basket and clutch shots, Love will be one of the most sought-after players available.

Unsurprisingly this put Love back in the news, with many wonder the star guard’s next move.

Let us see how Twitter reacted to Love’s quick departure from Michigan.

Twitter reacts to Caleb Love decommitting to Michigan basketball

The second year in a row we have to deal with this.

Even after Michigan basketball lost Hunter Dickinson, Kobe Bufkin, and Jett Howard to the transfer portal and the NBA draft, the Wolverines would still be ok next season by adding three players themselves from the portal. The star being former Tar Heels guard Caleb Love.

But for the second year in a row, the Wolverines lost out on a transfer due to admissions. Last year, Texas Tech transfer Terrance Shannon appeared to be on track to transfer to Ann Arbor, but due to credits not coming over, he ended up playing for Illinois.

Fast forward an offseason, Caleb Love committed to play for Juwan Howard and Michigan, but reports are saying some of his credits wouldn’t transfer to Michigan, which resulted in Love decommitting from the Wolverines on Wednesday night.

Twitter went nuts after it was announced on Wednesday. Here is what some of the top names in the basketball world are saying about Caleb Love not being able to attend Michigan.

Two teams listed as teams to watch for Caleb Love in transfer portal

Here are two programs to watch for former UNC basketball guard Caleb Love as he decommitted from Michigan.

A big name is back in the transfer portal as former North Carolina guard Caleb Love decommitted from Michigan on Wednesday afternoon due to an admissions issue.

With Love back in the portal, he’s one of the top players remaining and will look for a new home. And he should have plenty of suitors.

Just hours after Love decommitted from Michigan, he was already being connected to other teams. Adam Zagoria of Zag’s Blog tweeted out two programs to keep an eye on as Love has a new recruitment — Missouri and Indiana.

Both programs were involved with Love coming out of high school before he committed to North Carolina. After he entered the transfer portal, both teams expressed interest once again before he ended up at Michigan.

Love would be a big addition for both programs as Missouri is looking to build on an NCAA Tournament appearance last year. Meanwhile, Indiana is reloading and recently added former Duke five-star commit Mackenzie Mgbako.

Of course, other teams could be involved as well as Love’s recruitment will be one to watch again.

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Former UNC guard Caleb Love decommits from Michigan

Former UNC basketball guard Caleb Love has decommitted from Michigan and is back in the transfer portal.

Former North Carolina basketball standout Caleb Love is back in the transfer portal.

Just over a month after Love committed to Michigan out of the portal, he will not enroll at the university and instead have to find a new home. Multiple reports on Wednesday are stating that Love will not head to Michigan and instead re-open his recruitment. This comes after weeks of speculation that something was brewing with the situation.

ESPN and multiple other sources are reporting that this is an admissions issue related to credits transferring.

The 6-foot-4 guard spent three seasons at North Carolina, committing as a five-star recruit. He averaged a career-high 16.7 points per game last season and shot 37.8 percent from the field. That came after he helped lead the Tar Heels to the national championship game in 2022.

Rumors were swirling that Love would not attend Michigan as recent as two weeks ago. The guard denied those rumors on social media but now it appears to be true.

Love will be one of the best players still left in the portal and drew interest from Missouri and Indiana before committing to Michigan.

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Prized Michigan basketball transfer decommits

Not good.

Well, so much for that.

It appeared that Michigan basketball was truly reloading this offseason with a bevy of incoming transfers. The Wolverines were bringing in a trio of talented transfers with former five-star point guard Caleb Love, former four-star combo guard Nimari Burnett, and former Seton Hall standout Tray Jackson.

But now the maize and blue are down one.

Per On3’s Joe Tipton, Love, the prized transfer commit this cycle, won’t actually be suiting up for the Wolverines after all. As rumored — and subsequently squashed by Love weeks ago — he is decommitting from the maize and blue after all.

Michigan basketball does still have Dug McDaniel, who started much of last year, as well as former transfer Jaelin Llewelyn — who was injured — coming back at the point guard position, so it’s not a total loss.

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Caleb Love addresses de-commitment rumors from Michigan on Twitter

Glad that got cleared up! #GoBlue

What a day for Michigan basketball.

The Wolverines were holding out hope Hunter Dickinson would return to them, but he decided to take his talents to Kansas. The maize and blue have officially lost their top three scorers from last season — not great.

But at least Juwan Howard went out and obtained some solid transfers for the upcoming season — especially former North Carolina guard Caleb Love. Love was one of the top transfers, and he committed to Michigan in early April.

Would Love stay at Michigan though?

Once Dickinson took to Twitter to announce his commitment to Bill Self and Kansas, rumors started to swirl surrounding Love’s status with Michigan. A Twitter user, Trilly Donovan, quote tweeted asking if Caleb Love would even play for Michigan at all next season.

But Love took to Twitter himself to clear the air and told everyone he would be playing for the Wolverines next season. That’s a relief to Michigan fans. What a horrible Thursday it would’ve been to not only officially lose Dickinson, but lose the top-ranked transfer as well.

Love will be counted on heavily next season to score. He averaged over 16 points per game last season with the Tar Heels and he should share a backcourt with Dug McDaniel.

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Twitter reacts to Michigan basketball landing former five-star Caleb Love

Some good ones here! #GoBlue

Michigan basketball landed a pair of transfers on Friday afternoon.

One was a low-key addition. Tray Jackson, a former Missouri and Seton Hall forward, committed to Juwan Howard and Michigan. He averaged a little over six points per game last season with the Pirates.

Then the fireworks happened.

Former five-star guard Caleb Love committed to play for the Wolverines. Love played for the Tar Heels the past three seasons and was arguably the best player at UNC. Love averaged 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game last season. He shot 29.9% from 3, but two seasons ago he shot well and averaged nearly 40% from deep.

The Wolverines lost their top three scorers from this past season. Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin declared for the NBA draft, and Michigan shockingly lost Hunter Dickinson to the transfer portal.

But Michigan received great news on Friday, and Twitter reacted to the addition of Love.

Here are the best Twitter reactions.