The UCLA Bruins men’s basketball program has been extremely active so far in the transfer portal. They have reached out to a large number of players in hopes of turning this program around after missing the NCAA Tournament this year.
One of the biggest players in the portal is Washington star Koren Johnson, and he has UCLA as one of his finalists, per Joe Tipton of On3. The other finalists are Oregon, Florida, Indiana, and a return to the Huskies.
Washington let go of head coach Mike Hopkins at the end of the season and then hired Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle, so Johnson hasn’t all the way ruled out playing for the Huskies again.
This past season, Johnson averaged more than 10 PPG with a pair of assists and rebounds and was named the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year.
Landing Koren Johnson would be a massive boost for the program.