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Kentucky Lands Furman Star Guard Alex Wilkins Out of the Transfer Portal
Wilkins averaged 17.8 points and 4.7 assists, leading Furman in scoring and earning Southern Conference tournament MVP honors.
- On Saturday, Furman guard Alex Wilkins committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, becoming the basketball program's second transfer portal addition this offseason.
- Wilkins led the Paladins to the SoCon Tournament championship last season, averaging 17.8 points and 4.7 assists per game while winning the Southern Tournament MVP Award.
- The freshman guard connected on 46% of his field-goal attempts, totaling 220 makes, and maintained an 82.4% success rate at the free-throw line, converting 117 of 142 shots.
- Joining coach Mark Pope's roster, Wilkins follows former Washington guard Zoom Diallo, who committed to Kentucky earlier this week as the team's first transfer portal recruit.
- During the NCAA Tournament, Wilkins recorded 21 points against UConn, demonstrating his scoring ability against elite competition before transferring to the Wildcats for the upcoming season.
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Kentucky adds Furman transfer Alex Wilkins
Former Furman guard has Alex Wilkins transferred to Kentucky.
Transfer portal roundup: Kentucky adds Furman transfer Alex Wilkins - Regional Media News
Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has transferred to Kentucky. His move was one of the biggest on a busy transfer portal weekend. Wilkins excelled in his freshman season with the Paladins, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 35 games (all starts). Listed at 6-foot-5, Wilkins showed his skills to a national audience in Furman's lone game of the NCAA Tournament. He made four 3-pointers and scored 21 points in the Paladins' 82-71 …
Kentucky basketball adds freshman transfer Alex Wilkins out of Furman
Kentucky and Mark Pope earned their second transfer commitment of the offseason Saturday afternoon, landing Furman combo guard Alex Wilkins. Wilkins joins Zoom Diallo as the second transfer signee for the upcoming season, with the two expected to be key players in the backcourt for the Wildcats. Wilkins, a rising sophomore out of Mattapan, Massachusetts, spent his freshman season in a significant role for Furman, starting all 35 games. In those …
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