Oakland’s Townsend, Horizon POY, chooses Arizona

Oakland transfer Trey Townsend, the Horizon League Gamer of the Year, has dedicated to Arizona, he told ESPN.

“Arizona checked all the boxes I was searching for during this procedure,” Townsend told ESPN. “I look forward to getting to Tucson and playing for coach Tommy Lloyd, who has a tested performance history of producing NBA players similar to me.”

Townsend, who is from Oxford, Michigan, outside of Detroit, said he picked Arizona after visiting Ohio State and Michigan, while likewise thinking about Michigan State.Townsend was one

of the breakout stars of the NCAA tournament, assisting No. 14 seed Oakland upset No. 3 seed Kentucky, posting 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 helps, including some vital late plays.Two days later on, in the round of 32, he scored 30 points with 13 rebounds in an overtime loss to NC State, who went on to make the Last Four.Townsend was thought about among the very best power forwards in the transfer portal after an embellished four-year career at Oakland, balancing 17.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this season.Arizona protects a crucial replacement at power forward for Keshad Johnson, a projected second-round pick in June’s NBA draft, who has exhausted his college eligibility.The Wildcats have lost five players to the NCAA transfer portal, including starters Kylan Boswell and Oumar Ballo, but generate a strong recruiting class headlined by top-25 prospects Carter Bryant and Joson Sanon.They are likewise expected to return the similarity Jaden Bradley, Motiejus Krivas and KJ Lewis, who will play significant functions next season, and may maintain Pac-12 player of the year Caleb Love depending on how his NBA draft process plays out in May. Townsend is also currently exploring the NBA draft as well.Jonathan Givony is an NBA draft specialist and the creator and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service utilized by NBA, NCAA and worldwide teams.