Villanova Transfer TJ Bamba Includes Kentucky in Top 6

Jacob Polacheckby:Jacob Polacheck•04/19/24•

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Villanova transfer guard TJ Bamba is down to six schools: Kentucky, Louisville, Stanford, Florida, Memphis, and Oregon, he tells KSR+. Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and Sam Kaysar of League Ready were the first to report the news.

The 6-foot-5, 215-pound combo guard told KSR+ on Thursday evening that Kentucky had made contact. He tells KSR+ that he has not set a visit yet.

Bamba spent his first three college seasons at Washington State before transferring to Villanova ahead of the 2023-24 season. Bamba averaged 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game in 33 games during the 2023-24 season. He started in all 33 games for the Wildcats.

Other Targets in the Portal

In addition to TJ Bamba, Kentucky is pursuing several other targets in the transfer portal. KSR+ is keeping a full list of targets over on KSBoard. The list currently contains:

  • Jonas Aidoo – Tennessee – 11.4 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.0 APG, 51.5% FG, 20.0% 3PT
  • TJ Bamba – Villanova – 10.1 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.8 APG, 43.0% FG, 36.9% 3PT
  • Koby Brea – Dayton – 11.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.2 APG, 51.2% FG, 49.8% 3PT
  • Otega Oweh – Oklahoma – 11.4 PPG, 3.8 RPB, 1.0 APG, 49.3% FG, 37.7% 3PT
  • Andrej Stojakovic – Stanford – 7.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.9 APG, 40.9% FG, 32.7% 3PT
  • Amari Williams – Drexel – 12.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.9 APG, 51.7% FG, 33.3% 3PT
  • Aly Khalifa – BYU – 5.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.0 APG, 38.6% FG, 31.5% 3PT
  • Javon Small – OK State. – 15.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 4.1 APG, 44.1% FG, 37.4% 3PT
  • Jeremy Roach – Duke – 14.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.3 APG, 46.8% FG, 42.9% 3PT
  • Cade Tyson – Belmont – 16.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 49.3% FG, 46.5% 3PT
  • Great Osobor – Utah State – 17.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 57.7% FG, 21.4% 3PT
  • David Coit – Northern Illinois – 20.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG, 40.7% FG, 33.7% 3PT
  • Brendan Hausen – Villanova – 6.2 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.5 APG, 39.2% FG, 38.1% 3PT
  • Baba Miller – Florida State – 7.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 44.9% FG, 29.3% 3PT
  • Andrew Carr – Wake Forest – 13.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.5 APG, 52.6% FG, 37.1% 3PT
  • Aidan Mahaney – St. Mary’s – 13.9 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.6 APG, 38.6% FG, 35.5% 3PT
  • Brandon Garrison – Oklahoma State – 7.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 57.2% FG, N/A 3PT
  • Pop Isaacs – Texas Tech – 15.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.5 APG, 34.9% FG, 29.3% 3PT

Kentucky is looking to host Oklahoma State transfer Brandon Garrison for a visit next week. Drexel transfer Amari Williams is set to visit Kentucky over the weekend.

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