The former four-star recruit averaged 2.9 points per game in 51 games at Arizona. Barring a waiver, he will have to sit out the 2019-20 season before having two years of eligibility at his new school.
“I was to say thank you to the University of Arizona and the fans for these past two amazing years, but I have decided it’s in my best interest to move in a direction that’s best for myself and my family.” he wrote.
Barcello was a top-100 recruit coming out of Tempe’s Corona del Sol High School, where he won two state championships and was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year, but he was unable to carve out a consistent role with the Wildcats with whom he averaged 9.