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Arizona interested in Valparaiso grad transfer Derrik Smits, per report

The Arizona Wildcats are going to be connected to just about every transfer on the market this offseason.

Arizona is one of several schools that have reached out to the Valparaiso graduate transfer, according to Jim Reamer, the head coach of Grassroots Indiana Basketball.

EDIT: Arizona, Ball State, Boise State, California, Georgia Tech, Indiana State, Miami (OH), UNC Charlotte, Oklahoma and Oregon State have contacted about Derrik Smits since announcing his transfer on Monday.

— Jim Reamer (@JWReamer) March 21, 2019

Smits, a 7-foot-1 center, averaged a career high 12.