Leon Rice acknowledged last month that college basketball coaches tend to have mixed feelings about the transfer market.
There are those who complain, he said, and those who adapt.
It’s clear Boise State’s coach is adapting just fine after landing his second Pac-12 transfer in less than a month.
Sophomore forward Emmanuel Akot is leaving Arizona to join Boise State, according to his high school club team, Exum Elite. The former five-star recruit will have two years of eligibility remaining after he sits out the 2019-20 season per NCAA transfer rules.
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In 17 games for the Wildcats this season, the 6-foot-7 Akot made 11 starts and averaged 3.