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Kentucky expresses interest in North Carolina transfer Puff Johnson

We are officially in the transfer portal part of the offseason as the Kentucky Wildcats will likely need to add some pieces to complete their 2023-24 roster.

On Sunday, Jon Rothstein reported that Kentucky has reached out to North Carolina transfer Puff Johnson.

Kentucky joins a long list that includes Indiana, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Pitt, Oklahoma, LSU, Butler, Seton Hall, Tulane, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, UC Santa Barbara, and Duquesne.

North Carolina transfer Puff Johnson tells me that he's receiving interest from the following programs:

Kentucky
Indiana
Arizona State
TCU
West Virginia
Pitt
Oklahoma
LSU
Butler
Seton Hall
Tulane
Colorado State
Grand Canyon
UC Santa Barbara
Duquesne— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 26, 2023

Johnson played in 27 games for the Tar Heels this season but only started in 2 of those.