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Caleb Love decommits from Michigan, re-enters transfer portal: 5 best landing spots

By Cody Williams

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 13: Caleb Love #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during the second half of their loss against the Miami Hurricanes at the Dean E. Smith Center on February 13, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 13: Caleb Love #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during the second half of their loss against the Miami Hurricanes at the Dean E. Smith Center on February 13, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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Kenny Payne, Louisville Cardinals. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Caleb Love transfer destination No. 4: Missouri Tigers

It was a remarkable first season for head coach Dennis Gates at Missouri, taking the Tigers from a pretty tough spot as a program and, largely through the portal and JUCO ranks, making them an NCAA Tournament team who even advanced out of the First Round.

Mizzou has already worked well in the transfer portal again this offseason, most notably landing Caleb Grill from Iowa State and Tamar Bates from Indiana. There are also high hopes for Colorado State transfer John Tonje. But again playing on the St. Louis connection for Caleb Love, they could use a point guard to help take them over the top.

Love would pair well with this group of quality scorers in Columbia. More importantly, it might be a great fit with Gates and other good scorers for Love to develop as a playmaker for teammates to help boost his draft stock while keeping Missouri in the March Madness mix once again.

Caleb Love transfer destination No. 3: Louisville Cardinals

Louisville, to put it plainly, was an outright disaster in Kenny Payne’s first season with the Cardinals, not that anyone expected anything different. The 4-28 mark the team posted is the worst in modern history for the program, but he was put in a horrible situation and there’s nowhere to go but up.

And up they’ve been going this offseason. Payne and his staff have worked the transfer portal hard already this offseason, the two biggest additions being former Illinois guard Skyy Clark and former USC forward Tre White. This is a roster that could use any high-level talent it could get, though, and Love could fit the bill.

The former UNC star is obviously quite familiar with the ACC but pairing him with Clark, while there will need to be work on how the ball-dominance is worked out, could give Louisville an elitely talented backcourt. That would be a huge step forward and could be a piece to get the Cardinals back on the right track.