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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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Caleb Love transfer destination No. 2: Kansas State Wildcats

Jerome Tang became one of the best stories in college basketball this season with the heights he took Kansas State to, most notably getting the Wildcats to the Elite Eight. But now he has a tough task after losing Keyontae Johnson, Desi Sills and, most importantly in this conversation, Markquis Nowell.

Make no mistake, Caleb Love is a far different player than Nowell, taking the floor with substantially more size and length along with substantially less facilitating prowess, at least from what we saw with the Tar Heels.

Having said that, putting Love in the mix on the perimeter with Cam Carter and North Texas transfer Tylor Perry could quickly replenish the backcourt for Tang as he hopes to ensure that Kansas State’s deep tourney run wasn’t just a flash in the pan. Moreover, it’s another fit for Love that is relatively close to home.

Caleb Love transfer destination No. 1: Indiana Hoosiers

Wouldn’t it be a twist of the knife for Michigan if Caleb Love ultimately ended up in the Big Ten still? That’s what Mike Woodson and the Indiana Hoosiers could pull off, and it would also make a ton of sense given the state of the roster.

Indiana had a ton of holes to fill this offseason with the departures of top-tier players like Trayce Jackson Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino. The latter is critical, though, as his presence in the Hoosiers backcourt was huge for the step forward the team took this past season. Now that he’s entered the draft, though, Woodson doesn’t have an obvious replacement.

The Hoosiers have already landed arguably the best transfer in the portal with Kel’el Ware, but adding Love to the roster too could be massive in making sure that Indiana basketball doesn’t see a major drop-off with the losses from last year’s team.

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