Jemarl Baker, Jr. to transfer from Arizona Basketball

With the Arizona Basketball team experiencing a lot of drama this off-season, what’s a little bit more as guard Jemarl Baker, Jr. is going to transfer.

It has been a busy off-season thus far for the Arizona Basketball team and just in case you thought things were settling down, the drama continues for the program as current guard Jemarl Baker, Jr. will be transferring from the program.

Making news via social media on Thursday afternoon, it was announced that Baker will be moving on from the program, officially putting his name in the transfer portal. However, it seems as if the belief is he will try to go pro first.

Arizona Wildcats

Originally a transfer from Kentucky, Baker spent two seasons in Tucson, appearing in 44 games and starting in 12 for the Wildcats.

Despite an injury-riddled career at Arizona, Baker had a sizeable impact with the Cats this past year and will officially finish his career averaging a total of 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

While the departure of Jermarl Baker, Jr. is unfortunate, as fans, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing regular roster turnover over the past decade or so.

Luckily for us, the Wildcats should still return Ben Mathurin (hopefully), but also bring in the Shane’s, Shane Nowell, and Shane Dezonie. So from first glance, if all goes well, Arizona will be just fine here.

What hurts the most is losing the depth and extensive experience he possessed. Baker would have been a senior this year, and for a team and program desperately looking for stability and leadership, having a player like Baker would have been beneficial to this group.

As it stands, Baker is not receiving any NBA Draft grades, but who knows what could happen over the next few months.

Either way, this opens up another spot for the Wildcats and it will be interesting to see how the Wildcats respond.