UConn Targets Chol Machot in Transfer Portal

0:00On April 20th, Yukon's No. 2 seed run in the NCAA tournament wrapped up with a tough national title loss to No. 1 Michigan, capping Dan, Hurley's 8th year at the helm with a solid 34 wins and 6 losses. Now deep into offseason mode, the Huskies are hunting in the transfer portal to rebuild after shipping out 5 players while landing just 2. So far their class sits 22nd nationally. Here it is heating up around former Charleston Senator Chow Machat, a guy Yukon's got their eyes on amid the portal frenzy. He's drawing interest from big programs and coaches are moving fast to snack him before he picks a spot. Macho balled out as a sophomore, starting 15 of 32 games with averages of 8.9 points, 5.5 boards, and he locked. Down the paint as Coastal Athletic Association defensive player of the year. His fill goal percentage hit 59.2, showing real efficiency inside. This week he set for an in-person visit to Georgetown on Tuesday, Zoom calls with Yukon

1:02and Syracuse and lining up something with Virginia Tech. On three ranks him, 147th overall and 14th among centers in the portal, with two years left to play. Landing Machat would mark Yukon's third portal get, pairing him with transfers from Duke and Seton Hall to shore up the front court, could be the spark. Hurley needs to reload for next season.