Georgia transfer Sahvir Wheeler to reveal next stop Monday afternoon

By Matt Tait     May 16, 2021
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Georgia's Sahvir Wheeler (2) against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark.

Georgia point guard Sahvir Wheeler, a 5-foot-10 sophomore who led the SEC in assists last season, is planning to announce his next school at 2 p.m. Monday on a live podcast with Jeff Goodman.

Wheeler is down to Kansas, Kentucky, LSU and Oklahoma State and he is one of the top college basketball players in the transfer portal according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, who recently ranked him 15th on his list of players in the portal this offseason.

KU made the cut into Wheeler’s final four on May 7. Despite Kentucky landing a commitment from Tyty Washington last week, there has been talk in recent days about Wheeler following the elite prep guard to Lexington.

All three Crystal Ball predictions submitted as of Sunday night on Wheeler’s profile at 247 Sports went to UK, including two that were recorded on Sunday.

KU, which still has one scholarship to hand out, remains in search of one more guard to add to the 2021-22 roster. While a true point guard has been popular among KU’s recent targets, the Jayhawks also could be looking for more shooting. Wheeler does not exactly provide that, having shot just 23% from 3-point range last season.

Adding another 3-point shooter would become a much higher priority for KU if either Ochai Agbaji or Jalen Wilson — or both — choose to keep their name in the NBA draft pool. Both have until July to make their decisions.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.