Tar Heels’ Caleb Love plans to enter name in transfer portal

North Carolina guard Caleb Love says he will enter his name intothe transfer portal after three seasons with the Tar Heels.

The 6-foot-4 Love announced his decision with a social mediapost Monday. He had big moments during an unexpected run to lastyear’s national championship game though he also wrestled withinconsistency for most of his college career.

At his best, Love has game-changing scoring potential and isfearless in taking a big shot. That included scoring 28 points witha huge late 3-pointer to help the Tar Heels beat Duke in the FinalFour for the first NCAA Tournament meeting between the rivals andthe final game for Blue Devils Hall of Fame coach MikeKrzyzewski.

This season he led the team by averaging 16.7 points. but hisshooting percentages all dipped after showing gains in 2022. Henever shot 40% from the field for a season and twice failed toshoot 30% on 3s.

UNC returns Armando Bacot, the program’s career leadingrebounder and an Associated Press third-team All-American, andguard R.J. Davis at the core of an expected roster revamp. Thatcomes after the Tar Heels became the first team to go from No. 1 inthe AP preseason poll to missing the NCAA Tournament since itexpanded to 64 teams in 1985.