Which point guards have Cal basketball reached out to in the transfer portal?

The California Golden Bears have to find ball handlers for the 2024-25 ACC campaign.

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With the departure of Jalen Cone and Jaylon Tyson’s status up in the air, Cal does not have many reliable ball-handlers they can depend on for next season. Here is a list of point guard transfers the California Golden Bears have reportedly reached out to in the portal. In the coming days, we’ll have posts up on wings and bigs.

La Salle transfer guard Jhamir Brickus has a top five of Virginia, VCU, Cal, Loyola-Chicago, and Richmond. Brickus led the Atlantic 10 in minutes while finishing second in assists and averaging 13.9 points on 40% three-point shooting.

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Penn transfer point Clark Slajchert averaged 18 points and three assists a game this year. Programs he’s heard from include UCLA, Kansas, Cal, Arkansas, Clemson, Penn State, Virginia, Loyola Chicago, Texas A&M, Rutgers and Indiana.

Florida International guard Arturo Dean averaged 13.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists. Dean led the country in steals per game with 3.4. Cal, Temple, East Carolina, LSU, Memphis, George Washington, St. John’s, Virginia Tech and Boston College are programs to watch out for.

Local San Jose State guard Myron Amey Jr. averaged 15.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals for the Spartans. Programs he’s heard from include Creighton, Butler, Cal, Arkansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Ole Miss, and Utah State.

Central Arkansas point Camren Hunter did not play this season due to injury, but averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 2022-23. Programs that have reached out include Kansas State, Georgetown, Auburn, Missouri, Ole Miss, Boston College, Mississippi State, Arizona State, Cal, Virginia Tech, North Texas and New Mexico.

UT-Arlington transfer freshman guard Makaih Williams averaged 10.8 points and shot 45.3 percent from three-point land. UCLA, USC, Cal, Xavier, Loyola Chicago, Grand Canyon, UNLV and Washington State have all been in touch.

Hofstra point Jaquan Carlos has heard from Cal, Iowa, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, Colorado, Washington, VCU, Virginia Tech, and Rhode Island. He averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 assists (13th in the nation), 4.4 rebounds, 1.6 steals per game, shot 41.3% from the field, & shot 34.4% from 3 this season, and has made all-defense in the CAA two years running.