Kentucky Guard Kerr Kriisa Enters Transfer Portal

“Kentucky guard Kerr Kriisa enters transfer portal”

Kentucky males’s basketball fifth-year guard Kerr Kriisa entered his title into the switch portal Monday morning.

Kriisa appeared in 9 video games for the Wildcats in 2024-25 earlier than struggling a season-ending damage in opposition to Gonzaga on Dec. 7. The 6-foot-3 level guard averaged 4.4 factors and three.8 assists in 17.4 minutes per outing off the bench. Kriisa shot 27.9 p.c from the ground and 26.3 p.c from deep in his restricted enjoying time.

“To Coach Pope and the UK coaching staff — it has been an absolute dream to play for the University of Kentucky. Thank you for your continued support,” Kriisa wrote on social media. “I will always cherish my time in the Blue Grass State, and I wish Kentucky Basketball all the best in the future.”

Regardless of being a five-year school participant, the native of Estonia is predicted to obtain a medical redshirt waiver that may permit him to play a sixth and ultimate season of school basketball.

Kriisa started his school profession at Arizona, spending his first three seasons (2020-23) with the Wildcats. Throughout his ultimate run at Arizona, he began 34 of 35 video games whereas averaging 9.9 factors and a Pac-12-leading 5.1 assists per outing. He then transferred to West Virginia for the 2023-24 season the place he averaged career-highs in factors (11 PPG) and three-point taking pictures (42.4 p.c).

Mark Pope shortly went after Kriisa as soon as the latter entered the portal for a 3rd time final offseason. Pope even joked he had recruited the flashy lead guard a number of instances previous to taking on at Kentucky, however solely now was he lastly in a position to land him. Kriisa struggled to shoot the ball early on in his UK tenure however did produce a 12-assist sport in opposition to Bucknell.

Within the December time beyond regulation win in opposition to Gonzaga — the one sport he began — Kriisa suffered a foot fracture in the midst of the second half. Regardless of the damage, he nonetheless hustled again on protection to try to stop a layup. There was optimism all through the season he may find yourself returning to the roster absolutely wholesome, however that finally didn’t occur.

Now, he’ll search for a fourth college.