Former Miami point guard Wooga Poplar entered the transfer portal a few weeks ago after a very disappointing season for his Hurricanes. Although he and fellow backcourts Nijel Pack and Matthew Cleveland combined for more than 30 points per contest, Miami failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament just one year after reaching the Final Four.
The junior from Philadelphia, PA is one of the most coveted transfer portal guards after 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per season of games in a tough ACC conference, and although Auburn coach Bruce Pearl doesn’t look often high-profile transfers, the Tigers are reportedly interested in Poplar’s talents.
According to Poplar’s father, Auburn, as well as the Oregon, TCU, Villanova, Louisville, Kansas and SEC programs, Kentucky and Arkansas are interested in his son’s scoring ability. That scoring ability would be especially useful for an Auburn team that got most of its offensive production from the front court a season ago.
With so many major programs interested in bringing Poplar in, it’s likely his commitment process will stretch into the spring. We’ll see if Bruce Pearl and company can lure him to the Plains to add to what should already be a top 25 team in the country.
Miami transfer Wooga Poplar is receiving interest from the following programs, according to his father:
Oregon
Kentucky
Arkansas
New village
TCU
Auburn
Louisville
Kansas-Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 7, 2024
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