Kentucky transfer and Minnesota high school wing both included ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ among their top six choices Tuesday.
Walton is also considering North Carolina, Creighton, Georgetown, Minnesota, and Vanderbilt while Juzang posted on Twitter that his other choices are Oregon, Texas Tech, UCLA, Villanova and Notre Dame.
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Breaking: 2020 four-star Kerwin Walton tells me he is down to six schools: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, UNC, Minnesota, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, and Creighton
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A 6-foot-6, 214-pound forward who was a four-star prospect in the class of 2019, averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds over 28 games for Kentucky as a freshman this season. He played for the Compton Magic, a club team the Wildcats have re-strengthened ties with, leading to the signing of Dalen Terry last fall.
Juzang's  the coronavirus might be making Juzang think about playing closer to home.
Walton was a teammate of Zeke Nnaji's at Minnesota's Hopkins High School in 2018-19. He averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds for Hopkins this season, and was named all-metro by the .
The Gophers aren't expected to be a leader for Walton, though he told the Star-Tribune that decision making is difficult in the current environment.
“All I can do is stay updated and keep asking coaches questions,†Walton said. “This virus is making everything a little more clouded and hectic. Whether people are leaving or going. There are so many transfers going on, it’s insane. It’s going to be tough to see what rosters are looking like next year.â€
The Wildcats have plenty of opportunity to sell to both players, since they have only eight players lined up for the 2020-21 season so far.Â