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Kansas St transfer Arthur Kaluma visiting Texas next week

Texas could be targeting one of the top remaining transfer forwards available, redshirt sophomore Arthur Kaluma, in the portal early this summer.

By Andrew Miller

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Per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein, former Kansas State Wildcats redshirt sophomore forward transfer Arthur Kaluma "plans to visit" Texas basketball next week. Kaluma reportedly visited the SMU Mustangs earlier this week.

Texas basketball reportedly hosting Kansas State transfer F Arthur Kaluma for a visit in late June

He is expected to visit Texas at some point early next week.

Kaluma has two years of eligibility remaining. He spent one season at Kansas State, averaging 14.4 points per game, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists over 33 games played and 32 starts.

The 6-foot-7 and 220-pound forward from Boston, MA, spent the first two years of his collegiate career with the Creighton Blue Jays. Kaluma earned 2022 All-Big East Tournament and Big East All-Freshman Team honors in his first year at Creighton.

Over his two seasons at Creighton, Kaluma averaged 11.1 points per game, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 68 games played and 67 starts.

Kaluma is one of the top forwards available in the transfer portal at this point of the offseason. He ranks as the No. 13 transfer small forward in the 247Sports Composite.

The spring transfer portal window closed for new entrants (besides grad transfers) a couple of months ago at midnight on May 1.

Kaluma had also entered the NBA Draft early when he announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on April 23, 2024. He withdrew his name from the 2024 NBA Draft pool before the May 31 deadline a few weeks ago.

Texas and head coach Rodney Terry have one scholarship spot remaining on the projected roster for the 2024-25 season. Terry and the Longhorns staff were looking for an impact player in the frontcourt to add depth to that part of the rotation and bring more proven experience during the spring portal window.

Texas added its 12th scholarship player to the projected 2024-25 roster a few weeks ago when it landed former Vanderbilt Commodores three-star center commit Jamie Vinson.

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