Transfer portal roundup: Kentucky adds Furman transfer Alex Wilkins

Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has transferred to Kentucky.

His move was one of the biggest on a busy transfer portal weekend.

Wilkins excelled in his freshman season with the Paladins, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 35 games (all starts).

Listed at 6-foot-5, Wilkins showed his skills to a national audience in Furman's lone game of the NCAA Tournament. He made four 3-pointers and scored 21 points in the Paladins' 82-71 loss to eventual national championship runner-up UConn in the first round.

--Ex-Belmont forward Drew Scharnowski announced his transfer to Duke.

In his recently completed sophomore season at Belmont, the 6-9 Scharnowski averaged 10.7 points. 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists over 21.9 minutes per game. He shot 68.1% in 30 games (24 starts).

He takes the roster spot of forward Nikolas Khamenia, who transferred to UConn on Saturday.

--Florida State gained the commitment of 6-11 forward Sebastian Rancik, who heads to Tallahassee after two seasons at Colorado.

A native of Slovakia, he attended high school in Southern California, where he was ranked as a four-star prospect in the 2024 class.

In 29 games (26 starts) with the Buffaloes as a sophomore, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.

--Field Level Media