Louisville guard Skyy Clark commits to transfer to UCLA

Louisville Cardinals point guard Skyy Clark has committed to transfer to the UCLA Bruins, per On3’s Joe Tipton. He previously played for the Illinois Fighting Illini as well.

Clark played his high school basketball at Montverde Academy in Florida but comes from Los Angeles, California originally. He was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2022, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He also was the fourth-ranked point guard and the 37th-ranked player overall in the 2022 cycle.

Clark started his career at Illinois. He played in 13 games there as a freshman but transferred out after one season. He landed at Louisville, where he started 28 games out of the 29 he played in during the 2023-24 season.

Through two seasons, Clark has played in 42 games and is averaging 29.5 minutes a game for his career. He’s also averaging 11.3 points, 2.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game.

The UCLA Bruins are coming off a frustrating season in head coach Mick Cronin‘s fifth year with the program. The Bruins went just 16-17 and missed the NCAA Tournament. That comes after the program went to the Final Four and the Sweet 16 twice during his previous three seasons running the UCLA program.

The hope is that Clark will be able to come in and become a key piece of the team moving into the 2024-25 season that can help get the UCLA program back on track.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

Skyy Clark is among several key Louisville transfers

Following the end of the season, Louisville made the decision to move on from head coach Kenny Payne. That wasn’t a surprising move. However, it did come with several key Louisville players deciding to enter the Transfer Portal when it opened on March 18, 2024.

As of now, 10 Louisville players have entered or plan to enter the Transfer Portal. Clark is among the biggest names from that group of players, though.

Louisville also has a new head coach in Pat Kelsey. It will be his job to try and rebuild this roster. Part of that could be convincing players entering the Transfer Portal to leave it and stay with the program. Another part of that will likely be Kelsey using the portal to bring in his own players to the program.

The Transfer Portal will be open for 45 days in total. Last season, a total of 1,842 men’s college basketball players entered the Transfer Portal.