Kentucky transfer Marcus Lee signs with Cal

Kentucky transfer Marcus Lee has signed a financial aid agreement to join Cal, head coach Cuonzo Martin announced Monday. Last month, after removing his name from the NBA draft, Lee announced his intention to play his senior year for another school. Kentucky head coach John Calipari said in a school-issued statement at the time that Lee, an Antioch native, informed the program he was “going to transfer to a school out west to be closer to his family.” The high point of his Kentucky career came in the 2014 Elite Eight against Michigan, when he came off the bench to spark the Wildcats to victory with 10 points and eight rebounds in 15 minutes. Coming out of Deer Valley High School in 2013, Lee was a five-star recruit ranked No. 17 in his class by Rivals. Lee is a major addition to a 2017-18 Bears frontcourt that figures to include Kameron Rooks, Kingsley Okoroh and Roman Davis. Two months ago, UNLV transfer Jordan Cornish committed to Cal before academic concerns reportedly prompted him to reopen his recruitment. Columbia guard Grant Mullins, a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility, signed a financial aid agreement with the Bears on April 29.