Freshman guard Justin Simon transferring from Arizona

Just not enough minutes

After averaging just 7.5 minutes in 24 games this year, Arizona Wildcats freshman guard Justin Simon has decided he will transfer, per Josh Gershon of Scout.

Simon came to Tucson as the consensus 34th-best recruit of the 2015 class; he just didn't see the floor as much as was expected. Even when Allonzo Trier went down for four weeks with a broken hand, we still didn't see Simon very much.

The freshman from Temecula ended up averaging 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He did shoot 23-of-46 from the field.

People could compare this to Gabe York's freshman campaign, and York's decision to stay at Arizona. Back in the 2012-13 season, York played a total of 87 minutes. Simon got 180 this year.

This decision probably also has something to do with the incoming recruiting class that Sean Miller has. You could argue that Kobi Simmons, Rawle Alkins and Terrance Ferguson would all keep Simon down towards the bottom of the depth chart again in his sophomore campaign.

Wherever he decides to go, Simon will have three years of eligibility remaining. He's shown that he could be a potentially great player at the D-1 level. It's just that the current roster structure at Arizona is not set up for his success in the short term.

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