Photos: Former Arizona Wildcats forward Angelo Chol
Former Arizona Wildcats forward Angelo Chol landed at San Diego State, but he will only be able to watch his new team face his former teammates tonight at 8 p.m. in San Diego. The forward has to sit out the 2013-14 season per NCAA rules for transfers. Check him out in his new digs and then revisit some of his moments as a Cat in our gallery.
Angelo Chol
Angelo Chol transferred to San Diego State, his adopted hometown team, from the UA over the summer. The forward will be eligible to play next year.
Angelo Chol
Forward Angelo Chol must sit out the 2013-14 season at San Diego State after transferring from the UA.
2012-13 Arizona basketball
Arizona forward Angelo Chol (30) drives home a dunk on Colorado guard Sabatino Chen (23) in the first half of their Pac-12 game at the Coors Event Center in Boulder, Colo.
2012-13 Arizona basketball
Angelo Chol of Arizona, falls over James Ennis of Long Beach State, to grab a loose ball in the second half during a game at McKale Center .
2012-13 Arizona basketball
Angelo Chol of Arizona, reaches for the rebound over Shawn Kemp of Washington in the second half during a game at McKale Center.
Pac-12 Tournament Arizona vs. Colorado
Arizona Wildcats forward Angelo Chol (30) tries to make a play for the basket as he's defended by Colorado Buffaloes forward Xavier Johnson (2) in the first half of the quarterfinals in the PAC-12 Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
College basketball Arizona 73, Washington State 56
Angelo Chol, of Arizona, makes a drive towards the basket as he's defended by Brock Motum, of Washington State, in the second half.
College basketball: Arizona Wildcats at Colorado
Arizona forward Angelo Chol (30) drives home a dunk on Colorado guard Sabatino Chen (23) in the first half of their Pac-12 game at the Coors Event Center, Thursday, February 14, 2013, Boulder, Colo.
Arizona basketball: Little-used Chol answers the call
Angelo Chol tries to block a shot by Stanford's Josh Huestis in the first half. Coach Sean Miller praised Chol for playing hard off the bench.
Arizona vs. Colorado
Angelo Chol takes his warm-up shots prior to the tip-off of the Wildcats game against Colorado for their Pac-12 opener at McKale Center, Thursday, January 3, 2013, Tucson, Ariz.
Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard, Lester Wilson, Angelo Chol
East Tennessee State forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard, left and Lester Wilson (15) look on as Arizona forward Angelo Chol (30) grabs a rebound in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Diamond Head Classic Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in Honolulu. Arizona defeats East Tennessee State 73-53. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
UA basketball
Angelo Chol, of Arizona, warms up before a game against Long Beach State at McKale Center. Monday November 19, 2012 Tucson, Arizona photo by: Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
Red-Blue game at McKale
From left, #33 Grant Jerrett and #30 Angelo Chol battle during the Red & Blue game Sunday, October 21, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona at McKale Center. Photo by Benjie Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Angelo Chol
Then-UA forward Angelo Chol chatted with his former coaches Ollie Goulston, left, and Francisco Garza after the Wildcats played USC in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2013.
War refugee Chol is forceful, but only while on the court
UA basketball players Angelo Chol and Josiah Turner hang out with their friend Sam Galanti, right. Chol looks happy now, but in Sudan, "It was just sad. People were dying over land and the border."
Angelo Chol
Freshman forward, No. 30
• Height, weight: 6-9, 217
• Age: 18
• From: Khartoum, Sudan
• Major: Undecided
• Follow him here: @Angelo_Chol
• Last time you watched a YouTube video of yourself: I’ve done it before but it’s been a while.
• If you could take one part of a teammate’s game, who would it be and what would you take? That’s easy, I’d take Josiah’s handles
• Reminds us of: Anthony Cook
• All-time favorite UA basketball player: Jordan Hill
• When Arizona won the 1997 NCAA title, I . . . was probably in Egypt.
• Favorite home-cooked meal and who makes it: My girlfriend can make ham and cheese sandwiches that are really good.
• Most famous Facebook friend: I don’t have any famous friends.
Humboldt State vs. Arizona
Arizona's Angelo Chol gets ball and the arm of Humboldt State's Tavin Hurley in the first half at McKale Center, Nov. 1, 2011.
Seattle Pacific vs. Arizona basketball
University of Arizona basketball player Angelo Chol, left, misses the offensive rebound against Jake Anderson, Oct. 27, 2011, in Tucson.
Former Arizona Wildcat forward Angelo Chol has chosen to transfer to San Diego State, according to his high school coach, Ollie Goulston.
The popular UA reserve's minutes shrank from 12.2 to 8.5 last season.