An early look at Mark Pope's team for Year 2
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The Wildcats have three high school prospects signed for the 2025-26 season: Jasper Johnson, Acaden Lewis and Malachi Moreno.
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With Kerr Kriisa entering the transfer portal Monday, as expected, that leaves five scholarship players from the 2024-25 roster with eligibility remaining.
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A player with a 7-2 wingspan and a reputation as a defensive stopper (with 3-point shooting ability) will be the first transfer recruit to visit Kentucky this spring.
Notable: Kentucky has dipped into the NCAA transfer portal before to pick up a standout guard from Georgia (Sahvir Wheeler), and Pope is targeting another one in the 6-foot-5 Demary, who has started 69 of Georgia’s 70 games over the last two seasons.
Kentucky basketball and Mark Pope relied on the transfer portal to build the 2024-25 roster. Why should players in the portal consider UK in 2025-26?
Silas Demary Jr. is a top 2025 transfer target with BYU and Kentucky leading; UConn, St. John's, and Duke still in pursuit.
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The NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal officially opened Monday. Mark Pope talks about Kentucky’s plan to recruit players in the portal.
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What Kentucky’s men’s basketball players said after their season ended with an NCAA Tournament loss to Tennessee revealed Pope’s achievement.