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The mass exodus of much of Kentucky’s basketball roster into the transfer portal defined the school’s off-season following the departure of John Calipari and the hiring of Mark Pope. However, Pope is slowly rebuilding the Wildcats’ talent pool and has landed two Power-6 transfers in consecutive days. Last weekend, forward Otega Oweh joined Kentucky’s 2023-24 basketball roster from Oklahoma, and forward Andrew Carr did the same from Wake Forest. Both players were double-digit scorers for their respective teams last season, and each made at least 37% of their 3-point attempts.
Pope still has some work to do regarding Kentucky basketball recruits, as the cupboard is bare. Four-star Travis Perry remains the only prospect in the 2024 class who has signed a letter of intent with UK, but he’s a big grab as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Kentucky by 247Sports. If you love the Wildcats or just want the latest roster updates and news from the college basketball transfer portal, be sure to See what the proven team of experts is saying at CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate covering Kentucky.
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Kentucky Basketball Roster Matches
Kentucky’s 2024-25 basketball roster is quickly starting to take shape, with Pope signing another key player earlier this week. San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler, last season’s Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, committed to Kentucky as one of the top players in the college basketball transfer portal. He averaged 9.3 points, 3.0 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 27.6 minutes per game and played in 11 career NCAA Tournament games.
Kentucky’s defense already looks like a strong point, as three-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year Amari Williams also committed earlier this month. He averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 blocks per game for Drexel last season. Pope also has two recruits signed, Travis Perry and Collin Chandler, and will welcome several visitors in the coming days. Join CatsPause for the latest on all of Kentucky’s roster changes.
Kentucky Basketball News, Roster
The month of April ended on a high note for Kentucky Wildcats basketball, with the program landing former five-star recruit Brandon Garrison. The center was ranked 45th in the class of 2023, started almost every game in his only season at Oklahoma State and averaged 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds, ranking fifth in the Big 12 with 1.5 blocks. . However, Garrison’s transfer was just the foretaste of how the month of May began for UK basketball.
On May 1, Coach Pope signed former Dayton standout Koby Brea from the college basketball transfer portal after being a two-time winner of the A-10’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Brea is arguably the best shooter in college basketball and became the fourth player in Division I history to make 100 3-point shots on at least 50% of his attempts last season. Brea had double-digit scoring in both NCAA Tournament games last year and should fit right into Pope’s offense as his BYU team finished second in the country in 3-point attempts per game last season. Join CatsPause for the latest on all of Kentucky’s roster additions.
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Pope could also bring at least one big BYU player with him, so be sure to join CatsPause to see who it is and get the rest of the insider news.
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