The Kentucky Wildcats have a new head coach for the first time in 15 years, as they hired former Kentucky player Mark Pope following the departure of John Calipari to Arkansas. Pope was a captain on the 1996 national title team in Lexington and is the 23rd head coach in the storied history of the program. He has been a head coach for nine years, making stops at Utah Valley and BYU, winning at least 20 games in six of the last seven seasons. However, he has a new challenge on his hands as he tries to build a fresh Kentucky basketball roster from the college basketball transfer portal.
Kentucky lost its entire roster from last season after Calipari made the move to Fayetteville, giving Pope a blank slate to work with. He has already added multiple key transfers and Kentucky basketball recruits, but there are several more players who could be committing in the coming days. If you love the Wildcats, or just want the latest roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Kentucky.
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Kentucky basketball roster departures
The 2024-25 Kentucky basketball roster is quickly starting to take shape, as Pope landed another key player earlier this week. San Diego State transfer Lamont…
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