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Before John Calipari decided he would leave for Arkansas, Kentucky basketball had the No. 2 recruiting class for 2024. However, five of the six players who signed in the 2024 class were released from their national letter of intent after that Calipari has jumped ship and new coach Mark Pope is scrambling to put together a competitive Kentucky basketball roster for 2024-25. Only Travis Perry, a four-star out of Kentucky, remains committed to the Wildcats in the class of 2024, but Pope has already secured the commitment of seven players in the college basketball transfer portal to join the Kentucky basketball roster.
With no scholarship players returning from last season’s team, Pope still has a lot of ground to cover in the high school ranks and in the transfer portal. The portal is closed now, but those who accessed it and remain uncommitted can still make visits while they make their decision and there are still unsigned high school prospects available who could become Kentucky basketball recruits. 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
With most of the immediate high school impact players already signed with letters of intent, Pope has focused primarily on the NCAA basketball transfer portal to address his immediate roster needs. Kerr Kriisa, Otega Oweh and Brandon Garrison were starters at Big 12 schools last season and should be in line for key roles in Lexington.
Meanwhile, San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler Jr. and Duquesne transfer Amari Williams were last season’s Defensive Players of the Year. Dayton transfer Koby Brea was also the A-10 Sixth Man of the Year and Andrew Carr scored 1,286 points in a four-year career that included two seasons at Delaware and two seasons at Wake Forest. Pope and the Wildcats are also reportedly in the mix for North Florida point guard Chaz Lanier and four-star in-state prospect Trent Noah, who is interested in Kentucky and Tennessee after being released from his letter of intent at South Carolina . 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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