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Mark Pope is calling this elite 2025 seven-footer 'Like every single day'
Kentucky Coach Mark Pope has found the recruits he wants in the 2025 class and is now pushing to get them on campus for visits. One player that Coach Pope has s
What's never bad is grabbing the best from the state every year.Gotta love Pope's work ethic. It's incredible to watch.
Once these recruits see his system this year, I think we start landing elite 5 star guys. I could see Pope landing the two best Kentucky high school seniors each year, and then getting two of the top 30 guys as well. Then he'll also add 2-4 portal guys each season.
You know guys like Perry and Noah are going to stick around. I love that. It provides a wonderful foundation to long-term retention.
At the 4 and 5, I really want a physically mature upperclassman, so I think the game plan for 25-26 should be to sign a portal guy at the 4 as the starter and then hope Garrison is back at the 5. Then sign Moreno and Reibe (or someone similar) as the backups, and maybe one long term project type player as your fifth big. Something along those lines. And if Garrison leaves, then get a portal big to replace him.I'd prefer that we get our bigs either as developmental freshmen (Moreno) who have realistic expectations in year 1 and 2, elite guys in the caliber of a Bam or Towns, or portal guys.
I'm not really sold on going after bigs in the 10-30 recruiting range of an incoming recruiting class (which is where Bradshaw would have been in a better freshmen class). They're just not physically ready.
What's never bad is grabbing the best from the state every year.
There's room on a 13-15 man roster.
Excellent assessment.Gotta love Pope's work ethic. It's incredible to watch.
Once these recruits see his system this year, I think we start landing elite 5 star guys. I could see Pope landing the two best Kentucky high school seniors each year, and then getting two of the top 30 guys as well. Then he'll also add 2-4 portal guys each season.
You know guys like Perry and Noah are going to stick around. I love that. It provides a wonderful foundation to long-term retention.