Here are the potential players that could return in 2027....
Not to look ahead, but it's what we do haha. I know that all of these guys will not return...you'll have transfers and you'll need to get some new ones....JQ probably gone but he COULD come back..
But oh my goodness....we'll have 11-12 scholarship players that will have eligibility. All of them are good. We won't be worried too much about guys leaving. Like think about it....just say we lose 4 guys....we'll have 8 talented guys still there. We'll have size, shooting, talent, etc. And if it's a group that's all back and all played together.... it really could be like the 1996 Cats or 2015 in terms of depth. Not as talented...
This really has the feel of the 1995-1999 era at Kentucky with deep rosters that will be able to pass it down year to year....good coaching, good talent, etc.
Pope is building something special at Kentucky...
Top 40 freshman that will be sophomores:
-Jasper Johnson
-Malachi Moreno
-Braydon Hawthorn
Starters/top6-7 that could be back:
-Jaland Lowe
-Jayden Quaintance(likely gone though)
-Mouhamed Dioubate
-Kam Williams
-Denzel Aberdeen(played 12 games as a freshman, though unlikely he's back)
-Brandon Garrison
Rotation/Development that could be back:
-Colin Chandler
-Trent Noah
-Andrija Jelavich
-Reece Potter
Not to look ahead, but it's what we do haha. I know that all of these guys will not return...you'll have transfers and you'll need to get some new ones....JQ probably gone but he COULD come back..
But oh my goodness....we'll have 11-12 scholarship players that will have eligibility. All of them are good. We won't be worried too much about guys leaving. Like think about it....just say we lose 4 guys....we'll have 8 talented guys still there. We'll have size, shooting, talent, etc. And if it's a group that's all back and all played together.... it really could be like the 1996 Cats or 2015 in terms of depth. Not as talented...
This really has the feel of the 1995-1999 era at Kentucky with deep rosters that will be able to pass it down year to year....good coaching, good talent, etc.
Pope is building something special at Kentucky...
Top 40 freshman that will be sophomores:
-Jasper Johnson
-Malachi Moreno
-Braydon Hawthorn
Starters/top6-7 that could be back:
-Jaland Lowe
-Jayden Quaintance(likely gone though)
-Mouhamed Dioubate
-Kam Williams
-Denzel Aberdeen(played 12 games as a freshman, though unlikely he's back)
-Brandon Garrison
Rotation/Development that could be back:
-Colin Chandler
-Trent Noah
-Andrija Jelavich
-Reece Potter
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