So who signs with us next ?
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UK will have at least three McDonald's All-Americans coming in under Pope next year.
Feels like a return to the 90s all of a sudden. Not even Pitino brought in more than two Mickey Ds in a single season.
UK will have at least three McDonald's All-Americans coming in under Pope next year.
Feels like a return to the 90s all of a sudden. Not even Pitino brought in more than two Mickey Ds in a single season.
It seems like a lot of PFs have cancelled visits with us recently. Makes me think we might have one close to committing.
We recently visited Caleb Wilson and Cenac seems interested.
We recently visited Caleb Wilson and Cenac seems interested.
I’m going with Mullin’s, got to lock in the shooter!
Mullins really looks good in the videos I've watched - and not just as a shooter. Mullins looks like he can really play and has some bounce too. And Jasper Johnson looks great also.
Whoever Coach Pope feels creates the right chemistry for the best chance of a successful team coming together. Doesn’t have to necessarily be a 5 star guy. Maybe it is. Maybe need that ‘heart’ guy.
I mean, neither did cal most seasons. It’s not like he pulled in 3-5 of these guys a year. Pope having 3 burger boys is a major haul.
I’m not even worried about it. I am so happy we have Johnson and Moreno in the fold. And I know Pope will bring in some good pieces to go with them. Just so excited to have those guys.
My biggest wish right now is that we are able to retain our talent. I hope we can keep Oweh, Garrison, Chandler, Perry, and Noah.
I really doubt Perry and Noah go anywhere anytime soon. Chandler probably sticks around.
We really need Oweh and Garrison for some experience.
Oweh
Garrison
Chandler
Perry
Noah
Johnson
Moreno
That’s a really good core. Add a couple of experienced portal guys and maybe a couple of multiplayer guys and I’m good.
As for who is next. My prediction is Mullins. Moreno is in his ear, they are good friends. Mullins is the perfect Pope player. I think he joins the Fall class.
My biggest wish right now is that we are able to retain our talent. I hope we can keep Oweh, Garrison, Chandler, Perry, and Noah.
I really doubt Perry and Noah go anywhere anytime soon. Chandler probably sticks around.
We really need Oweh and Garrison for some experience.
Oweh
Garrison
Chandler
Perry
Noah
Johnson
Moreno
That’s a really good core. Add a couple of experienced portal guys and maybe a couple of multiplayer guys and I’m good.
As for who is next. My prediction is Mullins. Moreno is in his ear, they are good friends. Mullins is the perfect Pope player. I think he joins the Fall class.
Either Mullins or Yessoufou! So exciting to see what Pope and staff are doing! Building a strong core with experience and adding elite freshman is the recipe for success!
He's got a ton of time to figure it out. You never know, if UK and Pope do well this season, he will have his pick of transfers. So while it looks like we have our 2025 freshman PG and C.. he might want a top 5th year PF in there.
I think we're in an era that unless it's a top10 cant-miss kind of recruit, you might be better served having a 22 year old man in there.
Or maybe he starts working on some in roads for the 2026 class.
I think we're in an era that unless it's a top10 cant-miss kind of recruit, you might be better served having a 22 year old man in there.
Or maybe he starts working on some in roads for the 2026 class.
Don't really care. Trust the coach to sign the right players.
Results on the court are all that matters.
Results on the court are all that matters.
That would be huge, especially with Hurley in Mullins' ear.
Beat out a combination Hurley, Oats, Calipari, Davis, and a few others for Mullins and Johnson? That's quite an accomplishment for a first year from Pope.
When is the last time KY had 2 players, from KY who were ranked as high as Johnson and Moreno
I want Mullins to, he could be another guard from the state of Indiana to excel at Kentucky. There has been a long list of them to play here and have great careers. Among them were Mike Flynn, Kyle Macy, Jim Master, Louie Dampier, James Blackmon, Roger Harden and Jerry Hale.
Good listen. Thanks. But at one point, these guys seem to suggest Pope will start 5 freshmen in 2025-26. I don’t think Pope is intending to build a starting unit of freshmen for 2025-26. I think Pope will make freshmen (5-star, #1 ranked recruit, projected #1 draft pick, whatever doesn’t matter) compete against good returning players and the top transfer options – and start the guys who give UK the best chance to win now. In that type of competition and using that barometer (i.e., who gives UK the best chance to win now) to determine who starts, the freshmen are going to lose most of the time regardless of who they are. But they could still be valuable role players and get good minutes.
For me personally, in this age of CBB, if even two freshmen start I would be very leary of UK’s chances in competing for a championship in March 2026; and if three freshmen start I’ll watch simply for enjoyment with zero belief that UK has any chance to compete for a title. Anything is possible, but not every possibility is likely or even reasonable. And while I enjoy following recruiting, I want UK to chase real titles, not recruiting titles - and I think that requires much smarter roster building than what Calipari was doing.
I want Mullins bad. I hope Jasper’s signing doesn’t scare him away. They are both listed as SG’s. Not that you can have too many SG’s in Pope’s system!
I think they kind of went back and forth on the point but seemed to acknowledge that the best thing indeed is to have a mix of really good freshmen with some veteran players. FWIW, they predicted we'll land Mullins and Yessoufou.
I saw a tweet earlier today that supposedly Mullins' dad was going to talk with Pope today after the Jasper signing to discuss his fit in the offense. If true, I trust Pope to convince him that they'll pair well together!
Simple, play a 3 guard offense
Have a point guard that can beat his man off the dribble then someone has to drop off Johnson and Mullins leaving them open for easy 3 point shots
This.
Mullins it the key, because Pope can pick up a solid transfer point guard later.
You get a solid senior-to-be point guard to with a guard/wing rotation of Johnson, Chandler, Mullins, Oweh, Perry, and Noah. Maybe even Yessoufou.
That would be one of the better collections of wings in the nation.
Ideally, I would want to add the best portal PG out there and the best portal PF (stretch 4 preferably).
This is if we get all five guys with eligibility to return. You got Oweh at the 3. You got Garrison at the 5. You got Johnson at the 2. That leaves us needing a 1 and a 4.
Give me some experienced pieces there.
Then you have Perry, Mullins(that’s my call for our next commit), Chandler, Noah, and Moreno on your bench.
There’s a solid 10-man rotation.
Add 2-3 multi year guys that won’t play much unless they have to. Building blocks for the future.
This is if we get all five guys with eligibility to return. You got Oweh at the 3. You got Garrison at the 5. You got Johnson at the 2. That leaves us needing a 1 and a 4.
Give me some experienced pieces there.
Then you have Perry, Mullins(that’s my call for our next commit), Chandler, Noah, and Moreno on your bench.
There’s a solid 10-man rotation.
Add 2-3 multi year guys that won’t play much unless they have to. Building blocks for the future.
Hoping CMO doesn’t fall in love with the power of UK recruiting and sign 5 star fr. Then your back starting a lineup of true Fr.
Be very selective. Get guys that fit the system and don’t get all ball dominant players. Fit in different skill sets along with energy and experience.
Be very selective. Get guys that fit the system and don’t get all ball dominant players. Fit in different skill sets along with energy and experience.
It feels good being a college team again vs an NBA farm team. Now we can get back to focusing on winning championships instead of developing players for the NFL.
