2026-2027 Roster discussion thread

[bucsrule8872]

Kam has already put on weight, Pope showed a text from Kam and it was 210. My guess is before fall workouts he will be close to 215. By time they get in basketball shape he will be back under 210 around 208 or so. But if he can get to 220 then he could play at 212 to 215 maybe.

6’8, 210 is big enough to play the 4 against most teams. Momcilovic at 6’8, 225 is already big enough as well. Most teams in college play 4 out, anyway, so you don’t really need a 240 pound brute at the 4 spot. And big guys like that trying to chase stretch 4’s off the 3 point line is not a great recipe for success.

[UKHoops01]

6’8, 210 is big enough to play the 4 against most teams. Momcilovic at 6’8, 225 is already big enough as well. Most teams in college play 4 out, anyway, so you don’t really need a 240 pound brute at the 4 spot. And big guys like that trying to chase stretch 4’s off the 3 point line is not a great recipe for success.

Yaxel Lendeborg is 6'9", 240 and is somewhat of an ideal 4 because of his abilities, skill and athleticism and the fact that he can play inside with physicality and consistently shoot the three....but he's more the exception than the rule. After all, Yaxel Lendeborg types don't grow on trees. There's a reason Michigan won the championship this year.

[Pobilly]

We have our back up center as well. Not sure he ever plays, 7th college season. Needs waiver due to injuries.

https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-w...ansfer-portal/

[Cawood86]

We have our back up center as well. Not sure he ever plays, 7th college season. Needs waiver due to injuries.

https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-w...ansfer-portal/

Depth....I like it

[bucsrule8872]

We have our back up center as well. Not sure he ever plays, 7th college season. Needs waiver due to injuries.

https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-w...ansfer-portal/

People seem pretty confident he gets another year. Basically missed two seasons due to injuries. Played 8 in one and 10 in the other. The COVID year didn’t count. So that means he actually played three seasons.

This might be the last year we see something like this, with this 5 in 5 rule expected to go into effect for this next cycle. Starting next season, a player will have five years max, from what I understand. If it passes.

[KentuckyWild2020]

6’8, 210 is big enough to play the 4 against most teams. Momcilovic at 6’8, 225 is already big enough as well. Most teams in college play 4 out, anyway, so you don’t really need a 240 pound brute at the 4 spot. And big guys like that trying to chase stretch 4’s off the 3 point line is not a great recipe for success.

In the NBA, they play 6'5 200 at the 4, just depends on the system they are in. Of course the opposing team can slow it down post up and go to work on a small 4 but the analytics say that face paced shoot within 7 seconds up and down pace is the way to go. Name of the game is still who can score the most points..

[KentuckyWild2020]

Obviously we did not get the recruits or a team of players we where expecting but hopefully we get a TEAM of disciplined HARD WORKERS? I still think talent wins games and you need a start of two surrounded by role players but a team in unity as one goes along way, hope that is the case this year.

Also very hopeful we have a few non big name sleepers ready to bust it wide open this year....

[bucsrule8872]

Updated roster/rotation:

G Diallo/M. Williams
G Wilkins/Morton/Z. Hawthorne
F K. Williams/B. Hawthorne/Noah
F N’Diaye/McBride
C Moreno/Kepnang/Potter

That’s 13 scholarships.

Go full out for Momcilovic now.

[Cawood86]

Updated roster/rotation:

G Diallo/M. Williams
G Wilkins/Morton/Z. Hawthorne
F K. Williams/B. Hawthorne/Noah
F N’Diaye/McBride
C Moreno/Kepnang/Potter

That’s 13 scholarships.

Go full out for Momcilovic now.

The backcourt is what gives me hope. Being able to create for themselves and others. Hopeful Kam takes a step as well as Moreno.

[bucsrule8872]

Yaxel Lendeborg is 6'9", 240 and is somewhat of an ideal 4 because of his abilities, skill and athleticism and the fact that he can play inside with physicality and consistently shoot the three....but he's more the exception than the rule. After all, Yaxel Lendeborg types don't grow on trees. There's a reason Michigan won the championship this year.

Didn’t Lendeborg actually play the 3 most of the time with Johnson and Mara as the 4 and 5? That was a team of freaks really.