2026-2027 Roster discussion thread

[TrueblueCATfan]

Dude just picked a Adidas school and has a Nike Contract

Time to move on

[UKHoops01]

All the experts are saying he is picking KU.

I’m hoping they are wrong, but these things rarely go our way anymore.

We are going to ride with Diallo, Wilkins, Kam Williams, N’Diaye, and Moreno. I’m saying Wilkins is our best shot at a perimeter star to replace Oweh. Moreno has to step up and be a force inside. Diallo has to control the game while Kam and N’Diaye just have to make shots.

We need to add some bench/role players ASAP. Need some shooters and some bulk inside. Maybe a rim protector.

It's sounding more and more like Momcilovic may be pulling out of the draft and heading back to college....so if that's the case and we miss out on Stokes, I like our chances with him. The only schools mentioned that he's considering are Kansas, Kentucky and Florida.....so I would imagine Kansas would be off the list and it would be between UK and Florida.

[bucsrule8872]

All the experts are saying he is picking KU.

I’m hoping they are wrong, but these things rarely go our way anymore.

We are going to ride with Diallo, Wilkins, Kam Williams, N’Diaye, and Moreno. I’m saying Wilkins is our best shot at a perimeter star to replace Oweh. Moreno has to step up and be a force inside. Diallo has to control the game while Kam and N’Diaye just have to make shots.

We need to add some bench/role players ASAP. Need some shooters and some bulk inside. Maybe a rim protector.

[bucsrule8872]

Goodman also said Rob Wright was coming to Kentucky.

Well if you want to pin your hopes on something, Goodman being wrong isn’t the worst strategy. LOL!

[UKHoops01]

Goodman is saying it’s KU.

Goodman also said Rob Wright was coming to Kentucky.

[bucsrule8872]

That roster is not an NCAAT team.

And I don’t know what would make it an NCAA tourney team if Stokes is at KU and we don’t miraculously sign Momcilovic. Heck, I am not sure we are a tourney team with either of those guys anyway.

We will probably add Jerone Morton (he’s a KY native) and maybe Devin Williams (I haven’t heard much about any real competition for him). Those two will help, but aren’t really difference makers.

Diallo, Wilkins, and Moreno will have to be the stars of the show. Kam isn’t star material. He’s a 3 and D guy. Maybe Hawthorne is the wildcard? Maybe N’Diaye is way better than Jelavic was?

Way too much uncertainty for my taste.

But we had high expectations last season and look how that turned out. Maybe we will have the opposite happen this year.

But I doubt it.

[JFCats22]

Without Stokes, how good can we be?

Starters

G Diallo
G Wilkins
G K. Williams
F N’Diaye
F Moreno

Bench

F Hawthorne
G M. Williams
F Noah
C Potter

Need to add a potential star and then some beef inside.

We are going to enter this season with a great deal of uncertainty.

My expectations are low, at this point.

I don’t see Pope getting a Year Four, unless he makes a deep run (Final Four).

That roster is not an NCAAT team.

[bucsrule8872]

Without Stokes, how good can we be?

Starters

G Diallo
G Wilkins
G K. Williams
F N’Diaye
F Moreno

Bench

F Hawthorne
G M. Williams
F Noah
C Potter

Need to add a potential star and then some beef inside.

We are going to enter this season with a great deal of uncertainty.

My expectations are low, at this point.

I don’t see Pope getting a Year Four, unless he makes a deep run (Final Four).

[TrueblueCATfan]

I guess today is the day one way or another.

yep...It's who ever offers the most money..Im starting to get turned off with College basketball

[KentuckyWild2020]

I guess today is the day one way or another.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Goodman is saying it’s KU.

Just dont understand why he would go to a Adidas school

[bucsrule8872]

I posted in his recruiting thread, but apparently Stokes is announcing today (Tuesday) at 6:30PM on ESPN according to Matt Norlander and also posted on Sea of Blue.

Goodman is saying it’s KU.

[Pete Hogwallop]

I posted in his recruiting thread, but apparently Stokes is announcing today (Tuesday) at 6:30PM on ESPN according to Matt Norlander and also posted on Sea of Blue.

[bthaunert]

The rule has always been 4 years of eligibility . Sure, they can redshirt and have a fifth year....but only FOUR years of eligibility! From the sound of it they're changing the rules to allow a FIFTH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY! Not for any other reason than to change the rule to allow 5 years of eligibility! That's why I said it was asinine.

Now, if I've misunderstood that and that's not the case, then so be it. Somebody please enlighten me and inform me that I am wrong.

My take on this is they don't want to deal with any of the medical redshirts and normal redshirts and the appeals, and people taking them to court, etc. so they just came out and said, you get 5 years. No more redshirts, no more medical redshirts, none of that.

The 4 years of eligibility thing, while technically true, didn't include 4 years of varsity eligibility until the early 70's. Prior to that (outside of the war years in the late 40's/early 50's), they only had 3 years of varsity eligibility. I imagine some of the same arguments around records existed then that people are talking about now with a 5th year.

As for the 5th year, college football has about a 3rd of it's players that are 5th year seniors bc they redshirt and talked about exactly that way...they will all be considered 5th year seniors, just like they are now.

[UKHoops01]

Agree, there is a reason Pope is visiting a player that might reclass to this year that is a wing. Ryan Hampton today. Top 10 2027 6-6 wing.

Somebody recently was talking about this as perhaps a package deal....where if Hampton reclassified and came Stokes would come as well. Perhaps Stokes may be trying to be LeBron James ("The Decision") and get his desired teammates around him? Maybe that's why Pope waited so long on Donnie Freeman? Maybe that's why this is dragging out so long? At this point, who knows...but there is a little too much drama for my taste.