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  • TrueblueCATfan
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2014
    • 13571

    #121
    Originally posted by Cats22

    Just players or were coaches involved also?
    It was between 2 players...

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    • bucsrule8872
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2025
      • 269

      #122
      Eubeka Okorie from Stanford is expected to hit the portal.

      Likely the top PG in the portal.

      Hope we can land him.

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      • bucsrule8872
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2025
        • 269

        #123
        Top of my portal wishlist:


        Point- Okorie(SO)
        Wing- Avdala(SO)
        Shooter- Decker(JR)
        Backup Point- Ruffin(GR)

        Return- Chandler, Moreno, Williams, Jelavic, Dioubate, and Hawthorne.

        That could be a pretty strong 10 man rotation:

        G Okorie(SO)/Ruffin(GR)
        G Chandler(JR)/Decker(JR)
        G Avdala(SO)/Hawthorne(FR)
        F K.Williams(JR)/Dioubate(SR)
        F Moreno(SO)/Jelavic(SO)

        A little young, but lots of size and skill.

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        • Pete Hogwallop
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2025
          • 1087

          #124
          I don't know much, but I think we need 2 really good PGs and a really good center. The other positions aren't quite as much of a need for next year.

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          • WeWant9
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2025
            • 745

            #125
            Dioubate enters the portal.

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            • KentuckyWild2020
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2020
              • 4838

              #126
              Pro sports, free agency, get used to it all..

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              • WeWant9
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2025
                • 745

                #127
                Looks like we have 6 guys left to hear from. If I had to guess, JQ enters the draft and at least 2 more hit the portal.

                Otega Oweh (graduate)
                Denzel Aberdeen (graduate)
                Collin Chandler
                Malachi Moreno
                Mouhamed Dioubate (transfer)
                Andrija Jelavic
                Jasper Johnson (transfer)
                Brandon Garrison (transfer)
                Kam Williams
                Trent Noah
                Jaland Lowe (transfer)
                Jayden Quaintance
                Zach Tow (graduate)
                Walker Horn (graduate)
                Braydon Hawthorne (return)
                Reece Potter (return)

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                • WeWant9
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2025
                  • 745

                  #128
                  Moreno has announced a return, but going through draft process

                  https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-w...-draft-waters/

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                  • GOCAT15
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2014
                    • 2079

                    #129
                    Originally posted by WeWant9
                    Moreno has announced a return, but going through draft process

                    https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-w...-draft-waters/
                    As he should, but glad to hear he’s committed to UK if he doesn’t get drafted. I just hope he rather come back then go second round.

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                    • WeWant9
                      Senior Member
                      • Jul 2025
                      • 745

                      #130
                      I’d have to imagine he stands to make more money at UK next year. I think he can have a good jump next year and go up on the draft boards.

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                      • Pobilly
                        Senior Member
                        • Oct 2014
                        • 5514

                        #131
                        If MM does not go to NBA (40% chance he would go, my guess), then we have a summer for our S&C team to get him in better shape and much stronger. That is one good piece of the upcoming year. Hopefully Pope takes the team to some good competition over the summer trip (not just a vacation) to see where his guys actually stand against competition. Then gets back to continue the work for the fall. Now we see the next pieces stay or go.
                        Proverbs 25:24

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                        • KentuckyWild2020
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2020
                          • 4838

                          #132
                          How is this any different than the Calipari era?????

                          Except this time, you get 3 or 4 star scrubs and over pay them to live a life of luxury.

                          At least with 5 star one and done's, those guys still had something to prove every time they stepped on the court to impress the next level scouts.

                          This system guys get paid and just flat out sit on their a$$, play don't play ,it don't matter, still going home to the upscale apartment driving a high end vehicle with a certified 9 or 10 Kentucky basketball groupie on the side...

                          Mark Pope needs a huge offseason and major season number 3 or it's get the ax time.

                          Good news, Billy D didn't take the NC job, other good premier coaches could also be avaialbe.

                          if he can't recruit, time to go period or even retain what he has, time to go...

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