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7. Kentucky Wildcats
2025-26 record: 22-14 (10-8)
Likely departures
- Otega Oweh (18.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg
- Denzel Aberdeen (13.5 ppg and 3.4 apg)
- Collin Chandler (9.7 ppg and 2.8 rpg)
- Mouhamed Dioubate (8.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg)
- Andrija Jelavic (5.5 ppg and 4.0 rpg)
- Jasper Johnson (4.9 ppg and 1.6 apg)
- Brandon Garrison (4.7 ppg and 4.1 rpg)
- Jaland Lowe (8.0 ppg and 2.4 apg)
- Jayden Quaintance (5.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg)
Likely returnees
- Kam Williams (6.0 ppg and 2.1 rpg)
- Trent Noah (3.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg)
- Braydon Hawthorne (redshirt freshman wing)
- Reece Potter (redshirt center)
Key decisions to watch
- Malachi Moreno (7.8 ppg and 6.3 rpg)
Roster additions
- Zoom Diallo (15.7 ppg and 4.5 apg at Washington)
- Alex Wilkins (17.8 ppg and 4.7 apg at Furman)
- Justin McBride (15.3 ppg and 5.6 rpg at James Madison)
- Jerone Morton (7.8 ppg and 2.6 apg at Washington State)
- Franck Kepnang (6.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg at Washington)
- Ousmane N’Diaye (4-star forward prospect)
From a public relations standpoint, it’s been a rough offseason for Coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats, missing out on several notable transfer and recruiting targets in the past couple of months. However, the team has landed some good players, including the guard duo of Diallo and Wilkins, both of whom can score.
The addition of Kepnang and his waiver is big, considering that Moreno is still in the NBA Draft process. If he comes back and has a breakout campaign, Kentucky could ultimately overachieve expectations. Plus, they could be in business for another big addition, depending on what else happens with the draft decisions.
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