Kentucky roster after hiring Mark Pope: Who’s in, out for Wildcats after John Calipari moves on to Arkansas

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After Kentucky announced it has tabbed BYU coach Mark Pope, a former Wildcats star who played under Rick Pitino at Kentucky from 1994-96 and is returning to his alma mater after spending the last five seasons at BYU, there has been plenty of movement on the UK roster. 

Pope will have significant work to do upon his official arrival. Under Calipari, Kentucky had the No. 2 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle, but quickly fell to No. 25 within a few days of Calipari’s departure.

CBS Sports is tracking the status of the Kentucky roster and recruiting class in real time. Here’s where every current UK player and commit currently stand. 

Kentucky underclassmen

Reed Sheppard

GP: 33 | GS: 5 | PPG: 12.5 | RPG: 4.1

Sheppard was named CBS Sports Freshman of the Year after putting up one of the most efficient stat lines in the country. Sheppard made only five starts in 33 games but had an impact whenever he stepped onto the court. Sheppard finished the season shooting 53.6% from the floor, 51.1% on 3-pointers (on 4.4 attempts), and 83.1% from the charity stripe. Sheppard finished five steals shy (82) of breaking the single-season record set by Rajon Rondo during the 2004-05 season. He projects as a lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Jordan Burks

GP: 20 | GS: 0 | PPG: 1.9 | RPG: 1.6

Burks is a former three-star recruit from the 2023 recruiting cycle. He appeared in 20 games this season and scored a career-high 13 points in a win over Vanderbilt.

Brennan Canada

GP: 5 | GS: 0 | PPG: 0 | RPG: 0.4

Canada appeared in 25 total games over his five-year career with Kentucky. He made five appearances this season.

Kareem Watkins

GP: 6 | GS: 1 | PPG: 0 | RPG: 0.2

Watkins has appeared in 20 games over the last four seasons with Kentucky. He made six appearances this season.

Walker Horn

GP: 4 | GS: 0 | PPG: 0 |…

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Author : Cameron Salerno

Publish date : 2024-04-16 12:00:54

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