Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball team: transfer portal updates, 2024 roster, targets, recruits, and professional analysis

With years of experience covering the Wildcats, CatsPause provides up-to-date information on the Kentucky basketball team’s roster under new head coach Mark Pope.

The Kentucky Wildcats are undergoing a significant transformation as they gear up for the 2024-25 college basketball season. Following John Calipari’s departure after 15 seasons in Lexington to take over as head coach at

Arkansas, Kentucky brought in Mark Pope from BYU as his successor. Pope, a former standout guard on Kentucky’s 1996 national championship team, arrives with a strong coaching pedigree after a successful five-year stint with the

Cougars. Known for his up-tempo, offense-oriented style heavily focused on 3-point shooting, Pope faced the challenge of rebuilding Kentucky’s roster quickly after every scholarship player either transferred or graduated following the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Despite the tight timeframe, Pope and his staff made impressive strides by assembling a talented recruiting class, ranking as the No. 5 transfer class in the nation according to 247Sports. With nearly a complete roster, Kentucky still

has two scholarships to fill. For fans eager to stay updated on the latest roster developments and college basketball transfer portal news, CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate covering Kentucky, is the go-to source.

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