Kentucky Wildcats News: Jasper Johnson and Brandon Garrison leave Kentucky Basketball
Two more players to the portal.
Dec 23, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Jasper Johnson (2) reacts after making a basket during the first half against the Bellarmine Knights at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images | Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Good morning, BBN! The roster movement is starting to happen for the Kentucky Wildcats, as we saw two more players enter their names into the transfer portal on Friday night.
Joining Jaland Lowe are freshman guard Jasper Johnson and center Brandon Garrison. Let’s first start with Johnson. The Lexington, KY native came into his freshman season with some lofty expectations as one of the prize recruits in Mark Pope’s first full recruiting class.
After the injury to Lowe, things changed the course of the season for Johnson. Becoming the secondary ball-handler, Johnson impressed some but mostly struggled as SEC play got rolling. Now, he will be heading to a new program for his sophomore season.
For Garrison, his second season in Lexington also didn’t go as planned. However, that did not stop BG from getting some BG time going once again. Garrison could go down as one of the beloved players of the Pope era after he joined the team in Year 1 and helped spark the upset win over Duke in the Champions Classic.