Is Kentucky basketball's Mouhamed Dioubate entering transfer portal?
Mouhamed Dioubate, who spent the 2025-26 season with Kentucky basketball, will reportedly enter the transfer portal after his stint with Mark Pope.
LEXINGTON — There reportedly won't be any-mo Mouhamed Dioubate for Kentucky basketball next season. A rising senior forward, Dioubate will enter the transfer portal, On3's Joe Tipton reported Monday . Dioubate spent the 2025-26 campaign with UK and coach Mark Pope after two seasons at Alabama .
Dioubate was brought in to bring a physical edge the Wildcats lacked in Pope's first season in 2024-25. Dioubate departs UK having averaged 8. 8 points, 5.
5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal per game in 31 appearances. He started Kentucky 's first five games before suffering an injury in the second half of the team's Champions Classic loss to Michigan State . Dioubate missed nearly a month before returning as a reserve in a win over Indiana.
He returned to the lineup for the next five games (St. John's, Bellarmine, Alabama, Missouri and Mississippi State) before going back to the bench. Dioubate came off the bench for the final 20 games of UK's season.