Resetting the Kentucky Basketball Recruiting Big Board
Here is a complete reset of Mark Pope’s Kentucky Basketball portal and recruiting prospects.
Mark Pope is still looking for players in the transfer portal to bolster his 2026-27 Kentucky basketball roster. (Brian Simms/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The transfer portal may be closed, but that doesn’t mean roster movement is done. Kentucky Basketball has already made some significant headway in the transfer portal, securing commitments from Washington point guard Zoom Diallo , Furman guard Alex Wilkins , and 6-foot-11 international pro Ousmane N’Diaye .
They have also signed Mason Williams and Zyon Hawthorne out of the high school ranks. But the roster is far from finished. Pope still has glaring needs on the wing and in the frontcourt, and his staff is navigating a chaotic landscape.
As we approach May, here is a complete reset of the Kentucky basketball Big Board and the prospects most likely to commit to the Bluegrass next. The prospects still in the portal Pope has laid the groundwork with several high-level transfers, and these names are the most likely to drop a commitment graphic in the near future. Jerone Morton (Guard, Washington State): The former George Rogers Clark star and Kentucky native is fresh off a highly successful official visit to Lexington.
Morton averaged 7. 8 points and 2. 6 assists while shooting nearly 44 percent from the floor last season.