Former Kentucky star Anthony Epps has a message for Big Blue Nation

It has been a difficult offseason for the Kentucky Wildcats , and their fans in particular. Though they have added some talented players, and retained a couple of key members of last year's team, they have missed on all of their recruiting targets, and most of their top transfer portal targets as well, most notably Donnie Freeman . After a hugely disappointing season that has Big Blue Nation ready to move on from Mark Pope in favor of someone who can bring talent to Kentucky.

It's easy to understand the sentiment, but former Wildcats star Anthony Epps is looking at it a different way, and posted a message to all of Big Blue Nation on X telling them "Stop dwelling over who is not here and get behind who is! " Congrats to all the players that have committed to UK Men’s Basketball. Glad to have you and can’t wait to see how you mesh as a team.

Stop dwelling over who is not here and get behind who is! That’s it! Let’s Go!

— Anthony J. Epps (@CoachAJEpps) April 30, 2026 It's a strong message in support of Coach Pope and the Kentucky staff from someone who won a championship with the Wildcats. He was a member of the same championship squad as Pope in 1996, but his message is valid.