Kentucky adds center transfer entering 7th season of college hoops
Franck Kepnang's college career will continue for a seventh season after spending the last six years at Oregon and Washington.
College basketball fans might not see a career like Franck Kepnang's very often, or ever again. The center from Cameroon is about to enter his seventh collegiate season with his third school. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the big man has signed with Kentucky .
Injuries and the coronavirus pandemic have allowed Kepnang's time in college basketball to be extended. He spent the last four seasons with the Washington Huskies and ascended to a consistent starter last year. Kepnang averaged a career-high 2.
1 blocks in the 2025-2026 campaign. Kepnang started his college career at Oregon in the 2020-2021 season, where he ended up spending two years. Official: Franck Kepnang ( @franckkepnang ) has signed to play his final season at Kentucky.
pic. twitter. com/x5q9odIxSD ā UK Sports Network (@UKSportsNetwork) May 9, 2026 If healthy, Kepnang figures to be the type of player that Kentucky head coach Mark Pope can build his interior defense around.