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Kentucky Basketball 2026 Transfer Portal Tracker
Mar 22, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope calls a play during the first half against the Iowa State Cyclones during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

Kentucky Basketball 2026 Transfer Portal Tracker

Originally posted on Kentucky Wildcats on SI
By Andrew Stefaniak  |  Last updated Apr 7, 2026 12:08 PM ET

Mark Pope and the Kentucky coaching staff will be working tirelessly over the next few weeks to add players to the 2026-27 roster via the transfer portal. This article will have daily transfer portal updates on who Kentucky is targeting in the portal, which players are coming on visits, who the Wildcats land, and which players from last year's team are staying or leaving.

Bookmark this article so you can stay up to date with the latest happenings in the transfer portal as Pope looks to put a roster together capable of hanging a banner.

Kentucky Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker

Players with a visit or Zoom call set up

Dedan Thomas Jr., LSU PG, 6’1 178

15.3 ppg, 6.2apg, 2.7rpg, 45.9% from the field, 30.2% from three, 83.3% from the free throw line

Kentucky was after Thomas Jr. in the portal last cycle and after one year at LSU Mark Pope is back in. Kentucky has set up a Zoom call with Thomas Jr.

Devin Vanterpool, FAU CG, 6’4 190

15.8 ppg, 2.4 apg, 6.3 rpg, 43.8% from the field, 35.1% from three, 78.3% from the free throw line

Kentucky and Vanterpool have a zoom call set up as Mark Pope will look to land a player who is dominant on both sides of the ball. Vanterpool has other zoom calls set up so this will be a big battle for the staff.

Players with Kentucky interest

Finley Bizjack, Butler G, 6’4 190

17.1 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.2 rpg, 42.6% from the field, 34.9% from three, 85% from the free throw line

Camren Hunter, Central Arkansas G, 6’3 205

21 ppg, 2.7 apg, 4.2 rpg, 50.6% from the field, 36.9% from three, 79.6% from the free throw line

Miles Byrd, San Diego State G, 6’6 190

10.4 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.7 rpg, 1.9 spg, 1.2 bpg 40.5% from the field, 30.8 from three, 79.5% from the free throw line

Tyron Riley IV, San Francisco Wing, 6’6 200

12.2 ppg, 1.2 apg, 4.8 rpg, 47.2% from the field, 36.8% from three, 70.7% from the free throw line

Jalen Haralson, Notre Dame F, 6’7 220

16.2 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4 rpg, 51.5% from the field, 20% from three, 67.4% from the free throw line

Kwame Evans Jr., Oregon F, 6’10 220

13.3 ppg, 2 apg, 7.4 rpg, 45.4% from the field, 30.4% from three, 79.9% from the free throw line

Additions via the portal

Players retained from last year's roster

Reece Potter, 7'1 C

Reece Potter

Departures from Kentucky via the portal

Andrija Jelavic, PF

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Jaland Lowe, PG

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Jasper Johnson, SG

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Mo Dioubate, PF

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Brandon Garrison, C

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Denzel Aberdeen, CG (Applying for one more year of eligibility)

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Testing the NBA waters from last year's Kentucky team

Malachi Moreno, C (Expected back in Lexington after testing waters)

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This article first appeared on Kentucky Wildcats on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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