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Mark Pope added a backup center in the transfer portal who is going to have a massive impact this season for the Kentucky Wildcats. The veteran center from Washington, Franck Kepnang, was the guy that Pope brought in to back up Malachi Moreno this season.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / August 17

Could staying healthy be a concern for Kentucky's depth at center?

Kentucky brought back a very important piece this offseason in Malachi Moreno. It was one that Mark Pope himself even noted how big it was to be able to get him back in Lexington, calling him the top priority heading into the off-season.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / August 7

Thursday's open practice revealed some good injury news for the Kentucky Wildcats

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats have had a ton of injury trouble over the last few seasons, so Big Blue Nation is praying that the team will be able to stay healthy this season.

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College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / June 12

This Franck Kepnang stat shows why he is the perfect backup center for Kentucky

Mark Pope added a backup center via the transfer portal, who should be a really good addition to the 2026-27 roster. That center is Franck Kepnang, who spent last season at Washington, where he averaged 6.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game.

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Looking back at the guy who followed THE guy in college basketball

North Carolina recently fired head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis, ending a five-year run in which he struggled to keep the program at the heights of its lofty expectations.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / May 31

Predicting the season stat line for Kentucky center Franck Kepnang

One player that should be a perfect addition for his role on the 2026-27 Kentucky basketball team is Washington transfer center Franck Kepnang, who is a college basketball veteran.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / May 30

2026-27 Kentucky basketball player preview: Franck Kepnang

One of Kentucky's most underrated additions from the transfer portal this offseason comes from the frontcourt. The addition of Washington transfer big man Franck Kepnang is going to turn out to be a valuable decision next season, for more reasons than one.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / May 11

Kentucky basketball's newest addition is eligible to play next season

Kentucky fans received news on Saturday when they picked up a much-needed depth peice at the five spot in Washington transfer big man Franck Kepnang. A key talking point soon after his decision was if he would be deemed eligible or not.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / May 11

Franck Kepnang is a perfect fit for what Kentucky needs in a backup center

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats made a very important addition to the roster this weekend as they added former Washington center Franck Kepnang. The 6’11 center will need a waiver for another year of college hoops, but all signs point to this not being an issue.

College Basketball News / Washington Huskies on SI / May 9

It's Huskies South: Kepnang Follows Diallo to Kentucky

Franck Kepnang has become the second former University of Washington basketball player to transfer to Kentucky, where the 6-foot-11 center will reunite with guard Zoom Diallo and join one of the nation's blue-blood programs.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / May 9

Kentucky has added an important depth piece at the five

Kentucky badly needed some depth at the center position and they got it. After Mark Pope flew to Israel to try and lock up Marcios Santos, who ultimately committed elsewhere, he has found his guy.

Michigan State Spartans News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / April 22

Ranking Michigan State's 3 Main Transfer Portal Targets

The transfer portal is now closed, and Michigan State is still at zeros, both in and out. Those already in the portal can keep looking for new spots, though.

College Basketball News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / April 21

What To Know About MSU Portal Target Franck Kepnang

The search for Michigan State's next center has now extended beyond two weeks Tuesday is the last day of the 15-day window for non-graduate players to enter the transfer portal.

College Basketball News / Michigan Wolverines on SI / April 16

Michigan basketball eyeing Big Ten center in the transfer portal

Michigan's frontcourt could look a lot different in the 2026-27 season.

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College Basketball News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / April 16

MSU Showing Reported Interest in Portal Center from B1G School

Another name has been added to the list of transfer portal big men who are drawing some attention from Michigan State. On Thursday, On3's Jamie Shaw reported that MSU was one of the "early schools to show interest" in Washington center Franck Kepnang, who will be a seventh-year senior next season.

College Basketball News / Washington Huskies on SI / April 16

Huskies Pick Up Shooter Entering 8th College Season

Just when Franck Kepnang left and presumably took his extensive medical files with him, Steele Venters will join the University of Washington basketball team with a challenging health history that certainly rivals the departed big man.

College Basketball News / Washington Huskies on SI / April 15

Huskies Pursuing Big Man With 3-Point Shooting Touch

With Franck Kepnang in the transfer portal, the NBA draft beckoning Hannes Steinbach and Mady Traore coming off foot surgery, the University of Washington basketball team is badly in need of another big man or two.

Washington Huskies News / Washington Huskies on SI / April 14

Kepnang Latest Husky To Exit For Transfer Portal

For those who thought they might never see the day that Franck Kepnang would say farewell to the University of Washington basketball program, it appears that time has come.

Washington Huskies News / Washington Huskies on SI / March 17

Husky Roster Review: Kepnang Keeps Coming Back

Franck Kepnang is like that well-worn Volvo, the one coming up on 300,000 miles with the dented fenders, scratches in the paint job and chips in the windshield.

College Basketball News / Washington Huskies on SI / March 6

5 Who Missed Out on Husky Senior Night

For Senior Night, the University of Washington basketball team brought out Franck Kepnang, Quimari Peterson and Jacob Ognacevic before the USC game and gave them a ceremonial send-off, with a framed jersey, a photo op and applause sent their way.

Washington Huskies News / Washington Huskies on SI / March 4

Huskies Limp Into Senior Night Against USC

As the University of Washington basketball team closes out its home schedule, the Huskies will honor three players -- Quimari Peterson, Jacob Ognacevic and Franck Kepnang -- as seniors before tipping off against USC on Wednesday night at Alaskan Airlines Arena.

College Basketball News / Washington Huskies on SI / February 24

Huskies Regroup, Pick Up Road Win at Rutgers

Coming in off the turnpike, the University of Washington basketball team pulled into snowy Rutgers like they were riding on tires low on air. Yet as long as they weren't down to the rim, the Huskies were OK.

College Basketball News / Washington Huskies on SI / February 24

Huskies Lose Another: Kepnang Ruled Out at Rutgers

And then there were just two. Down to just four regular-season games, a continuously bruised and battered University of Washington basketball team will go without center Franck Kepnang for the first time this season in Tuesday's game at Rutgers.

Washington Huskies News / Washington Huskies on SI / February 20

Well-Worn Kepnang Can't Practice, But Plays On For Huskies

With Franck Kepnang, the good news for the University of Washington basketball big man is he's played in all 26 games this season, which is nearly double his number of appearances in any of his previous three years in Montlake.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 28

Wesley Yates III, Washington brace for unbeaten Colorado

Washington is listed as having two returnees on its roster. But the Huskies actually have three. Wesley Yates III spent the 2023-24 season at Washington but never played because of a foot injury.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 31, 2025

Franck Kepnang glad to be back as Washington faces Minnesota

Over the previous two seasons, Franck Kepnang had played one half of one conference game for Washington due to injuries. He surpassed that last week against UCLA and is expected to play Saturday when the Huskies (10-10, 1-8 Big Ten) try to snap a six-game losing streak against Minnesota (11-10, 3-7) in Minneapolis.