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What does Jasper Johnson hitting the transfer portal mean for Kentucky?

Heading into the 2025-26 Kentucky basketball season, there was a ton of hype around five-star freshman Jasper Johnson. He is a Kentucky native with deep ties to the University of Kentucky, so Big Blue Nation was fired up to see what he could become in Rupp Arena.

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Kentucky big man Brandon Garrison has entered the transfer portal

We're in the thick of portal season and that means stay/go decisions are being made. For the Wildcats, there has already been multiple departures, and a new one has entered the fold.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / April 3

Early names to watch for Kentucky ahead of transfer portal opening

The transfer portal doesn't officially open until April 7, but coaching staff's across the country are already planning who to go after once they are able to officially contact transfers.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / April 3

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats have to improve this metric next season

The 2025-26 season did not go as planned for the Kentucky Wildcats, so this offseason, Mark Pope is going to have a lot of work to do to get this program back on track.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / April 2

Is this 16 ppg scorer in the ACC a system fit for Mark Pope and Kentucky?

Mark Pope and his coaching staff are getting ready to start looking for talent in the transfer portal as it opens on April 7th. Many players have already announced that they plan to enter the portal when it opens, so Pope and his staff are already likely scouting these players.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / April 1

Mark Pope needs to make this five-star seven-footer in the 2027 class a priority

With the 2026 class about done aside from seeing if Coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are able to land the #1 player Tyran Stokes, this staff is starting to look at some of the elite talent in the 2027 class.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / April 1

Kentucky conducted an in-home visit with a top 2027 prospect

Transfer season is off and running as coaches are figuring out who to contact once the portal officially opens on April 7, but this is also when high school recruiting starts to heat up again.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / April 1

Mark Pope has to land the big names in the transfer portal this cycle

All of Big Blue Nation knows that this is a massive offseason for the Mark Pope tenure in Lexington. Pope’s team regressed from year one to year two, so it is make-or-break time for the leader of the Kentucky basketball program.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / March 31

Kentucky Coach Mark Pope has his eye on a 20ppg scorer in the transfer portal

We are inching closer to the transfer portal opening, as it will open on April 7th. Knowing the Wildcats only have one player committed in the 2026 class, most of the new additions to the 2026-27 roster will come from the transfer portal unless Kentucky lands either Tyran Stokes or Dink Pate.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / March 31