#17 Kentucky Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Kentucky Wildcats
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #17
 
Conference Rank: #4 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 24-12, 10-8
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Mark Pope
Coach Record: 24-12 at Kentucky, 211-120 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jaxson Robinson, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.7 apg
Koby Brea, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.3 apg
Lamont Butler, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.6 spg
Amari Williams, Center, 10.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.2 bpg
Andrew Carr, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
Ansley Almonor, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Otega Oweh, Senior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.6 spg
Brandon Garrison, Junior, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
Collin Chandler, Sophomore, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Trent Noah, Sophomore, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Denzel Aberdeen, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Florida
Mouhamed Dioubate, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Alabama
Braydon Hawthorne, Freshman, Forward
Andrija Jelavic, Sophomore, Forward
Jasper Johnson, Freshman, Guard
Jaland Lowe, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Pittsburgh
Malachi Moreno, Freshman, Center
Reece Potter, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Miami (OH)
Jayden Quaintance, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Arizona State
Kam Williams, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Tulane
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.4 (7th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 77.2 (308, 15)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.2 (26, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (167, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.5 (43, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.5 (27, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (133, 7)
Rebound Margin: 2.7 (106, 7)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (20, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (96, 8)