Hope this isn’t true?… TERRIBLE NEWS: Few Minutes ago Kentucky wildcats Head Coach Mark Pope Decide to……read more 👇👇👇
Hope this isn’t true?… TERRIBLE NEWS: Few Minutes ago Kentucky wildcats Head Coach Mark Pope Decide to……read more 👇👇👇
Saturday marked 100 days out from the 2025-26 college basketball season, and in turn, some outlets released very early previews of what’s to come this year in college hoops.
As a preseason top-10 squad, your University of Kentucky Wildcats were mentioned early and often.
Let’s start with ESPN, where Myron Medcalf, friend of KSR, had a lot to say about Kentucky’s chances in Mark Pope’s second season. He included the Cats in his list of 10 title contenders, contingent on Jayden Quaintance, who is currently rehabbing from ACL surgery, returning to action in a timely manner. Quaintance is also one of his 10 transfers to watch this season.
Mark Pope did an excellent job of landing elite talent to put together his 2025-26 roster. Adding players from the transfer portal, high school recruiting, and getting Otega Oweh back has the Wildcats in a great spot.
An article was written on ESPN where Myron Medcalf listed ten teams that he sees as title contenders this season in college basketball, and one of those teams was Kentucky.
Medcalf had this to say about the Wildcats being title contenders, “Mark Pope’s team caught the injury bug late last season and will start this season with a major injury question.
Jayden Quaintance, a former five-star recruit and transfer from Arizona State, had surgery in March to repair a torn ACL.
He should be ready at some point this season — it’s just a question of when. All-America candidate Otega Oweh, Denzel Aberdeen (Florida), Jaland Lowe (Pitt), and Quaintance should form the nucleus of a team with serious Final Four aspirations once everyone is healthy.”
