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Kentucky basketball legend Reed Sheppard is declaring for the NBA Draft. On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses Reed Sheppard leaving the Kentucky Wildcats and declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft. Mark Pope has work to do to try and replace Sheppard's production. How will he do it? Dawe discusses a number of transfer portal players Kentucky basketball has contacted. Brandon Garrison from the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Andrew Carr from the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Pop Isaacs from the Texas Tech Red Raiders were all recently contacted.

Kentucky basketball and Mark Pope are making some major contacts in the transfer portal.

On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses four of the best players the Kentucky Wildcats have reached out to in the college basketball transfer portal. Koby Brea of the Dayton Flyers just may be the best shooter in the country. Jeremy Roach of the Duke Blue Devils could be the best point guard option available for Pope and the Cats. Great Osobor from the Utah State Aggies is an explosive forward and Aidan Mahaney from the Saint Mary's Gaels is an experienced guard. Kentucky basketball would love to have all four of these guys - but what's the chance of UK landing them?

Kentucky basketball and Mark Pope just landed a high-profile recruit in Collin Chandler.

On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses the Kentucky Wildcats' first recruit of the Mark Pope era, high four-star Collin Chandler. Dawe breaks down Chandler's extremely entertaining game. He's explosive, aggressive on both ends of the floor, and has a excellent outside shot. He flipped away from the BYU Cougars and will fit perfectly in Mark Pope's system. Who else could fit well on Pope's Kentucky basketball roster? Dawe looks at three transfer portal players - JaKobe Coles of the TCU Horned Frogs, Andre Stojakovic from the Stanford Cardinal, and David Coit of the Northern Illinois Huskies - that Kentucky basketball has reached out to. Could all three of these players commit to the Cats?

Zvonimir Ivisic is deciding to leave Mark Pope and Kentucky basketball for John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses Zvonimir Ivisic announcing his transfer to Arkansas basketball. Is this really the best move for Big Z? Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope is already doing work in the transfer portal. Javon Small from the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Amari Williams from Drexel basketball are two new options that would fit Pope's system perfectly. Aly Khalifa and Jaxson Robinson of the BYU Cougars are also still available and could choose the Wildcats.

Mark Pope just knocked his opening press conference for Kentucky basketball out of the park.

On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses the Mark Pope Kentucky basketball press conference. It was an electric atmosphere inside Rupp Arena, with the building full to the brim with Big Blue Nation. Dawe discusses Pope's important statements, the subtle hints at things to come, the expectations, and most importantly, the clear need for change. Gone are the days of John Calipari. Welcome to the Mark Pope era of Kentucky basketball.

The Kentucky Wildcats just made a great hire in Mark Pope.

On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe explains why he believes Kentucky basketball hiring Mark Pope from the BYU Cougars was a great decision. Pope has an excellent offense and a very bright basketball mind. He's a proven X's and O's coach, performed extremely well during BYU basketball's first season in the Big 12, and is a former Kentucky Wildcats player underneath Rick Pitino. He meets every qualification a Kentucky basketball fan could want... right outside of NCAA Tournament wins. Dawe goes through an extensive list of excellent college basketball hires that had eerily similar experience to Pope before taking their respective jobs and having illustrious careers.