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1. Milan Momcilovic chooses UK over Louisville, Arizona

The top remaining player available in the transfer portal was Milan Momcilovic, who led the country in three-point shooting (48.7% on 136 total makes) at Iowa State last season.

After returning to college basketball from the NBA Draft process, it was down to just three teams (Arizona, Kentucky, and Louisville) for his services. Among them, one program desperately needed to land the junior forward. And late Monday night, they did.

It’s been a “rough” offseason for Coach Mark Pope and Kentucky, mainly due to the early misses. Whether it was top recruit Tyran Stokes (Kansas), key transfer Donnie Freeman (St. John’s), or others, the optimism around the program was at an all-time low at one point.

But things had gotten better in the past few weeks, including retaining center Malachi Moreno, adding Washington transfer center Franck Kepnang, and now landing Momcilovic to fill out the frontcourt.

There’s no question that adding the Cyclone will make Kentucky a mainstay in most top-25 preseason power rankings for 2026-27. But is this a good enough roster to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament? 

• Zoom Diallo (15.7 ppg and 4.5 apg at Washington)

• Milan Momcilovic (16.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg at Iowa State)

• Alex Wilkins (17.8 ppg and 4.7 apg at Furman)

• Justin McBride (15.3 ppg and 5.6 rpg at James Madison)

• Jerone Morton (7.8 ppg and 2.6 apg at Washington State)

• Franck Kepnang (6.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg at Washington)

• Malachi Moreno (7.8 ppg and 6.3 rpg)

• Kam Williams (6.0 ppg and 2.1 rpg)

• Trent Noah (3.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg)

• Reece Potter (6.5 ppg and 3.7 rpg at Miami OH in 2024-25)

• Braydon Hawthorne (4-star redshirt freshman wing)

• Ousmane N’Diaye (4-star forward prospect)

• Mason Williams (3-star guard prospect)

• Zyon Hawthorne (3-star guard prospect)

There’s plenty of scoring talent, and Moreno could be a national breakout candidate. N’Diaye and Hawthorne could be impact newcomers, while Morton and McBride should give them shooting off the bench. The one criticism is the lack of clear lead guys, along with questions as to whether the perimeter can defend well enough in the SEC.

But one thing is clear: this pickup has made Kentucky nationally relevant once again for next year.

2. Illinois commit shines in U18 AmeriCup

The group stage for the FIBA U18 AmeriCup Tournament began on Monday with a number of future college stars on Team USA.

Their first opponent was Argentina, a game that was never in doubt, with USA coasting to an 88-58 victory. Five players were in double figures, with the MVP being Quentin Coleman, who produced 11 points (9 in first quarter), along with a game-high 15 rebounds.

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