Kentucky Wildcats News: UK Basketball a favorite for Rob Wright?

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Kentucky Basketball might have its eyes set on the next starting point guard in Lexington.

One of the big pieces of transfer portal news yesterday involved BYU point guard Rob Wright entering his name in the portal.

Wright immediately became one of the top prospects in the portal, and understandably so. As a sophomore at BYU last season, Wright averaged 18.1 points per game to go along with 3.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He also shot 46.7 percent from the floor, 41 percent from three on 4 attempts/game, and 82.1 percent from the free throw line.

According to On3’s Jackson Collier, when Wright entered the portal, Kentucky and Arkansas were thought to be the top contenders, but Collier’s source likes where Kentucky stands in the recruitment.

That’s what one source thinks, but it’s obviously very early, so who knows how things will shape out as more meetings take place and potential visits happen. Around this time last year, Kentucky was briefly a favorite for Donovan Dent, and we all know how that turned out.

One of the biggest needs in constructing next year’s roster is finding a star point guard, and Wright fits the bill. Securing Wright as PG1 for the Wildcats next season certainly won’t come cheap, but it sounds like Kentucky is willing to allocate the resources to bring him to Lexington for his third year of college basketball.

Tweet of the Day​

Finally watched the UK bball Confidential doc. 1st thing I noticed is how much nicer the locker rooms are from when I was playing (makes sense) and there was NO WAY we could have had cameras following us in BCG seasons. The editors would have been earning their pay FOR SURE

— Perry Stevenson (@CoachPsteve) April 8, 2026

A documentary through the Billy Clyde years would be cinematic gold.

Headlines​

Collin Chandler will enter transfer portal – Herald Leader

Tough news after many thought Chandler would be back for year 3.

Moreno and Williams provide foundation for Kentucky to build on – KSR

Those two can be key pieces on next year’s roster.

Inside Rob Wright’s decision to enter the portal – CBS Sports

Some more info about Wright entering the portal.

Miguel Wilson commits to UK while on visit – Cats Pause

A good piece of football recruiting news.

Hammond’s complete-game shutout leads UK past Morehead – UK Athletics

Big game for Abby Hammond.

Knee injury showed RB Baxter he can overcome anything – Vaughts Views

Some good perspective here from the Wildcats running back.

Lopez, Soler each suspended 7 games for brawl – ESPN

Was this a fitting punishment?

Draymond endorses fines to deter tanking – Bleacher Report

That’s one solution…

Predicting The Masters – Yahoo Sports

Who will win the 90th Masters?

Pirates sign teenage shortstop to 9-year deal – NBC Sports

The Pirates are investing heavily in their rookie.

NCAA proposing major eligibility changes – SI

This would be a significant change when it comes to college eligibility.

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