Where does UK Basketball go after Tyran Stokes debacle?

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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MARCH 20: Head coach Mark Pope of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts against the Santa Clara Broncos during the second half in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Enterprise Center on March 20, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Good morning, BBN!

The Tyran Stokes recruitment is finally over as the No. 1 player in the 2027 class chose the Kansas Jayhawks on ESPN Tuesday night. Now that leaves Mark Pope and his staff with some huge question marks with their 2026-27 roster, especially when it comes to star power. Can they find it?

That is the major question as the staff returns to the drawing board.

There are plenty of names out there, including Milan Momcilovic and Allen Graves, but both could stick it out in the NBA Draft. Will they head the international route to find a sure-fire superstar talent to join the fold? At the moment, that seems like the best option.

Overall, the program is in a pretty tough spot, it seems. They put all of their chips in on Stokes and missed by quite a bit, according to reports. The staff has to find a way to make the brand cool again, and landing one of these big-time players could do just that.

Time to see where they go from here. Would imagine we will know pretty quickly.

Tweet of the Day​

The goalpost is win big. If he does it Florida’s way, without a five-stars and by nailing evals and crushing retention, great.

The goalpost at Kentucky is win big. Nobody is holding Pope to a standard he hasn’t said out loud he clearly understands. https://t.co/VINdDOgnpW

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTuckerCBB) April 28, 2026

A very solid point.

Headlines​

Tyran Stokes commits to Kansas- KSR

The Cats miss out on the No. 1 player.

Justin McBride commits to Kentucky- KSR

A big pick up.

NCAA in final steps to expand March Madness to 76 teams, expected to begin in 2027- On3

Well this stinks.

Sources: NBA eyes new anti-tanking proposal for draft lottery- ESPN

LETS GO!!!

Source: Jets host Russell Wilson on visit per Geno Smith’s idea- ESPN

Wilson to New York?

Heisman finalist Diego Pavia signing deal with Ravens ahead of rookie minicamp- CBS

Pavia finds a home.

Why Alex Cora turned down the Phillies managerial job before Rob Thomson was even fired- CBS

Wild to see two manager already fired.

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