Kentucky basketball and Mark Pope are making moves in the transfer portal!

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2 ай бұрын

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?
Liam McNeeley has been contacted by Pope and Kentucky basketball. Can Pope get the Kentucky basketball 2024 recruiting class going again with players like McNeeley?
Finally, Dawe takes a look at every single inexperienced coach every Blue Blood program has hired since the 1980. How have they performed? Should Kentucky be excited about what they have with Pope?
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@LockedOnKentucky 2 ай бұрын

Join the Locked On Kentucky Discord! discord.gg/ERV4wEHext

@ajaxslamgoody9736 2 ай бұрын

Liam Neeson would be a great edition............and....John Wick might help too.

@garyjrsonny 2 ай бұрын

Pope gives me hope. Hadn’t followed wildcat bball since 2017. I’m obsessed now!

@krisreitz8854 2 ай бұрын

Me too . I am exactly where you are and have been!

@indigomarine91 2 ай бұрын

We all are man. We are getting back to classic kentucky basketball and I bet we will be alot better than we were with the tubby/gillespie era. Calipari did keep kentucky relevant. We just need these players new recruits to understand that a lot of those players to go on pro through cal n't just because of cal, they would've meant pro anywhere. Being on such a big stage at kentucky made a big difference.

@wtk6069 2 ай бұрын

A lot of players interested in Kentucky are waiting for the staff to be finalized, and that won't be for several days because they have to post the jobs a week before filling them. So get used to waiting a bit.

@JusBellAndAri 2 ай бұрын

None of these kids care or even know any of the assistant coaches that might be coming. You literally just made that up. They care about the head coach and IF the assistant has recruited them for a while then maybe but this isnt that situation... The internet is just straight up people vomiting words to feel important.

@derekmiles9069 2 ай бұрын

Should be by the end of this week. I’m thinking

@misssixtyy06 2 ай бұрын

That sounds Good LOL

@ghxstbxby9445 2 ай бұрын

36:10 That Tubby championship was actually Pitinos.

@paulobrien8849 2 ай бұрын

Coach Pope beat Kansas on road, Baylor, San Diego St, Iowa State, Plus more!! Last year he did that with less!! Look at the highlights or those games!! I watched this till 2 am and couldn’t stop. He runs a great offense like a pinball machine. Just watch! It explains his 5 out offense. It is very organized and very difficult to guard. He will play a zone defense, I think he will go forward with the “right players” rather than the “it’s all about me approach”. Kentucky Blue is what he is!! A basketball genius and pupil of the hall of fame coach Pitino!! He is formidable

@jonboyhst6448 2 ай бұрын

You said it brother! Pope is a great surprize hire!

@carnalfrequency 2 ай бұрын

Great research, Lance. Keep up the good work!

@jasonmay9052 2 ай бұрын

Good information. I see your channel growing.

@EthanTravis 2 ай бұрын

I think Mahaney would be very good I watched some Saint Mary’s basketball this season he can get hot

@HimothyHolifield 2 ай бұрын

can't say we're making moves until kids start signing ... #BBN FOR LIFE !!

@bigkountry765 2 ай бұрын

Staffing staffing staffing is key once that is set game on for Pope

@audiehust1712 2 ай бұрын

He has coached in a few schools.And he done great at every level of coaching.

@doctordistracto8390 2 ай бұрын

Blueblood is a term intended to evoke thoughts of royalty, so rule handed down across generations. You have to have a sustained history of excellence going back to the beginning of basketball and sustaining excellence across most if not all decades. Not only does this necessarily and permanently exclude teams like UConn, Villanova, and Indiana, it also knocks out teams like UCLA and Duke who are one coach wonders. The entire list of bluebloods is Kentucky, North Carolina, and Kansas. None can ever be added, some can possibly drop out. Sorry but that's just what blueblood means, it doesn't mean "uh but what about me my team is good right now." Well you're a good team right now and not a blueblood, that's the only correct answer.

@wildcatfan4347 2 ай бұрын

Dude awesome job. Love listening to this stuff. The fans are rabid for info

@marquess11 2 ай бұрын

Hope he’s trying to get Adou back if he’s truly after osobor. Feel like there’s more to Adou’s game

@damonh3671 2 ай бұрын

Joe b Hall did good at ky has a former player at ky then has acoach.

@wtk6069 2 ай бұрын

Major understatement there!

@ajaxslamgoody9736 2 ай бұрын

He was Horrible...He was Tubby Ball but white...he had players scared to make mistakes and players constantly were looking over their shoulder...and only one Championship LOL if you think he and Tubby were good I guess you hated Rupps style (he is credited for creating the Fastbreak...remember, he came from Kansas and coached under Dr. Naismith...the dude that invented basketball), Calipari's first 9 years, and even Patino's style. Joe B. Hall ran was Halfcourt offenses and they were slower than Pond water. I like Pope. BUT Calipari WILL (mark my word) CHANGE his offense...simply because he is a big Ol' STUBBORN Italian. He didn't want to deal with Barnhart...he now will change his offense to modernize it....AND he WILL win 1 or 2 Championships. I am rooting for POPE, but we gotta get used to not having ANY 5 stars and anybody over 6'8".....may take 3 years....and that SUCKS!

@BigBlueCrench 2 ай бұрын

I feel like once one domino falls, 3 or 4 fall closely behind.

@ghxstbxby9445 2 ай бұрын

I’m most excited to see if they’re building this roster around Reed Sheppard or not.

@zackclark2265 2 ай бұрын

Well reeds gone now so I guess there building without him.

@ccbb195 2 ай бұрын

Pope should be a very good coach I like Rick Pitino he's always seams to be great at picking players and coaches he thinks Pope will be great I do too

@ajaxslamgoody9736 2 ай бұрын

2 words: Indiana and UCLA

@Cody-bt5vh 2 ай бұрын

God roster be burks, adou, sheppard back. Then recruit Collin chandler, travis perry, mckneely. Transfers throw everything at johnell davis first, cade Tyson, Jeremy roach, Jaclyn Blackmon, cobe brea, jaxson Robinson, javon small, Mark Mitchell, and ballo or great osobor

@wtk6069 2 ай бұрын

Bill Self at Kansas only had one year more experience than Pope, with a slightly lower winning percentage. He's a perfect comp to Pope

@philipsmith1573 2 ай бұрын

Self had tourney success in the 5 years leading up to taking the Kansas job. 2 Elite 8s, a Sweet 16, and two 2nd round exits. 4X conference champ and 1X conference tourney champ. Seems like a stretch to compare, but the good news is we don’t need a coaching comp. Pope should do well on building on his own resume here. 👍🏽

@johnnycorn7225 2 ай бұрын

Pope beat him last year and Cow didn't

@garyjrsonny 2 ай бұрын

Nobody is mentioning may 4th would be the best recruiting day possible.

@pamelabrock5103 2 ай бұрын

What is may 4th?

@pamelabrock5103 2 ай бұрын

Will we really get any of these good guys with a brand new coach tho?

@CDXRolex 2 ай бұрын

Why?

@garyjrsonny 2 ай бұрын

@@pamelabrock5103 the derby.

@garyjrsonny 2 ай бұрын

@@CDXRolex the derby

@jerryemery6194 2 ай бұрын

Every time hear this guy talk I get hungry. He likes to use word cook all the time. Every player really cooks in his eyes. It’s time for me to do some cooking in the kitchen!

@Boo_Jones 2 ай бұрын

Woo pig sooie baby not gonna lie I’m starting to like yall, BBN fans are crazy and delusional but I love it, good luck 💙

@hdhxhebdh 2 ай бұрын

Why we hearing about this players ..then when we hear what they going to do they going somewhere else but ky 🥺 i want hear this guys going to ky next year and not talk about them and not going happen just giving ky fans hope up if we want them to come !!! Go cats BBN

@bobsmith8587 2 ай бұрын

you kinda left out that pitino went to a final four at providence with a little point guard named Billy Donovan. also that tubbys national title winning team was the third straight national title game that Kentucky had gone to and after that he never went to another final four in his tenure. pitino was inexperienced but had shown promise. you never know what the future holds hopefully pope can do it. I'm cautiously optimistic I'm not thrilled. I know pope said expectations are sky high here, but some people need to chill a little bit on both sides of the issue. pope wouldn't have been my guy to hire but I've been wrong before and I hope I am now. I'd like to see a roster before I make any real determination on my expectations for the year.✌

@BrandonGavin_EDC 2 ай бұрын

We need commits!

@zackclark2265 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I sure wish we could get some good new because reed going pro was a big blow which I should've knew he was leaving knowing how high his draft stock was. We definitely need to land a big commitment.

@dannyyork1142 2 ай бұрын

Think your forgetting we have another great shooter, high iq 🏀 player in Travis Perry!!!!! Ally kahlifia just don't have athleticism to play at kentucky, and sec. I know he played for pope, but thats how ball bounces.

@bobbyosborne2375 2 ай бұрын

Too much speculation. Wait a week or two.

@JusBellAndAri 2 ай бұрын

That's his job goofball

@sareight 2 ай бұрын

Too

@bobbyosborne2375 2 ай бұрын

@@JusBellAndAri he's just trying to generate clicks. Not much of a job if you ask me.

@JusBellAndAri 2 ай бұрын

@@bobbyosborne2375 now that I've watched more of his stuff you are right. He titles things in a way like something happened and it hasn't

@bobbyosborne2375 2 ай бұрын

@@JusBellAndAri exactly.

@setheheart4911 2 ай бұрын

Ain't no spin like Kentucky spin. All smoke and mirrors.

@wesleygordon9413 2 ай бұрын

Players are not running to Kentucky because the coach pick was poor. Why can't we be honest about that. We haven't ever in the past had to beg on the corner for players. Why does the UK suck up media always white wash the news.Have some balls for once.

@johnandechoedisonsaltsman8426 2 ай бұрын

Anything positive to say about the program? who would have hired? 😂

@ghxstbxby9445 2 ай бұрын

Pope is and was the best choice. Nobody is begging these kids. There are contracts now involving money which takes longer lol. You never had to wait before because Cal rarely utilized the portal 😂 and not to mention when Kentucky drops this roster, they plan on making more than a splash. Better to say they plan on making a tidal Wave. Calm down my friend. We will be fine.

@arthur-ri4zo 2 ай бұрын

The only good thing that's happened out of U.Kentucky over the last 20 years is ABBY STEINER and SYDNEY McLaughlin. 🏃‍♀🏃‍♂🏃 Abby Steiner...

@JoJo-ie3hm 2 ай бұрын

We will have four players and three bench players or practice players and walk ons. Ad and cal has destroyed Kentucky sad die hard fan from Manchester Kentucky and lives in panama city Florida alonzo

@jonboyhst6448 2 ай бұрын

Every coach in the history of basketball all started with zero experience. This is insane for any Uk FAN NOT GIVEING POPE A CHANCE AT DOING HIS JOB AT UK, this just blows my mind?

@Sunuvagunner312 2 ай бұрын

Exactly even coach Rupp coached wrestling before becoming a high school basketball coach in Illinois. Then he went on to Kentucky.

@ajaxslamgoody9736 2 ай бұрын

we won't have a 5 star on the team nor will we have anybody over 6'7".....