Kentucky landed a dedication from extremely coveted Wake Forest switch Andrew Carr on Sunday to cap an enormous weekend within the portal for first-year coach Mark Pope. Carr, who’s No. 77 within the CBS Sports activities Switch Rankings, is in line to begin at energy ahead for the Wildcats in 2024-25 as he makes use of his fifth and closing season of eligibility.Â
The 6-foot-9 veteran performed two seasons at Delaware earlier than logging 68 begins for the Demon Deacons the previous two years. Carr averaged a career-best 13.5 factors and 6.8 rebounds in 2023-24 whereas pulling down 37.1% of his 3-pointers.
His dedication got here someday after the dedication of former Oklahoma guard Otega Oweh and two days after the Wildcats landed a pledge from former San Diego State guard Lamont Butler. All three are extremely regarded veterans, and extra impression additions may very well be coming quickly. Â
Utah State switch and high UK goal Nice Osobor visited campus over the weekend, and ex-Dayton 3-point specialist Koby Brea is predicted on campus Tuesday. The caliber of participant Pope is attracting ought to assuage a few of the fears UK followers could have initially harbored about Pope’s recruiting means as he took over at his alma mater following stints at Utah Valley and BYU.
Carr is the kind of versatile veteran that ought to match effectively in Pope’s offensive philosophy. He is each environment friendly on the rim and strong from past the arc. With no gamers anticipated to return from UK’s 2023-24 roster amid John Calipari’s departure for Arkansas, Pope is constructing from scratch. And he seems to have a sort.
All 4 of his dedicated transfers are veterans from groups that gained at the very least 20 video games final season. Kentucky switch targets Osobor and Brea would additionally match that mould. If any of Pope’s former BYU gamers switch to Kentucky, they might meet that standards as effectively.