Sam Houston transfer Lamar Wilkerson will visit Kentucky
Mark Pope and the Kentucky basketball program are not done working in the transfer portal just yet. The Wildcats need some more perimeter shooting and could be looking to adding a starter at the two in the free agency market.
Lamar Wilkerson has been a name on the radar. UK will get the Sam Houston transfer on campus once the current recruiting dead period ends on April 10. The C-USA transfer is planning to visit Kentucky, Indiana, Auburn, and Ole Miss.
Lamar Wilkerson is coming off a career-best season where he averaged 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists on .477/.445/.822 shooting splits in 34.9 minutes per game. Wilkerson scored in double figures in all 32 games this season and 20-plus points in 17 games. The former junior college transfer was a two-time first-team all-conference performer for the Bearkats.
Kentucky has also been linked to USC transfer Wesley Yates III and Jacksonville State transfer Jaron Pierre Jr. over the last week as the Cats look for another roster addition. However, UK might just have one spot to fill at guard as the program looks to put some shooting around Pittsburgh point guard transfer Jaland Lowe and Arizona State transfer Jayden Quaintance. Wilkerson is one of the best three-point shooters available in the portal.
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Kentucky Basketball 2025-26 Roster Tracker
Here is a running list of who’s coming, going, or being contacted by the staff as the 2025-26 roster comes together.
PORTAL TARGETS (12)
Wesley Yates III – Southern California – 14.1 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.8 APG, 47.8 FG%, 43.9 3PT%
Alvaro Folgueiras – Robert Morris – 13.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 3.1 APG, 54.4 FG%, 41.5 3PT%
Mackenzie Mgbako – F – Indiana – 12.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.1 APG, 43.7% FG, 32.9% 3PT
Jaron Pierre Jr. – Jacksonville State – 21.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.8 APG, 42.4 FG%, 38.2 3PT%
Rodney Rice – Maryland – 13.8 PGG, 2.2 RPG, 1.2 APG, 43.4 FG%, 37.4 3PT%
Elijah Moore – G – Syracuse – 5.2 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 6.4 APG, 39.1% FG, 31.5% 3PT
Elyjah Freeman – F – Lincoln Memorial (DII) – 19.3 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 57.8% FG, 46.3% 3PT
Frankie Collins – G – TCU – 11.2 PGG, 4.4 RPG, 4.4 APG, 42.2% FG, 26.1% 3PT
Lamar Wilkerson – G – Sam Houston – 20.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.1 APG, 47.7% FG, 44.5% 3PT
Alex Steen – F – Florida Southern (DII) – 17.9 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 2.5 BPG, 56.2 FG%, 28.6 3PT
Xaivian Lee – G – Princeton – 16.9 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 5.5 APG, 43.9 FG%, 36.6 3PT%
COMMITS (4)
Kam Williams – G – Tulane – 9.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.3 APG, 48.5% FG, 41.2% 3PT | Committed 3/28
Jaland Lowe – G – Pittsburgh – 16.8 PPG, 5.5 APG, 4.2 RPG, 37.6% FG, 26.6% 3PT | Committed 4/5
Mouhamed Dioubate – F – Alabama – 7.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.1 APG, 61.7% FG, 46.2% 3PT | Committed 4/7
Jayden Quaintance – F – Arizona State – 9.4 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.6 BPG, 52.5 FG% | Committed 4/8
RETURNING / INCOMING (8)
Otega Oweh – G – Rising Senior – 16.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.7 APG, 49.2% FG, 35.5% 3PT
Brandon Garrison – C – Rising Junior – 5.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 50.9%
Collin Chandler – C- Rising Sophomore – 2.7 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 0.7 APG, 36.1% FG, 34.7% 3PT
Travis Perry – PG – Rising Sophomore – 2.7 PPG, 0.8 RPG, 0.6 APG, 31.3% FG, 32.1% 3PT
Trent Noah – F – Rising Sophomore – 2.7 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 0.4 APG, 45.1% FG, 33.3% 3PT
Malachi Moreno – C – Incoming Freshman – Great Crossing (Georgetown, KY)
Jasper Johnson – SG – Incoming Freshman – Overtime Elite (Lexington, KY)
Acaden Lewis – PG – Incoming Freshman – Sidwell Friends (Washington DC)
DEPARTURES (1)
Kerr Kriisa – G – Senior – 4.4 PPG, 3.8 APG, 2.4 RPG, 27.9% FG | Entered Portal 3/31, Committed to Cincinnati
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