Good morning, folks! Get ready for another rainy day across the Bluegrass. We\u2019ve got Kentucky baseball and softball action to sneak in this afternoon before some possible thunderstorms make their way through the Lexington area.<\/p>\n
That will lead us into tonight\u2019s men\u2019s Final Four action, where four No. 1 seeds will look to play in Monday night\u2019s championship. No matter what, we\u2019ll have one SEC team competing for the title. <\/p>\n
6:09 p.m. ET (CBS) | No. 1 Florida (-2.5) vs. No. 1 Auburn<\/p>\n
8:49 p.m. ET (CBS) | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 1 Duke (-5.5)<\/p>\n
We already know the championship matchup for the women\u2019s championship after (1) South Carolina and (2) UConn cruised<\/em> in the Final Four last night. That title game is set for Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET (ABC\/ESPN). By the end of the night, we\u2019ll know the men\u2019s matchup, too. <\/p>\n Kentucky portal targets Taylor Bol Bowen<\/a><\/strong> (Florida State) and Yaxel Lendeborg<\/a><\/strong> (UAB) will not suit up for the Wildcats in 2025-26. Bol Bowen committed to Alabama yesterday afternoon while Lendeborg made his pledge to Michigan earlier this morning. Two more names off the Big Board. <\/p>\n It\u2019s possible Lendeborg, who is trending as a projected first-round NBA Draft, ends up going pro this offseason anyway, but Bol Bowen is someone Mark Pope<\/a><\/strong> and company wanted on the roster. There are still plenty of talented players in the portal though and more than enough time for Pope to lock them down. <\/p>\n Here is a running list of who\u2019s coming, going, or being contacted by the staff as the 2025-26 roster comes together.<\/p>\n Mouhamed Dioubate<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Alabama \u2013 7.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.1 APG, 61.7% FG, 46.2% 3PT<\/p>\n Alvaro Folgueiras<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Robert Morris \u2013 13.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 3.1 APG, 54.4 FG%, 41.5 3PT%<\/p>\n Mackenzie Mgbako<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 F \u2013 Indiana \u2013 12.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.1 APG, 43.7% FG, 32.9% 3PT<\/p>\n Jaron Pierre Jr.<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Jacksonville State \u2013 21.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.8 APG, 42.4 FG%, 38.2 3PT%<\/p>\n Vyctorius Miller<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 G \u2013 LSU \u2013 8.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.2 APG, 44.7 FG%, 31.8 3PT<\/p>\n Reed Bailey<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Davidson \u2013 18.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.8 APG, 47.7 FG%, 41.5 3PT%<\/p>\n Rodney Rice<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Maryland \u2013 13.8 PGG, 2.2 RPG, 1.2 APG, 43.4 FG%, 37.4 3PT%<\/p>\n Abdi Bashir Jr.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 G \u2013 Monmouth \u2013 20.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.2 APG, 37.7% FG, 38.3% 3PT<\/p>\n Elijah Moore<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 G \u2013 Syracuse \u2013 5.2 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 6.4 APG, 39.1% FG, 31.5% 3PT<\/p>\n Elyjah Freeman<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 F \u2013 Lincoln Memorial (DII) \u2013 19.3 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 57.8% FG, 46.3% 3PT<\/p>\n Frankie Collins<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 G \u2013 TCU \u2013 11.2 PGG, 4.4 RPG, 4.4 APG, 42.2% FG, 26.1% 3PT<\/p>\n Lamar Wilkerson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 G \u2013 Sam Houston \u2013 20.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.1 APG, 47.7% FG, 44.5% 3PT<\/p>\n Alex Steen<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 F \u2013 Florida Southern (DII) \u2013 17.9 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 2.5 BPG, 56.2 FG%, 28.6 3PT<\/p>\n Jaland Lowe<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 G \u2013 Pittsburgh \u2013 16.8 PPG, 5.5 APG, 4.2 RPG, 37.6% FG, 26.6% 3PT<\/p>\n Tyrone Riley IV<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 G \u2013 San Francisco \u2013 9.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 50.2 FG%, 32.2 3PT%<\/p>\n Xaivian Lee<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 G \u2013 Princeton \u2013 16.9 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 5.5 APG, 43.9 FG%, 36.6 3PT%<\/p>\n Kam Williams<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 G\u00a0\u2013 Tulane \u2013 9.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.3 APG, 48.5% FG, 41.2% 3PT | Committed 3\/28<\/em><\/p>\n Otega Oweh<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 G \u2013 Rising Senior \u2013 16.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.7 APG, 49.2% FG, 35.5% 3PT<\/p>\n Brandon Garrison<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 C \u2013 Rising Junior \u2013 5.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 50.9%<\/p>\n Collin Chandler<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 C- Rising Sophomore \u2013 2.7 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 0.7 APG, 36.1% FG, 34.7% 3PT<\/p>\n Travis Perry<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 PG \u2013 Rising Sophomore \u2013 2.7 PPG, 0.8 RPG, 0.6 APG, 31.3% FG, 32.1% 3PT<\/p>\n Trent Noah<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 F \u2013 Rising Sophomore \u2013 2.7 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 0.4 APG, 45.1% FG, 33.3% 3PT<\/p>\n Malachi Moreno<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 C \u2013 Incoming Freshman \u2013 Great Crossing (Georgetown, KY)<\/p>\n Jasper Johnson<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 SG \u2013 Incoming Freshman \u2013 Overtime Elite (Lexington, KY)<\/p>\n Acaden Lewis<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 PG \u2013 Incoming Freshman \u2013 Sidwell Friends (Washington DC)<\/p>\n Kerr Kriisa<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 G \u2013 Senior \u2013 4.4 PPG, 3.8 APG, 2.4 RPG, 27.9% FG | Entered Portal 3\/31<\/em><\/p>\n Want more Kentucky Basketball intel? Join KSR Plus for access to bonus content and KSBoard, KSR\u2019s message board, to chat with fellow Cats fans and get exclusive scoop.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n There was some good news on the portal front yesterday though. WKU transfer Josie Gilvin<\/a><\/strong>, a native of Louisville and Sacred Heart Academy grad, announced her commitment to Kentucky women\u2019s basketball. <\/p>\n Gilvin, a 6-foot rising senior, recently\u00a0took a visit to Kentucky<\/a>. She averaged 13.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game this past season at WKU, and maybe even more importantly, knocked down 41.3 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior. She was also named to the All-CUSA Second Team and CUSA All-Defensive Team in 2024-25. Gilvin will have one year of eligibility remaining at UK. <\/p>\n To learn about what Gilvin brings to UK, what happened with Cassidy Rowe<\/a><\/strong>, the latest on Kenny Brooks<\/a><\/strong>\u2018 portal targets, and much more, dive into yesterday\u2019s episode of the Memorial Memo below. <\/p>\nTwo MBB targets commit elsewhere<\/h2>\n
Kentucky Basketball 2025-26 Roster Tracker<\/h2>\n
PORTAL TARGETS (16)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
COMMITS<\/span> (1)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
RETURNING \/ INCOMING<\/span> (8)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
DEPARTURES<\/span> (1)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Kenny Brooks land in-state transfer<\/h2>\n