Kidd

Kentucky

[Phoenix Stevens @PStevensKSR]

BREAKING: Jayden McClain out of Ryle (KY), the No. 12 overall prospect in the 2029 class (ESPN), has committed to Kentucky, KSR is told.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: Billy Donovan has agreed to become the lead assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs and head coach Mitch Johnson, sources tell me and @ShamsCharania.

[Joe Tipton @JoeTipton]

NEWS: St. John's forward Donnie Freeman will miss the season with an Achilles injury, Rick Pitino announced.

The 6-9 transfer from Syracuse averaged 16.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season.

https://t.co/qsDIx8qXJ2

[Dylan @BigBlueDylan]

NEW: Kentucky Head Coach Mark Pope was in Duncanville, Texas this weekend watching the TABC Showcase.

5⭐️ PF Marcus Spears Jr was the main priority, and I’m told Coach Pope met with him and his dad after his games.

As mentioned in the post below, rumors of his official visit to Kentucky have heated up, and it seems Mark Pope is going all in for the #1 player in the country.

Other recruits UK with offer/interest:

5⭐️ PG Reese Alston. (Watched)
5⭐️ PF Dawson Battie. (Not Sure)
5⭐️ PF Benji Berrouet. (Watched/28’)
4⭐️ CG Blaze Johnson. (Watched/28’)

#BBN #KentuckyBasketball

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: University of Michigan coach Dusty May has agreed to become the new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell me, @AdamSchefter, @PeteThamel. Major college-to-pro jump for the 2026 NCAA championship coach and swing for the Mavericks and Masai Ujiri.

[Casey @BleedBlueCasey]

Jack Pilgrim said on the radio today there is an 85% chance Nikola Kusturica plays college basketball this season.

Nobody has surged ahead and he wouldn’t trade Kentuckys position for anyone.

[Casey @BleedBlueCasey]

Jack Pilgrim says Kentuckys offer for Nikola Kusturica is top-market and has scared other schools off.

[Kidd @PKidd28]

@elijahcburns @KentuckyFan44 Thanks

[Kidd @PKidd28]

@elijahcburns @KentuckyFan44 Would he play with next years class or this current team?

[Kidd @PKidd28]

@JackPilgrimKSR So would he join this team or next years team?

[Casey @BleedBlueCasey]

NEW: 247sports Recruiting Analyst Travis Branham has logged a prediction for Kentucky to land Nikola Kusturica, a projected top-5 pick in the 2028 NBA Draft.

Game-changing.

[Kentucky Athletics @UKAthletics]

Leader. Innovator. The man for the job.

BBN, welcome J Batt as the CEO of Champions Blue, LLC and UK Athletics Director.

[Casey @BleedBlueCasey]

Gonzaga was viewed as a heavy contender for Serbian SF Nikola Kusturica.

This likely removes them from contention.

Just something to keep an eye on 👀

[Dylan @BigBlueDylan]

NEW: Serbian SF Nikola Kusturica has been receiving recent interest from Kentucky, per @JackPilgrimKSR

Gonzaga, UCLA, Arizona, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, are other schools who’ve reached out with talks of a 2-year deal most likely.

Gonzaga seems to be the clear favorite if he comes to college, from a couple people I’ve spoken to, with Arizona also coming up a few times.

I wouldn’t count Kentucky just yet, but there’s obviously a clearer/more defined role at other programs that is more enticing.

#BBN #KentuckyBasketball

[RJ @RjHampton14]

#BBN

[Joe Tipton @JoeTipton]

NEWS: 5⭐️ Ryan Hampton has committed to Kentucky, source told @Rivals. 

The 6-6 shooting guard is the No. 6 overall recruit in the 2027 class.

https://t.co/ExBy5Aj4pK

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

The Mavericks are expected to pursue conversations with Jon Scheyer and Dusty May, per @TheSteinLine & @JakeLFischer

“It remains to be seen whether Duke's Jon Scheyer or Michigan's Dusty May reach full-fledged candidate status with Dallas since both are so entrenched with their universities, but league sources tell The Stein Line that there has been exploratory conversation with both college titans to try to determine if there is any interest. May, of course, just won a national championship with the Wolverines, while Scheyer coached Flagg as a Blue Devils freshman in 2024-25.”

(Via https://t.co/u8oeLfIfXs)

[Milan Momcilovic @MilanMomcilovi5]

BBN!💙

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

BREAKING: Milan Momcilovic has committed to Kentucky, he announced on Instagram 👀

[Brandon Ramsey @BRamseyKSR]

There isn’t a lot of real news here, but Travis Branham does provide an update on Milan Momcilovic.

If anything, I would say it should at least somewhat calm the fears of Big Blue Nation.