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2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, played their home games at Rupp Arena and are led by Mark Pope in his first season as head coach for the Wildcats.

2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlvin Brooks III (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Auburn 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Florida 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Georgia 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kentucky 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
LSU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Missouri 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
South Carolina 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Tennessee 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season finished the season with a record of 23–8, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in a 3-way tie for second place in the SEC. As the number two seed in the SEC tournament, they would be upset in the quarterfinal round by Texas A&M. They would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they got upset by Oakland in the first round to finish the season with an overall record of 23–10. It was also the final season for John Calipari as Kentucky head coach as he would depart for Arkansas a month later.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Rob Dillingham 0 G 6'3" 176 Freshman Hickory, NC Declare for 2024 NBA draft
Justin Edwards 1 G 6'8" 203 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Declare for 2024 NBA draft
Aaron Bradshaw 2 F 7'1" 226 Freshman Roselle, NJ Transferred to Ohio State
Adou Thiero 3 G 6'8" 222 Sophomore Leetsdale, PA Transferred to Arkansas
Tre Mitchell 4 F 6'9" 231 GS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Antonio Reeves 12 G 6'6" 195 GS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated/2024 NBA draft
Brennan Canada 14 F 6'5" 200 GS Senior Mount Sterling, KY Graduated
Reed Sheppard 15 G 6'3" 187 Freshman London, KY Declare for 2024 NBA draft
Joey Hart 20 G 6'5" 203 Freshman Linton, IN Transferred to Ball State
D. J. Wagner 21 G 6'4" 192 Freshman Camden, NJ Transferred to Arkansas
Jordan Burks 23 G 6'8" 202 Freshman Decatur, AL Transferred to Georgetown
Kareem Watkins 25 G 5'8" 175 Senior Camden, NJ Walk-on; graduated
Ugonna Onyenso 33 F 7'0" 247 Sophomore Owerri, Nigeria Transferred to Kansas State
Zvonimir Ivišić 44 F 7'2" 234 Freshman Vodice, Croatia Transferred to Arkansas

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Otega Oweh 00 G 6'5" 210 Junior Somersey, NJ Oklahoma
Lamont Butler 1 G 6'2" 207 GS Senior Moreno Valley, CA San Diego State
Jaxson Robinson 2 G 6'7" 200 GS Senior Ada, OK BYU
Koby Brea 4 G 6'6" 205 GS Senior Washington Heights, NY Dayton
Andrew Carr 7 F 6'10" 220 GS Senior West Chester, PA Wake Forest
Brandon Garrison 10 C 6'11" 245 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Amari Williams 22 C 6'10" 255 Senior Nottingham, England Drexel
Kerr Kriisa 77 G 6'3" 190 GS Senior Tartu, Estonia West Virginia

Class of 2024 commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Collin Chandler
#6 SG 		Farmington, UT Farmington High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 22, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Travis Perry
#15 PG 		Eddyville, KY Lyon County High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Trent Noah
SG 		Harlan, KY Harlan High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 8, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • "2024 Kentucky Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • "Kentucky 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Otega Oweh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Oklahoma Newark, NJ
G 1 Lamont Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) GS San Diego State Moreno Valley, CA
G 2 Jaxson Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) GS BYU Ada, OK
G 4 Koby Brea 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) GS Dayton Washington Heights, NY
G 5 Collin Chandler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Farmington Farmington, UT
F 7 Andrew Carr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Wake Forest West Chester, PA
F 9 Trent Noah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Harlan County Baxter, KY
C 10 Brandon Garrison 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, OK
G 11 Travis Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Lyon County Eddyville, KY
G 13 Grant Darbyshire (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
F 15 Ansley Almonor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Fairliegh Dickinson Spring Valley, NY
G 22 Walker Horn (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Westlake Austin, TX
C 23 Amari Williams 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Drexel Nottingham, England
G 77 Kerr Kriisa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS West Virginia Tartu, Estonia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
SEC tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
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AP
Coaches

References

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