Star Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega Oweh is running it back for his senior season in Lexington.Oweh announced his decision to take his name out of the NBA Draft and return to play for Mark Pope’s Wildcats in 2025-26 on Wednesday.Oweh’s decision came just before Wednesday’s 11:59 p.m. ET deadline for players to withdraw from the draft process.The 6-foot-5 guard led Kentucky with 16.2 points per game last season as the Wildcats made the Sweet 16 in Pope’s first season at the helm after replacing John Calipari. Oweh will rejoin a Kentucky team that is expected to be ranked among the nation’s best in preseason polls for the upcoming season.In addition to Oweh, the Wildcats are set to return forward Brandon Garrison and sophomore guards Collin Chandler and Trent Noah.Pope dipped into the transfer portal for several veterans, including former Alabama forward Mo Dioubate, former Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen, former Arizona State center Jayden Quaintance and former Pittsburgh guard Jaland Lowe.That group will join a 2025 recruiting class that is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 11 class in the sport.

LEXINGTON, Ky. —

Star Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega Oweh is running it back for his senior season in Lexington.

Oweh announced his decision to take his name out of the NBA Draft and return to play for Mark Pope’s Wildcats in 2025-26 on Wednesday.

Oweh’s decision came just before Wednesday’s 11:59 p.m. ET deadline for players to withdraw from the draft process.

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The 6-foot-5 guard led Kentucky with 16.2 points per game last season as the Wildcats made the Sweet 16 in Pope’s first season at the helm after replacing John Calipari.

Oweh will rejoin a Kentucky team that is expected to be ranked among the nation’s best in preseason polls for the upcoming season.

In addition to Oweh, the Wildcats are set to return forward Brandon Garrison and sophomore guards Collin Chandler and Trent Noah.

Pope dipped into the transfer portal for several veterans, including former Alabama forward Mo Dioubate, former Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen, former Arizona State center Jayden Quaintance and former Pittsburgh guard Jaland Lowe.

That group will join a 2025 recruiting class that is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 11 class in the sport.