{"id":709685,"date":"2026-04-13T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709685\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:01:00","slug":"recapping-a-fast-week-of-kentucky-basketball-in-the-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709685\/","title":{"rendered":"Recapping a fast week of Kentucky Basketball in the transfer portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The era of roster continuity in college basketball is effectively over, and I hate it. I loved watching teams grow, learn, fail, and then succeed. Now, if a team doesn\u2019t win it all, most of them won\u2019t be back on the same floor together again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As the 2026 offseason enters its most volatile stretch, the revolving roster door is spinning faster than ever. Mark Pope is currently managing what is effectively a start-from-scratch scenario, balancing a shrinking group of returners with a list of departures that is probably bigger than he had hoped<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We are seeing a significant reshuffling of the deck as former Wildcats find new homes in the Big Ten and SEC, while a small group prepares to run it back in Lexington. Here is the official ledger of every confirmed roster move involving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseaofblue.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kentucky Wildcats;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kentucky Wildcats&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kentucky Wildcats<\/a> so far.<\/p>\n<p>Resetting Kentucky basketball\u2019s big board<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The returning Wildcats (confirmed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Malachi Moreno \u2013 Running it back, assuming he withdraws from the NBA Draft waters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New high school signings (confirmed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mason Williams \u2013 Incoming 4-Star High School Commit<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Outbound transfers (confirmed destinations)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brandon Garrison to Alabama<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Denzel Aberdeen to Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Andrija Jelavic to Ohio State<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Transfers visiting Kentucky<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Washington PG Zoom Diallo: Friday, April 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Uncommitted 5-star recruit Tyran Stokes: Monday, April 13<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">BYU PG Rob Wright: Monday, April 13<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Syracuse PF Donnie Freeman: Sometime this week<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Targets choosing elsewhere (confirmed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dedan Thomas Jr. to Houston<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Cats are still in the mix for a lot of players, as both Tyran Stokes and Rob Wright will be on campus on Monday. But with under two weeks left before the portal closes, the sprint to the finish line starts now.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Which prospect are you hoping comes, and which are you most sad about missing out on?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The era of roster continuity in college basketball is effectively over, and I hate it. 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