{"id":80011,"date":"2025-06-06T02:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/80011\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T02:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:51:11","slug":"jasper-johnson-wearing-no-2-joins-teammates-on-move-in-day-at-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/80011\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasper Johnson – wearing No. 2 – joins teammates on move-in day at Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

All three in-state newcomers have arrived on campus, Jasper Johnson<\/a> making the short drive over to the Wildcat Coal Lodge for move-in, the Lexington native joining Malachi Moreno<\/a> and Reece Potter<\/a> to round out the trio. <\/p>\n

Braydon Hawthorne<\/a> also moved in Thursday to make it four, following the likes of Jayden Quaintance<\/a>, Denzel Aberdeen<\/a> and Jaland Lowe<\/a> to do the same earlier in the week. In the snap of a finger, eight of Kentucky\u2019s 10 new additions are on campus \u2014 only missing Mouhamed Dioubate<\/a>\u00a0and Andrija Jelavic<\/a> at this point.<\/p>\n

From there, it\u2019ll be Otega Oweh<\/a>, Brandon Garrison<\/a>, Collin Chandler<\/a> and Trent Noah<\/a>\u00a0returning to Lexington.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s up, BBN? Jasper here, ready to get moved in,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cReady to get to work, ready to bring in No. 9. Let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

.@BruhJasperJ<\/a> is moved into his new Kentucky home \ud83d\ude3a\ud83c\udfe0 pic.twitter.com\/95o2zFoYoR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kentucky Men\u2019s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) June 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Longtime friend Malachi Moreno was there waiting for him upon his arrival.<\/p>\n

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Johnson also shared his uniform number with a sneak peek of his locker at the Joe Craft Center, the five-star recruit rocking No. 2 in the blue and white as a freshman.<\/p>\n

\u201cKy Til I Die,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mark Pope has not been shy when talking about the Lexington native\u2019s future as a Wildcat, saying he not only had \u2018superstar\u2019 potential, but that the program needed him to be great.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Jasper Johnson is a superstar. I expect him to come in here and be great,\u201d\u00a0Pope said during his offseason press conference last month<\/a>. \u201cAnd for every freshman, there is a learning curve in terms of the physicality and intensity of the game, the relentless physicality and intensity of the game. But Jasper Johnson has got a really, really incredible skill set. He\u2019s one of those guys.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 He\u2019s got a poise about him. He\u2019s a little bit unflappable. He\u2019s able to kind of metabolize a lot of input and kind of keep himself even-keeled. I think he\u2019s a big shot maker.\u00a0I expect him to be, like he needs to come here and be great, and that\u2019s what he wants to do.\u00a0That\u2019s what we want from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The journey begins today.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Basketball Players who have arrived on campus so far<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a running list of who has arrived on Kentucky\u2019s campus so far and what jersey numbers they\u2019ll be wearing, if they\u2019ve shared it:<\/p>\n

Jayden Quaintance<\/p>\n

Denzel Aberdeen \u2013 No. 1<\/p>\n

Jaland Lowe<\/p>\n

Malachi Moreno \u2013 No. 24<\/p>\n

Reece Potter<\/p>\n

Braydon Hawthorne \u2013 No. 22<\/p>\n

Kam Williams<\/p>\n

Jasper Johnson \u2013 No. 2<\/p>\n

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