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On Monday, Kentucky Men’s Basketball officially announced the program has hired Nick Robinson and Randy Towner. Robinson will serve as the team’s director of operations while Towner will be Kentucky’s head strength coach. Robinson was an assistant coach at BYU from 2019-24, serving under head coach Mark Pope. Now, the pair will reunite in Lexington, Kentucky, with hopes to reach new heights. Pope is certainly excited about the addition. “Nick Robinson has worked in college basketball in every capacity from being a special assistant to the head coach to the head coach himself,” Pope said. “He’s...
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Former Rutgers forward Mawot Mag has committed to BYU and new head coach Kevin Young, he told On3. The 6-foot-7 senior averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game this season for the Scarlet Knights. Mawot Mag commits to BYU, transfer portal background informationThe NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public. The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written not...
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On Thursday, former BYU guard Jaxson Robinson committed to Kentucky, via the NCAA Transfer Portal. Now, the move is official. On Friday, Kentucky officially announced Robinson’s signing, supplemented with comments from head coach Mark Pope. “Jaxson Robinson has been one of the most improved players in the country for two straight years and is barely scratching the surface of his potential,” Pope said. “His growth trajectory is incredible. He is an elite level shooter, is increasingly dangerous off the bounce and at the rim and has the potential to become a big-time playmaker. “Jaxson guards wi...
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Jaxson Robinson has been one of the biggest remaining players left on the board in regards to a return to college basketball or deciding to remain in the 2024 NBA Draft. We now know where he’ll be spending his next season, though, with the latest on him and his decision. Per Jeff Borzello at ESPN, Robinson did withdraw his name from the NBA Draft in time for the deadline on Wednesday. With that, he has also decided to commit himself to Kentucky out of the transfer portal. Robinson just completed his fourth collegiate season this past year at BYU. He spent the last two with the Cougars where Ma...
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Mark Pope became the head coach at Kentucky after a nine-year career at Utah Valley and BYU. However, he doesn’t feel like he’d have been able to take his dream job had it not been for his last season with the Cougars as a member of the Big 12. Pope spoke about his last year in Provo and how it prepared him during ‘College Hoops Today’ on Monday. In his opinion, he wouldn’t have been prepared to be at Kentucky without that season in the Big 12. That’s because the standard for any coaching candidate in Lexington should be through the roof to him. “No, no,” Pope told Jon Rothstein in regards to ...
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BYU forward Noah Waterman has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. Waterman enters the transfer portal once again after making stops at Niagara, Detroit Mercy, and BYU throughout his college career. Departing for the Cougars program with one season of eligibility remaining after former head coach Mark Pope was named the new head man at Kentucky. To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves. The post BYU forward Noa...
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BYU forward Jaxson Robinson has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos has learned. Going through this process is nothing new for the fourth-year player, who has previously entered the portal twice. But with head coach Mark Pope leaving the program in favor of Kentucky, Robinson will play the 2024-2025 season elsewhere. Robinson was BYU’s leading scorer from a season ago, averaging 14.2 points per game. He shot well at all three levels, making 42.6% from the field, 35.4% from three, and made 90.8% of his free throw attempts. Pope brought Robinson off the bench and as a result, he w...
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After former BYU Cougars head coach Mark Pope left the program to become the new head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats, it was inevitable that players would begin to make decisions about their future. On Tuesday, one of those players, Jaxson Robinson, did just that. Robinson took to social media to announce that he would be declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft. Robinson made his announcement with this message posted to his X account. “First and foremost, I would like to give all glory to God, without him none of this would be possible. I want to thank my amazing parents, who have been a blessing an...
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Kentucky has been working overtime to put together a new roster for their first season under Mark Pope. That team will now officially includes Collin Chandler, one of his committed freshman from while at BYU, with today’s announcement from the program. The Wildcats shared the news on Chandler in a release and through social media posts on Monday. They welcomed Chandler to Lexington as the first official, new addition to the team and freshman in their recruiting class. “Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced Monday the addition of guard Collin Chandler to the Wildcats’ 2024-25...
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Mark Pope is well-aware he doesn’t boast the typical résumé of a Kentucky head coaching hire. However, he’s ready to earn the accolades on the job. During an appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Pope revealed what it takes to become Kentucky’s head coach. “If you ask me or any former player and anybody in the fan base, you’d say, ‘Well, they better have at least five national championships under their belt because that’s what this job is,'” Pope said. “Clearly, that’s not on my résumé. “I think there is just that going through the process. It is a process that the University of Kentucky has...
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