"Wouldnt rule out a mid season transfer" - Tipton
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That's fair enough considering his injury at ASU. But there were reports he and his father wanted to be at Kentucky Pope's first year. No idea why that didn't work out.
That makes sense. It's almost always the money.
There are definitely some PG's in the G league that could come in and play 15-20 min a night in the SEC
16 players on roster including Zach Tow and Walker Horn.. I'm pretty sure Tow got the 15th scholarship.. No idea if can be taken off midyear..
...Or Acaden could've prioritized his commitment. Yeah, sucks that he walked away from his commitment to play here. If Lowe scared him off, I woulda let him walk too. AL would be our stud PG right now if he had stayed true to his word and wasn't scared of JL taking his minutes. Hard for me to blame Pope for a kid reneging on his word.
After that 2nd half vs Stjohns i cannot overstate just how important Lowe and JQ are to this team.
This website MIGHT be of help in speculating on possibilities, by looking at and sorting by; players waived:
gleague.nba.com
As of December 22, 2025, the primary point guards who have successfully made the move from the G League to a college program through the transfer portal are London Johnson (Louisville) and TJ Clark (Ole Miss). London Johnson is a point guard, and TJ Clark is a guard who is expected to have two years of eligibility.
The ability for G League players to enter the college transfer portal is a recent development. Under new interpretations of NCAA rules, players who have been in the G League are not considered "professionals" in a way that permanently jeopardizes their college eligibility, provided they are within five years of their high school graduation and haven't signed a full NBA contract or gone through the NBA Draft process (though some exceptions are being made).
The current players who have transferred are part of a select, small group that has navigated this new process. There is no central, public, real-time list of all G League players who have entered the transfer portal, as players typically announce their commitments to specific schools after testing the waters or working with agents/recruiters. The general NBA G League transaction list primarily tracks movement between G League teams and NBA teams, not transfers to college programs.
For the most up-to-date information on G League players making the move to college, it is best to follow college basketball recruiting news sources and transaction trackers for individual college teams, rather than official G League transaction pages.
NBA G League Transactions - The NBA G League
gleague.nba.com
As of December 22, 2025, the primary point guards who have successfully made the move from the G League to a college program through the transfer portal are London Johnson (Louisville) and TJ Clark (Ole Miss). London Johnson is a point guard, and TJ Clark is a guard who is expected to have two years of eligibility.
The ability for G League players to enter the college transfer portal is a recent development. Under new interpretations of NCAA rules, players who have been in the G League are not considered "professionals" in a way that permanently jeopardizes their college eligibility, provided they are within five years of their high school graduation and haven't signed a full NBA contract or gone through the NBA Draft process (though some exceptions are being made).
The current players who have transferred are part of a select, small group that has navigated this new process. There is no central, public, real-time list of all G League players who have entered the transfer portal, as players typically announce their commitments to specific schools after testing the waters or working with agents/recruiters. The general NBA G League transaction list primarily tracks movement between G League teams and NBA teams, not transfers to college programs.
For the most up-to-date information on G League players making the move to college, it is best to follow college basketball recruiting news sources and transaction trackers for individual college teams, rather than official G League transaction pages.
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Yeah you're not wrong. I think it goes both ways. I think unfortunately now coaches are in a constant cycle of recruiting and re-recruiting their guys over and over again. If you don't keep em happy, there are always opportunities now thanks to the portal. But we don't know what conversations Pope and Acaden had after Lowe showed up. Hindsight is 20/20
I don't think Acaden Lewis decommitting was a Pope failure. I don't think Pope "failed to prioritize him."
Lewis decommitted before we got Aberdeen. Acaden Lewis wanted to start. He didn't want to back up Jaland Lowe. When he committed to Villanova, his dad tweeted out something to the effect of "PG1."
And that's the crux of the issue. Fans think Pope should have brought in a PG that's capable of playing high level basketball off the bench. Those guys want to start. If a guy is good enough to move the needle, he wants to start. If he isn't good enough to start somewhere...he's not going to help us if Lowe goes down again.
Lewis decommitted before we got Aberdeen. Acaden Lewis wanted to start. He didn't want to back up Jaland Lowe. When he committed to Villanova, his dad tweeted out something to the effect of "PG1."
And that's the crux of the issue. Fans think Pope should have brought in a PG that's capable of playing high level basketball off the bench. Those guys want to start. If a guy is good enough to move the needle, he wants to start. If he isn't good enough to start somewhere...he's not going to help us if Lowe goes down again.
Hopefully, they will "accept it" because they understand the assignment and are here for name on the front of the jersey, not the back,
At the highest levels of competition, it should be a given that players know it is imperative that playing time is awarded based on ability,
The only thing that must be in place ... the coaching staff must be FAIR to all players in their assessments ... with no promises made.
I'm telling you, Kentucky should try and find ways to bring a guy like Wall back. You know it's eventually going to happen, because with NIL, euro players, etc.. the argument will be made that if John Wall wants to come and take some courses, he will be eligible to play basketball. While I know that can't happen now... someone is going to try and argue for it eventually. Basically anyone can go be a college basketball player, except past college basketball players lol. 70 years old? Sure. Europe's MVP pro player? Absolutely. 11-year senior? You bet. They're not going to be able to stop past college players/ex-pros from getting in on this.
Kentucky has a TON of recent elite hoopers who could come back, and I believe guys like Wall, Ulis, Teague or Harrison could torch the competition even in their 30s.
Kentucky has a TON of recent elite hoopers who could come back, and I believe guys like Wall, Ulis, Teague or Harrison could torch the competition even in their 30s.
There probably aren't a lot of options at this point. Probably should be happy getting anyone who can actually handle the ball and play pg.
Surprised so many people don't get this. Teams can't just have 3 starting-level point guards on the team.. not in this era. The best we can hope for is to just have like a quality 3-star/4-star in waiting to take over the following year, and keep them primed. There are not a lot of teams out there that can lose their starting PG and still be ok.
But what's in it for him? What would he have to play for? Everybody already makes fun of guys playing into their mid 20s. Imagine the reaction if we bring in 38 year old John Wall. He's made it in the league, he's a household name to people that don't even know basketball, he doesn't need to go through what could potentially be very embarrassing for him.
A guy like Harrison would probably be your best bet.
Money! I'm sure these past NBA players would love to have $250k to come back and play for a few months. John Wall is probably too old, admittedly. But some of these guys never made much in the NBA, and further, a lot of them blew through their money. I think a guy like Ulis, if he was someone who enjoyed playing basketball (remember, some guys dont).. I could see him wanting to come back, get some NIL money and enjoy the bright lights again.
And let me tell you.. 30 year old being back on campus? Knowing now, what you didn't know then, actually getting PAID to play the game finally, and surrounded by 10,000 20-something year old girls?
****, I think I might go hit up the Y and see if I got anything left lol
This sounds like someone just fishing for attention/clicks on a slow Monday.
“Would rule it out” why? Because you actually heard someone connected to the program, say it, or because you’re just making up some BS out the back end of your butt for internet attenton?
his 2.35 3Pt % sadly
OTE might be an option under these conditions:This website MIGHT be of help in speculating on possibilities, by looking at and sorting by; players waived:
NBA G League Transactions - The NBA G League
As of December 22, 2025, the primary point guards who have successfully made the move from the G League to a college program through the transfer portal are London Johnson (Louisville) and TJ Clark (Ole Miss). London Johnson is a point guard, and TJ Clark is a guard who is expected to have two years of eligibility.
The ability for G League players to enter the college transfer portal is a recent development. Under new interpretations of NCAA rules, players who have been in the G League are not considered "professionals" in a way that permanently jeopardizes their college eligibility, provided they are within five years of their high school graduation and haven't signed a full NBA contract or gone through the NBA Draft process (though some exceptions are being made).
The current players who have transferred are part of a select, small group that has navigated this new process. There is no central, public, real-time list of all G League players who have entered the transfer portal, as players typically announce their commitments to specific schools after testing the waters or working with agents/recruiters. The general NBA G League transaction list primarily tracks movement between G League teams and NBA teams, not transfers to college programs.
For the most up-to-date information on G League players making the move to college, it is best to follow college basketball recruiting news sources and transaction trackers for individual college teams, rather than official G League transaction pages.
Overtime Elite (OTE) players can transfer into the NCAA, but only if they forgo salary and take a scholarship in their first year, maintaining amateur status; accepting a professional salary at OTE forfeits NCAA eligibility, as seen in legal battles with the Bewley twins who were denied entry after taking money, while players like Rob Dillingham were cleared. The key is choosing the amateur, scholarship route at OTE to preserve college eligibility, otherwise, they're treated as pros.
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The lawyers have pretty much eliminated all the NCAA rules. Nothing surprises me now.
What would the possibility of pulling what should be a class of 2026 freshman, if they have enough credits mid season to enroll? Or would 1/2 a season of high school ball knock them out? Would there be any we'd want? Would any come?
The guy that got waxed by a Jeff Ruby’s valet attendant his last game in a UK jersey? Nah, that defense ain’t it!
My thoughts exactly but after reading more it’s definitely a guard in so that is awesome. Hopefully we know of some good foreign guard or G League player who could really help us.
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I’m not sure about the rules regarding this stuff, but, is it possible that scholarship numbers are irrelevant with NIL? Like, if you offer a kid $1M, for example, couldn’t he just walk on & pay his tuition from the NIL $? I know if I was an eligible PG & was offered that kind of $, I’d HAPPILY pay the tuition myself. Tuition for a semester or 2 would be peanuts & there would still be like 90% of the NIL $ left, afterwards. Like I said, idk. But, maybe that’s a possibility.
He was one of my favorite players in the class for sure, a stacked class.
They had it figured out last year too with Clayton and Martin. Having two starting guards who can BOTH play the point at a high level has always been a prescription for an entertaining successful season (see Wall\Bledsoe for a UK example).
Unfortunately it ain’t easy finding two of those guys willing to play together.
Ulis and Murray could play the point.
Wheeler, Washington and Wallace could play the point.
examples ...