Kentucky Reaches Out to Texas Tech Transfer Pop Isaacs

Jacob Polacheckby:Jacob Polacheck•04/18/24•

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The transfer efforts continue for Kentucky’s new staff, led by head coach Mark Pope. Kentucky has contacted Texas Tech transfer Pop Isaacs, a source tells KSR+.

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game, starting in all 34 games for the Red Raiders. He shot 34.9 percent from the field and 29.3 percent from three-point range.

Isaacs averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 assists, and 1.0 steals during the 2022-23 season, earning Big 12 All-Freshman honors. He also led Tech with 62 3-pointers made at a 37.8% clip.

Other Targets in the Portal

In addition to Pop Isaacs, Kentucky is pursuing several other targets in the transfer portal. KSR+ is keeping a full list of targets over on KSBoard. The list currently contains:

  • Koby Brea – Dayton – 11.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.2 APG, 51.2% FG, 49.8% 3PT
  • Otega Oweh – Oklahoma – 11.4 PPG, 3.8 RPB, 1.0 APG, 49.3% FG, 37.7% 3PT
  • Andrej Stojakovic – Stanford – 7.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.9 APG, 40.9% FG, 32.7% 3PT
  • Amari Williams – Drexel – 12.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.9 APG, 51.7% FG, 33.3% 3PT
  • Aly Khalifa – BYU – 5.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.0 APG, 38.6% FG, 31.5% 3PT
  • Javon Small – OK State. – 15.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 4.1 APG, 44.1% FG, 37.4% 3PT
  • Jeremy Roach – Duke – 14.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.3 APG, 46.8% FG, 42.9% 3PT
  • Cade Tyson – Belmont – 16.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 49.3% FG, 46.5% 3PT
  • Great Osobor – Utah State – 17.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 57.7% FG, 21.4% 3PT
  • David Coit – Northern Illinois – 20.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG, 40.7% FG, 33.7% 3PT
  • Brendan Hausen – Villanova – 6.2 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.5 APG, 39.2% FG, 38.1% 3PT
  • Baba Miller – Florida State – 7.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 44.9% FG, 29.3% 3PT
  • Andrew Carr – Wake Forest – 13.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.5 APG, 52.6% FG, 37.1% 3PT
  • Aidan Mahaney – St. Mary’s – 13.9 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.6 APG, 38.6% FG, 35.5% 3PT

This morning, Joe Tipton reported that Kentucky and Arkansas are also both pursuing another target, a former McDonald’s All-American, in the portal. For more on that, check out his story on On3+.

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