Mo Dioubate officially moves in to complete Kentucky portal additions
Kentucky’s complete 2025-26 roster is in Lexington — with the exception of one. Better put, all of the transfer portal additions and high school signees have arrived, former Alabama forward Mo Dioubate the latest to make his way to campus and move in for the summer.
Eight of the ten had been on campus, just waiting on Dioubate and Croatian big man Andrija Jelavic to round out the group. The wait continues for the latter, but the former made it to Lexington in time for Mark Pope’s Father/Son Camp on Saturday.
”What’s up, y’all? This is Mo Dioubate here. First day on campus, I’m excited,” he said. “I can’t wait to have a blast with y’all, let’s go for No. 9.”
Dioubate was there for morning introductions and stretches alongside Otega Oweh — the former SEC foes now teammates at Kentucky.
It didn’t take long for Dioubate to make himself right at home and find his comfort zone, jumping into a ball-handling drill where he showed off some of his dribble moves — despite a talented young camper’s best efforts to show him up.
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Oweh was there to get in his head for some friendly day-one banter.
“You’re trying too hard, Mo! You’re trying too hard!”
Dioubate originally committed to Kentucky back on April 7, choosing the Wildcats over the likes of Louisville, Michigan and North Carolina, among others. He made the intraconference move after two seasons in Tuscaloosa, averaging 7.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 2024-25 while shooting 61.7 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three and 60.9 percent at the line. He scored in double figures on 13 occasions last year — including four times combined in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments.
“Mouhamed is a special young man who is a perfect fit for the way we play,” Mark Pope said of the 6-7 forward. “He is a ball-handling, decision-making, physical, competitor. Mo can play and guard all five positions and has a presence as a point forward which makes him uniquely suited to play for us.”
The former Crimson Tide has traded out the red for blue and is finally getting settled in as a Wildcat in Lexington.
Welcome home, Mo!
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