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If you’re reading this, you probably knew the legend of Jeff and Stacey Reed Sheppard and their respective careers as Kentucky basketball standouts long before their baby boy entered the national picture, now seen as a likely top-three selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. Thing is, Reed Sheppard had no idea his parents played basketball at all growing up — by choice. The Sheppards kept the awards, honors and accolades out of the house when Reed was a kid. Walking in, you’d have no idea they were Lexington celebrities. Instead, they just wanted to be seen as ‘Mom and Dad.’ “They were big for me, th...
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Let’s try this again, shall we? The Sources Say Draft Withdrawal Deadline Special was a beautiful disaster, two-plus hours of nonsense into early Thursday morning. The deadline came and went with no news from BYU star Jaxson Robinson regarding his future plans, deciding whether to pursue his professional dreams or explore his transfer options with a return to college. No news led to talk of bench pressing Pat Kelsey, whether or not SpaghettiOs is soup and what we’d do to go to prison, among other ridiculous topics. It was an all-time episode that closed with the worst game of virtual Rock, Pap...
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It’s looking more and more like Reed Sheppard will be a top-three selection when the 2024 NBA Draft opens on June 26 — conveniently Stacey Sheppard’s birthday — in Brooklyn. What better birthday gift for mom than going No. 3 overall to the Houston Rockets? That’s ESPN’s projection in a new mock draft released by Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo, holding firm at three after rising to that spot in a previous update on May 12 following the lottery. He hasn’t been outside the top three since April 17 when he was previously projected to go No. 7 overall. Reed Sheppard goes No. 3 to HoustonNow, he’s s...
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The wait is over, all of that late-night panicking for nothing: Jaxson Robinson is a Kentucky Wildcat. The BYU star blew through the midnight withdrawal deadline without making a peep, leaving folks on the NBA and NCAA sides in the dark regarding his intentions. He didn’t technically have to announce anything if he were keeping his name in the draft, leading to some speculation he was giving the old Irish Goodbye to college basketball. Others thought he was deep in negotiations with schools involved and planned to align his withdrawal announcement with a college commitment, cutting out an exte...
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After exploring his options out of the portal — one being USC under Eric Musselman — it appears DJ Wagner will be following John Calipari to Arkansas. According to Richard Davenport of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the former five-star recruit committed to the Razorbacks this weekend, joining Zvonimir Ivisic, Adou Thiero, Boogie Fland, Karter Knox and Billy Richmond among players who would have likely made up the core of Kentucky’s roster in 2024-25 before Coach Cal’s departure. Now, they’ll all be in Fayetteville with the likes of Calipari, Chin Coleman, Chuck Martin and Brad Calipari, runni...
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All eyes are on BYU’s Jaxson Robinson and Miami’s Wooga Poplar after Kentucky missed out on North Florida star Chaz Lanier, the sharpshooter out of Nashville instead opting to represent his home state at Tennessee. Another name to watch closely, regardless of what happens with Robinson and/or Poplar? 2025 five-star wing Will Riley, a potential reclass candidate with Mark Pope and the Wildcats trending as a top option. And they’ll get the opportunity to host him in Lexington next week. The top-10 prospect out of Ontario has scheduled an official visit to Kentucky for June 4-6, according to Sam ...
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As our resident Boston Celtics fan here at the KSR offices, I’m waking up feeling grateful for Jrue Holiday and a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Unfortunately, though, that comes at the expense of many Kentucky fans who grew up diehards of the Indiana Pacers due to proximity — it’s the closest NBA team to us here in the Commonwealth by a few hours. And the Pacers have also taken in our cherished treasure Oscar Tshiebwe, who won G League Rookie of the Year honors after putting up video game numbers all season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He’s on the bench every game while fe...
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Scratch one off the list for Mark Pope in what was trending as the likely outcome for North Florida star Chaz Lanier, who announced his commitment to Tennessee on Friday. He chooses the Volunteers over Kentucky and BYU after taking officials to all three programs, ultimately picking the home-state program as a native of Nashville. Lanier graded out as one of the most efficient scorers in college basketball this past season, an absolute deadeye shooter out to NBA range. The issue, though, is he comes from the ASUN, widely considered one of the weakest conferences in the nation. How will his pro...
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And then there were 11, another Cody Fueger ‘boom’ turning into another commitment for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats. This time, it’s Fairleigh Dickinson transfer Ansley Almonor, who arrived in Lexington for a visit on Tuesday and is leaving Thursday signed with the program. The 6-7 forward out of New York chose Kentucky over Siena, Pepperdine and Iona, opting for the blue blood over mid-major interest — and a secondary role over becoming a star, the perfect complementary piece for the Wildcats as Pope looks to round out his debut roster. What is Almonor bringing to the table in Lexingto...
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Mark Pope asked and Big Blue Nation has delivered in a big way, raising over $915,000 since donations opened for Club Blue’s NIL initiative ahead of the NEW ERA Men’s Basketball Event on June 15. The Kentucky head coach announced the meet-and-greet event on April 29, setting a May 15 deadline for new subscribers to participate. In a few short weeks, Club Blue has raised just short of the $1 million goal it set following Pope’s arrival and is hoping to clear that mark by the time the deadline hits Wednesday evening at midnight. “I mean, it’s everything for us and for this program. And we’re so ...
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