The transfer portal is heating up across the college basketball world, and the Kentucky Wildcats are diving straight into these transfer recruitments.
With plenty of names starting to surface for the Cats this offseason, they have now been connected to two of the biggest names in the portal.
According to Jacob Polacheck of KSR, Mark Pope and Jason Hart have spoken with New Mexico transfer guard Donovan Dent.
The 6-foot-2 point guard from Riverside (CA) is considered one of the best playmakers in the country, and he showed that for the Lobos this season. The junior standout finished the year averaging 20.4 points per game on 49% shooting from the field and 41% from deep. He also added 6.4 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.
This recruitment will be a heavyweight fight. Let’s see if Pope and his staff can make some quick moves for the Cats in this one.
Kentucky has also been in contact with San Diego State transfer center Magoon Gwath, according to College Basketball Content on Twitter.
Gwath, a 7-foot center from Euless (TX), earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors this season for the Aztecs as a redshirt freshman. He averaged 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks while shooting 37.8% from deep on 1.7 attempts per game.
We have seen how impactful one San Diego State transfer has been to this new-look UK program. A second one couldn’t hurt, right? Especially if these shot-blocking skills translate to the SEC
