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The college basketball transfer portal opened for business on April 7. For the last month, Mark Pope has been assembling his third Kentucky

Dec 23, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope talks with center Malachi Moreno (24) during the second half against the Bellarmine Knights at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

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Kentucky Transfer Portal Insight from a Different Perspective

Kentucky will not have a none-and-done in Lexington -- but the Wildcats will have a dynamic freshman with superstar upside suiting up in the blue and

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Kentucky's Braydon Hawthorne will return in 2026-27

Not one, but two Hawthornes will suit up for the Kentucky Wildcats in 2026-27.   Soon after Braydon Hawthorne officially announced his intentions to

KSR Rapidly Reacts to Braydon Hawthorne's return, Zyon Hawthorne's commitment

WATCH: KSR Rapidly Reacts to Braydon Hawthorne's return, Zyon Hawthorne's commitment

Kentucky's season is still alive, but it's never too early to start preparing for the next.  According to Ben Roberts of the Herald-Leader, freshman

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Braydon Hawthorne reportedly plans to return to Kentucky in 2026-27

Kentucky basketball has had no shortage of injuries during Mark Pope's two seasons in Lexington. Most recently, Kentucky lost two of their most

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Mark Pope reveals likelihood of burning Braydon Hawthorne redshirt

Kentucky found a way to win its first game without Kam Williams, but it wasn't easy. The Cats were plagued by foul trouble throughout the game,

Mark Pope talks injuries, possibility of burning Braydon Hawthorne's redshirt

Kentucky freshman Braydon Hawthorne isn't checking in to real games right now, but he's been playing an important role for the Wildcats ahead of

Photos of Braydon Hawthorne (left) and Caleb Wilson via KSR, Imagn Images

Braydon Hawthorne has acted as Caleb Wilson during practice ahead of North Carolina game

You might have noticed that, near the end of Kentucky's season-opening 77-51 win over Nicholls, Mark Pope didn't send out a couple of scholarship

Kentucky men's basketball players Reece Potter (left) and Braydon Hawthorne - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio

Mark Pope expects Reece Potter to redshirt this season, unsure of Braydon Hawthorne's status

Mark Pope's second year as head coach of Kentucky men's basketball is filled with preseason story lines. When will Jayden Quaintance make his return?

Photos of Jasper Johnson (left), Malachi Moreno (middle), and Braydon Hawthorne via UK Athletics

Mark Pope can't wait for BBN to see Kentucky's 'three special freshmen'

It only took a few weeks of summer practice for Mark Pope to throw a four-time NBA All-Defensive Team comparison Braydon Hawthorne's way -- a

Photo of Braydon Hawthorne by Chet White | UK Athletics

Braydon Hawthorne -- Tayshaun Prince 2.0 -- "just might have the goods, man"

On a Kentucky men's basketball roster featuring a handful of interesting long-term prospects, which includes a potential top-five NBA Draft pick in

Braydon Hawthorne putting in post-practice work with Kentucky teammates to up his physicality

Braydon Hawthorne can't quite remember exactly why his dad took him to a Kentucky men's basketball Father-Son Camp several years back, but the finer

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Kentucky reached out to Braydon Hawthorne the day he decommitted from West Virginia

On Monday, Mark Pope paid Braydon Hawthorne a very high Kentucky Basketball compliment when he compared the freshman forward to UK legend Tayshaun

Mark Pope wasn't the first to compare Braydon Hawthorne to Tayshaun Prince

It's hard to fly under the radar as a University of Kentucky basketball signee, but one player who has managed to do that thus far is Braydon

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Being at Kentucky "means everything" for freshman Braydon Hawthorne

Over halfway through summer practices, it's been business as usual for the Kentucky men's basketball program, but that doesn't mean the players can't

Photos of Jasper Johnson, Malachi Moreno, and Braydon Hawthorne via UK Athletics (Chet White and Marissa Gilchrist)

Malachi Moreno, Braydon Hawthorne had some hard-hitting questions for Jasper Johnson

To finish off summer practice interviews with local reporters, Kentucky men's basketball sent out a trio of freshmen for their official media scrum

Summer interviews with Jasper Johnson, Malachi Moreno, and Braydon Hawthorne | graphic via KSR

WATCH: Jasper Johnson, Malachi Moreno, and Braydon Hawthorne offseason interviews

Braydon Hawthorne is the least talked about incoming freshman on this coming season's Kentucky men's basketball team, but maybe he shouldn't be.

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Mark Pope sees shades of Tayshaun Prince in Braydon Hawthorne: 'I can't wait until you guys get to watch him.'

Braydon Hawthorne was a late addition to Kentucky's incoming freshman class, but he has the potential to be a star down the road.  After seeing his

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Why freshman Braydon Hawthorne could end up being another star at Kentucky

Braydon Hawthorne's first order of business after arriving on Kentucky's campus? Recreating his childhood picture with the Joe B. Hall statue outside

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Braydon Hawthorne arrives on campus, recreates picture with Joe B. Hall statue

It's safe to say that Kentucky head coach Mark Pope really likes his roster for the upcoming season.  Pope, who is heading into his second year on

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Mark Pope on potential roster movement: ‘I love our roster right now’

Just like head coach Mark Pope, new Kentucky men's basketball commit Braydon Hawthorne understands the assignment: he's coming to Lexington to hang

Braydon Hawthorne signs with Kentucky (Photo via UK Athletics)

Braydon Hawthorne has plans to win a national championship at Kentucky

Coach Pope and company decided that they weren't done quite yet. On April 21st, Denzel Aberdeen committed to Kentucky giving the 'Cats, at the time

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Film Room: Braydon Hawthorne

Here Comes the Boom returns to discuss Braydon Hawthorne's commitment and how he chose Kentucky. UK wasn't the favorite until late, but closed the

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Here Comes the Boom: Recapping Braydon Hawthrone's Commitment and Recent Live Period

Jason Hart was a day late back in the fall, hoping to find his next under-the-radar diamond in the rough prospect -- his specialty as a talent

Photos via UK Athletics, Braydon Hawthorne and Brittany Janelle

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Braydon Hawthorne grew up a Kentucky fan -- now he gets to wear the jersey: "It means everything."

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