Mark Pope has already rid himself of the five-star burden by landing high-flying forward Ryan Hampton in the 2027 class. Kentucky’s future win went all out at Peach Jam today, putting on for a host of competing coaches as he dropped 15 points (all in the second half) alongside six rebounds. He’s a great base for the Cats’ freshman future, and his potential running mate may not be far off.
In fact, at Peach Jam, he was Hampton’s teammate. Five-star big Lewis Uvwo already had a Kentucky offer going into the event, but his performance next to Hampton gave Coach Pope and his staff every possible reason to hand him a blank NIL check. Just pick a number, Uvwo.
The lengthy 6-foot-10 big posted 10 (blink hard and read that again) blocks at the event, adding 10 points and nine boards in the process. Thats a near-triple-double against top-tier collegiate talent. Translation: The dude is nasty…