Mark Pope has one position that he needs to make sure he dominates in the transfer portal, and that is point guard. During Pope’s two seasons in Lexington, the point guard position is one that has been riddled with injuries and not enough depth.
In both seasons, Coach Pope has had to move players who were naturally more of a two guard to the one position to help, as the point guards were all banged up. This is why it is so important that Pope knocks the point guard position out of the ballpark this offseason in the portal.
A familiar face to Kentucky fans just announced his intention to hit the portal when it opens on the 7th of April. That player is LSU point guard Dedan Thomas Jr., who averaged 15.3 points per game before going down with an injury. Thomas Jr. only played in 16 games this season with an injury, but put up some really good numbers in those games.
On top of the 15.3 points Thomas Jr. averaged, he also averaged 6.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds. Thomas Jr. is a great passer who would be an excellent point guard for the Wildcats, plus he has now proved that he can put up good numbers in the SEC…