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Malachi Moreno says Milan Momcilovic is a perfect fit for the Mark Pope offense

Milan Momcilovic became the most popular name in the BBN over the last week as we awaited his commitment announcement after he withdrew from the NBA Draft. With that coming late on Monday night, now the sharpshooting forward will play college basketball in Lexington next season. Since he withdrew from the draft, the connection to […]

Draft Notes: Momcilovic, NBA Comps, Sleepers, Dybantsa

Milan Momcilovic, who tested the draft waters this spring before deciding to withdraw and use his final year of NCAA eligibility, will be transferring from Iowa State to Kentucky for the 2026/27 season, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN (Twitter link). Momcilovic had been the top prospect in the transfer portal after an impressive junior […]

Top transfer Milan Momcilovic picks Kentucky over Louisville

Pat Kelsey’s 2026-27 Louisville roster appears to be locked into place … without one last additional piece. Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic, the highest-rated available player in the portal by everyone who ranks that sort of thing, has committed to Kentucky. The 6’8 sharp-shooter chose the Cats over Louisville, St. John’s and Arizona, among others. […]

$6 million Milan Momcilovic rounds out ridiculous Kentucky transfer portal class

Kentucky returned to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, but was eliminated in the second round. Now, Mark Pope is using the College basketball transfer portal to retool the roster. The capstone of the transfer class was Milan Momcilovic, who decided to head to Kentucky after withdrawing from the NBA Draft. The transfer […] The post $6 million Milan Momcilovic rounds out ridiculous Kentucky transfer portal class appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Saturday Headlines: Milan Momcilovic race nears end and West Virginia Gameday

Good morning, BBN! Surprise, surprise, Kentucky Basketball is engaged in a nationally aware race involving one of the top players in the country. Sarcasm aside, it is both fortunate that the Cats find themselves in this position again. It’s fortunate because Milan Momcilovic is the top player in the college basketball transfer portal right now, […]

Twitter Gold: Grant Hill & Rick Pitino Discuss The 1992 Duke-UK Classic

It’s amazing that the 1992 Duke-Kentucky Elite Eight game is still talked about, but it was a phenomenal contest. Obviously, what people remember is Christian Laettner’s astonishing winning shot. It’s become legend, and rightly so. The whole play was incredible, from Grant Hill’s long, looping pass to Laettner, to his presence of mind to fake […]

Kentucky transfer Jerone Morton trains with Dominique Hawkins

In preparation for next season, many of Kentucky’s players are training with personal basketball trainers and have posted videos of doing so. Malachi Moreno, Braydon Hawthorne, Justin McBride, and Zoom Diallo are players who have posted training videos over the past two weeks. Incoming transfer guard Jerone Morton joined that list on Thursday, but instead […]

Kentucky Basketball vs. Louisville Cardinals date set for 2026-27 season

This should make Big Blue Nation happy. The annual Kentucky Basketball vs. Louisville Cardinals game will be on Saturday, December 12. After being played on Veterans’ Day last year, the Bluegrass Rivalry is back in December, where it honestly belongs to stay. We don’t know the network and time of the game, but we do […]

IU basketball’s game against Kentucky at Lucas Oil Stadium moved to Friday, November 20

IU basketball’s non-conference game against the University of Kentucky next season has been moved to Friday, November 20. Both programs announced the change today via social media posts. The contest was originally scheduled for Saturday, December 27. The game is ... The post IU basketball’s game against Kentucky at Lucas Oil Stadium moved to Friday, November 20 appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

YouTube Gold: Reliving Laettner

When you talk about the NCAA tournament and you say The Shot, everyone knows what you mean: you mean the dramatic overtime-buzzer beater that Christian Laettner hit to beat Kentucky in 1992. Even now, it’s a standard part of March Madness. Duke fans obviously see it with pride and warm fuzzies, but can you imagine […]

Roundtable predictions on where Milan Momcilovic will play next year

Kentucky Basketball remains in the mix for Iowa State transfer forward Milan Momcilovic as he continues weighing his NBA Draft decision. Momcilovic currently has three options on the table: Stay in the NBA Draft, return to college and play for Kentucky, or return to another program. Regardless of the decision, the talented forward is expected […]

What Malachi Moreno’s return means for Kentucky Basketball

Malachi Moreno took the long weekend to let BBN know he would, in fact, be coming back to Kentucky. The Kentucky Basketball big man showed well in NBA Draft workouts and got some good feedback from a couple of teams in the back end of the first round. However, it wasn’t enough to get a […]

Top Kentucky target Ryan Hampton remaining in 2027 class

One of Kentucky’s biggest recruiting targets is five-star Ryan Hampton, a top-five prospect in the 2027 class. With several programs having an open roster spot for an elite wing, there have been rumors of Hampton reclassifying to the 2026 class after Peach Jam in July. If you want to take his own words, he will […]