2026-27 UK basketball roster

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope has assembled a roster of 14 players for the 2026-27 season, a group led by key returnees Malachi Moreno and Kam Williams, along with one of the top-ranked transfer portal hauls in the country, a class featuring Milan Momcilovic, Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins.

Click on each player's name to see their official UK Athletics bio page. (Note: Ousmane N'Diaye has three years of professional experience in Europe, and even though UK is currently listing him as a junior on its official roster, Inside Kentucky Basketball confirmed that the NCAA has ruled that he will have only two seasons of eligibility, so we're listing him with the seniors here.)

Grad student (final year of eligibility)

• C Franck Kepnang, 7-0, 270 pounds

Senior (two years of eligibility)

• F Ousmane N'Diaye, 7-0, 220 pounds
• F Justin McBride, 6-8, 245 pounds
• F Milan Momcilovic, 6-9, 220 pounds
• G Jerone Morton, 6-4, 200 pounds
• C Reece Potter, 7-1, 235 pounds

Junior (three years of eligibility)

• G Zoom Diallo, 6-6, 195 pounds
• F Trent Noah, 6-6, 225 pounds
• F Kam Williams, 6-7, 210 pounds

Sophomore (four years of eligibility)

• F Braydon Hawthorne, 6-8, 195 pounds
• C Malachi Moreno, 7-0, 250 pounds
• G Alex Wilkins, 6-6, 170 pounds

Freshman (five years of eligibility)

• G Zyon Hawthorne, 6-1, 170 pounds
• G Mason Williams, 6-3, 210 pounds