Kentucky Basketball Lands Stretch Four Justin McBride

0:00On April 28, Kentucky basketball just snagged a huge transfer portal win with Justin McBride committing to the Wildcats. The 6-foot 7-forward from James Madison comes off his best college season yet, dropping 15.3 points and grabbing 5.6. Re-bounds per game while hitting 40% from 3-point range. After some early misses in the portal, coach Mark Pope bounced back strong here. McBride adds that, stretch 4 they desperately need a front, using his 240-pound frame to battle inside and step out to shoot, opening. Up the floor, like Pope's system thrives on. Fans are buzzing because this fixes last year's front court headaches where non-shooters bogged down the offense. McBride's a former 4-star recruit who shot exploded this year, way better than prior stops at Nevada and Oklahoma State. The roster's shaping up with five returners, like Malachai Marano, testing NBA waters, three portal guys including McBride and two high school Sinese.

1:01Still a couple spots open, but this feels like real momentum. Pope's adapting to the portal game perfectly, building a squad that flows on both ends, watch for McBride starting at the 4-1-20-26. 27 tips off.