Kentucky Lost Transfer Portal Battle for Montgomery

0:00On April 24, Kentucky's Wildcats just snag two guards from the transfer portal, zoomed the aloe out of Washington and Alex Wilkins from Furman. But here's the twist. They lost every single guard from last season, leaving coach Mark Pope with a bareback court that needs serious rebuilding. Word is, the staff made a late push for Dayton's Dishane Montgomery, a six-foot-four defender who averaged 13.4 points, four. Three-bounds, 2.1 assists, and nearly three steals per game last year. He shot almost 50 percent from the field and had that SEC experience from his time at Georgia, averaging 6.5 points there. Kentucky fans aren't too salty about missing him since the recruitment started way late, and Louisville already had the edge. They even blocked a camp as visit. Still, his elite defense would have been perfect for sureing up that leaky back court against top teams. Now Montgomery's heading to Kentucky's archival, the Cardinals, where coach Pat Kelsey's portal hall has them looking stack for next season.

1:02Meanwhile, the aloe and Wilkins are solid starters, but Pope needs more depth pronto, maybe even scouting overseas talent. With spots still open and rivals loading up, Kentucky's got to land some real shooters and defenders fast, or Ruperina could see another tough loss. To Louisville, come winter.