Kentucky Targets Local Shooter Jerone Morton

0:00On April 20, Kentucky Hoops coach Mark Pope locked in his starting back court with zoomed diolo and Alex Wilkins for the 2026, 27 season, but he needs real depth at guard. Enter Jerome Morton, a six foot four transfer from Washington State, who's visiting the Wildcats this Friday. Central Kentucky native with one year left, ranked 508th overall in the portal. Morton's journey started strong at George Rogers Carcaye and Winchester, where he led them to a sweet 16 title as tournament MVP and averaged. Nearly 20 points his senior year. Lightly recruited, he went to Morehead State, struggled as a freshman, then blew up as a sophomore with double figures in scoring, solid assists, and better shooting across the board. Fans and scouts see him as a combo guard, who fits Pope's system started most games at both stops, show grit transferring West last off season over. Schools like Marshall and Western Kentucky. At Washington State in the West Coast Conference, he started 29 games, hit 7.8 points with

1:04efficient threes and a killer, assist to turn over ratio in the 88th percentile. Dig into the tape, and Morton's a deep shooter, who drained 38% from deep elite on the right wing in NBA range with over half his. Triples off the dribble. Defences averaged decent steals, but metrics dragged him down, though he crashes offensive boards hard. DePaul, George Mason, and Texas A&M are circling too. Kentucky could use his local ties and shooting punch for Benchmark. Keep eyes on this visit as Pope builds out the roster for a deep run.