McBride Joins Kentucky via Transfer Portal

0:00On April 28th, Justin McBride, the six foot seven power forward from James Madison, just committed to Kentucky through the transfer portal. He's got one season left, and this marks his fourth college team. After an official visit Wednesday, the 20-something baller locked in with the Wildcats following a breakout year where he dropped 15 points, three points, and grabbed 5.6 boards per game, starting 30 of 31 contests. Earlier stops pain him as a journeyman. At Nevada last season, he came off the bench for 7.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 34 games. As a true freshman at Oklahoma State, he averaged 2.5 points on killer 70% shooting inside. Back in high school, the Texas kid was a three-star stud, ranked top 10 in the state. Big blue nations on edge with Coach Mark Pope under fire this off season. Fans ripped him after whiffing on big targets, like Syracuse's Donnie Freeman, who went to St. John's, and BYU's Rob Wright staying put. KSR's Matt Jones blasted the staff for mismanagement,

1:04saying they passed on Colorado's Sebastian Ransick, chasing Freeman, and got Zilch. McBride slots in as Kentucky's third portal grab, teaming with guards zoomed the aloe from Washington and Alex Wilkins from Furman. His size and scoring punch could study the front court amid the portal chaos. With roster spots still open for next season, Pope's got moves to make, but landing McBride drops some heat. For now, eyes stay glued on Lexington's. Rebuild