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Pope Targets Retention to Jumpstart Kentucky’s 2026-27 Roster

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Pope Targets Retention to Jumpstart Kentucky’s 2026-27 Roster
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Kentucky coach Mark Pope emphasizes retention as the foundation of the offseason, aiming to bring back as many rotation players as possible while assessing departures (Otega Oweh, Denzel Aberdeen, and likely Jayden Quaintance) and supplementing with transfer portal additions to build for 2026-27 after a 7-seed NCAA Tournament exit.

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