Mark Pope is pursuing a Senegalese forward who would be a homerun addition for Kentucky

One place that Mark Pope nonetheless has a ton of labor to do in terms of the 2026-27 roster is the ability forward spot. Fans have been prepared for a Justin McBride dedication over the previous few days. It hasn’t come but which is considerably irritating, however many anticipate the previous James Madison forward to be a Wildcat before later.

While McBride will be a superb addition to the ability forward room if he does choose Kentuckyhe would be the one participant on the 4 that the Wildcats have, so Pope should go get himself one other energy forward. A brand new title has been proven up however this participant is not within the switch portal.

Pope has been involved with Ousmane Ndiaye, who is a energy forward from Senegal. He at the moment performs for Vanoli Cremona, which is a skilled basketball staff in Italy, and he is placing up some spectacular numbers. He is averaging 10.3 factors and 6.9 rebounds per sport.