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When Mark Pope became the coach of the University of Kentucky, keeping the best in-state talent home became one of his top priorities. If (and this is a monumentally large if) Jasper Johnson were to commit to the Wildcats, he would make the fourth scholarship player from Kentucky on the 2025-26 roster, assuming Malachi Moreno doesn’t change his mind and Trent Noah and Travis Perry stick around for their sophomore seasons. That would make four scholarship players from Kentucky on the team, not including whatever walk-ons might come along. The last time Kentucky featured a roster with at least f…

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