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Jeremy Roach reveals how close he came to transferring to Kentucky
Duke guard Jeremy Roach shocked the college basketball landscape when he decided to enter the transfer portal after spending all four seasons of his college career with the Blue Devils. A two-time team captain who will take his talents to Waco, Texas next basketball season and suit up for Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears for his final year of eligibility.
The transfer portal process for coaches and players alike can be a hectic one, which Roach tried to avoid as he reopened up his recruitment this offseason. Keeping things simple and revealing to Ray McCallum from Swish Cultures that Baylor was just one of two programs he was exploring while in the portal.
“So it was really kind of a quick decision, I didn’t want to elongate my decision,” Roach said. “So when Baylor called I took maybe a day or two, I met with Kentucky too, and then it was really between those two and I think Baylor was the best decision for me.”
Roach committed to Baylor just five days after it was reported that he would be entering the transfer portal, becoming one of the most coveted point guards in the recruiting landscape once again.
Out of Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax (VA), Roach was the four-star prospect ranked the No. 22 overall player and the No. 6 point guard for the 2020 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking. Entering the transfer portal this offseason as the No. 2 available point guard and No. 11 ranked player regardless of position in the portal according to On3’s Industry Transfer Portal Rankings.
“For me just going in the process, I already knew it was kind of going to be crazy. I mean I’ve already been through the recruiting process already,” Roach explained. “Doing visits, doing multiple meetings, and stuff like that. So I really didn’t want to even go through that whole visiting and meeting with 50 million coaches. I wanted to kind of keep my schools tight and wanted to pick from all the schools that were calling me.”
Roach is one of the most experienced and productive guards in the country, coming off of a career year where he averaged 14 points, 3.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Joining the Bears after starting in 108 of his 130 career games with 1,469 points to his name and extensive postseason experience with 11 NCAA Tournament game appearances.
There’s no question that the Wildcats and many other programs would have loved to add Roach to their roster ahead of the 2024-2025 season. With the head coach and roster turnover at Kentucky likely playing a role in his decision.
But now that Roach revealed what his top two looked like, fans in Lexington will likely reflect on what could have been for quite some time as Baylor faithful let out another sigh of relief following rumors of their own head coach jumping ship for Kentucky this offseason.
GRAYSON, Ky. (WSAZ) – New information has been released in the search for a missing woman at Grayson Lake.
According to game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Marly Kinney, 19, of Ashland, was last seen at Grayson Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
They say search efforts are focused on the water at this time and include Kentucky State Police aerial support, drones, boats, and K9 assistance.
Crews suspend search for missing teen for the night
The search is now into its third day, with officials saying on and off rain has hindered their search and that a group of 50 volunteers are walking the banks of the lake to help in the search.
Search and rescue boats have been seen at the lake as well.
Officials say there are still many questions, including if Kinney is still alive and where exactly she went missing.
They also say they’ve been using a variety of equipment, including sonar and thermal detectors, as well as helicopters and underwater drones.
WSAZ received a statement from Kinney’s family Friday afternoon:
“We are very appreciative of the absolute surplus of support from law enforcement, search and rescue, 1st responders, and all of the community and its volunteers that are here with us and for us searching for Marly. We do not even know how to express our absolute gratitude to you all. We continue to have faith she will be found and brought back to us. We know we have the very best people doing all they can to bring her home.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
We are still working to get more information.
Previous coverage can be found here.
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13 things more likely to happen than winning the Powerball jackpot
Hoping to win the Powerball jackpot? Here are 13 things more likely to happen than becoming an instant millionaire.
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On Thursday, Kentucky’s home and away SEC opponents for the 2026-27 season were revealed and on top of learning the three opponents who they will play twice, there are some very intriguing matchups. In conference play, Kentucky will face six teams who are among the top 25 in many preseason rankings.
In SEC play, Kentucky will play Tennessee, Vandy and Ole Miss all both home and away. The home matchups include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vandy. As for the road tilts, the Wildcats will face Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Vandy. Let’s take a look at some interesting developments from the schedule release.
John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena (again)
In Calipari’s first year with Arkansas, he got the best of Kentucky when he came into Rupp Arena and left with a 10-point victory, a game where you could really feel the tension all game long in the building from Kentucky fans, which translated onto the court with the players. Last season, it was Kentucky who shocked everyone when they stole one on the road against a top 20 Arkansas team after a rough up-and-down season up to that point. Now, the two will face off again as Kentucky will look to get the win in Rupp and make sure Calipari doesn’t get two in a row in the building. It’ll be another highly-anticipated showdown.
Kentucky hits the road at Texas
This is shaping up to be a major challenge for Kentucky next season and may even end up being one of the biggest games of the season. Texas is seen by many as a clear top 10 team, with some even having them within the top five and when you combine that with the fact that the game is on the road, the Wildcats will have their hands full. The Wildcats fell to the longhorns in the 2024-25 season, and it’ll be a much stiffer challenge this time.
Which game could be a trap?
We don’t have the game-by-game dates yet, so it’s hard to say with a lot of confidence, but opponent-wise, Georgia could really give Kentucky fits. In Pope’s first year, his team struggled handling the physicality of the Bulldogs and now, they’ve retained one of their best guards for another year and have added physicality through the portal. Mike White’s teams love to make opponents uncomfortable and they could do that once again down in Athens. Another sneaky team to watch is Oklahoma, who will have very good guard play. Kentucky will face both teams on the road.
Overall, it’s a pretty fair SEC schedule for a Kentucky team who has the capability of a return to being atop the conference once again. Mark Pope has such a system-fit squad and he can do some damage in the SEC.
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