Kentucky contacts Pop Isaacs; AJ Storr commits to Kansas

The Kentucky Wildcats have contacted one of the top transfer guards in the portal, while another one has found his next home.

According to KSR’s Jacob Polacheck, Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs has been contacted by Kentucky.

A class of 2022 recruit, Isaacs signed with the Red Raiders while holding scholarship offers from Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Iowa, Gonzaga, and Arkansas, among others. The Las Vegas native was ranked 82nd overall and 13th among point guards in 2022 via 247 Sports Composite.

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Isaacs has been a full-time starter during his two years with the Red Raiders. In 59 career games (58 starts), he’s averaging 13.9 points (35.6% shooting and 32.7% from deep), 3.1 assists, 2.7 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 2.4 turnovers in 31 minutes per game.

In January, Isaacs was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a minor during a team trip to the Bahamas in November. He has since denied those claims.

Elsewhere, former Wisconsin Badgers guard AJ Storr committed to the Kansas Jayhawks. Kentucky has previously made contact when John Calipari was still here, though I’d venture to say Mark Pope probably contacted Storr as well, being that he’s widely regarded as one of the five best players in the transfer portal.

The 6-foot-7, 205-pound Storr was a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection this past season after averaging 16.8 points and 3.9 rebounds. He really stepped up in the postseason, scoring 30 points in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament against Northwestern, 20 points against Purdue in the semifinals, and 24 points against Illinois in the Championship game. He was, however, limited to just 13 points on 5/14 shooting in the Round of 64 NCAA Tournament loss to James Madison.

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