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WATCH: Brandon Garrison discusses return to Kentucky
EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Garrison interview (4-23-25)
“I had to bet on him and myself.”
That’s what Brandon Garrison told BBN Tonight‘s Kinsey Lee regarding his decision to transfer from Oklahoma State to Kentucky and play for the program’s first-year coach, Mark Pope.
“We had a special group of people,” Garrison said of last season’s inaugural roster of Pope-era Cats. “We connected very well when we first got here. Once we started putting it all together – winning games – people started realizing how good we could be.”
Garrison’s initial bet paid off, and now, a year later, he’s not interested in rolling the dice again.
“Being in the system for my first year here, [and] getting a vibe of the coaches and how they treated me,” came to Garrison’s mind when recounting his decision to return for his junior year/second season with the Wildcats.
He let BBN know his intentions on April 12. Tonight, hear more from “BG” about his decision to return to UK, his favorite memories from year one, what he likes about the new roster ahead of year two, and his relationship with Mark Pope.
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“I just felt like I can trust Coach Pope and he’ll get me where I’m trying to go,” Garrison said. “Having a coach that played my position… In [last year’s] summer workouts and stuff, he was down there bumping with me and Amari [Williams], teaching us new things – little techniques that helped him against 7-footers. Having a coach like that who can help you is very good.”
Garrison also explained his connection with Big Blue Nation, as well as his excitement for year two in the blue and white.
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“I already know the Pope offense, I’d say. I’m ready to get back on the court… Just to be able to see some of the [incoming] guys, watch them play over the year, and trusting Coach of who he’s choosing,” Garrison said.
“He tries to get guys of high character, as everyone knows. Trusting in him to put the roster together and building it around the guys who chose to come back.”
EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Garrison interview (4-23-25)
For more on Kentucky basketball and all of the Wildcats, join us weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on BBN Tonight.
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Even in the era of the transfer portal and NIL, fans of a team will still focus on and care about recruiting. That’s especially the case with the Kentucky Wildcats. Fans are already up in arms about Kentucky’s recruiting for the class of 2026, or, in their case, lack thereof.
Only one player is signed for the class of 2026, after 4-star point guard Mason Williams announced his commitment to play for the Cats on Friday. On the board. Still work to do.
Chris Washington Jr., an Alabama decommit and top-35 senior prospect, is a new target for Mark Pope and UK ahead of the spring signing period in mid-April. The staff reached out to his AAU coach, Bobby Maze, to gauge the athletic wing’s potential interest. This is all according to Kentucky Sports Radio.
Washington is a 6-9, 195-pound forward who originally committed to Alabama, but decommitted in November. Kentucky is now included among the likes of Tennessee, Oregon, Oklahoma State, USC, and SMU that are interested in Washington.
“It’s a good program,” Washington said of Kentucky while adding, “Honestly, I just want to go where I’m wanted — and the play style. I got to go where I fit in and where the coaches really want me. (My recruitment is) open. Whenever the time is right.”
Only four players ranked ahead of him remain available in 2026, including No. 1 Tyran Stokes. That tells you just how big of a prospect Washington will be in the spring signing period.
Kentucky has swung and missed in recruiting a lot recently. But there is still time to get things moving in the right direction this spring on both the high school front and in the transfer portal.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKRC) — A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday after police said he was riding a horse while intoxicated, reports WBKO.
Bowling Green police said they found 48-year-old Jorge Luis Hernandez on a horse, partially slumped over, as it walked along a road. He and the horse then began traveling on a sidewalk, according to an arrest record.
Police said Hernandez had a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage” and had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and delayed movements. Hernandez said he had just left the liquor store and had a liquor store bag tied to the horse’s saddle.
Hernandez was arrested and charged with operating a non-motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker and Beaver Dam Mayor and Kentucky League of Cities President Paul Sandefur.
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