Even though they lost in the Sweet Sixteen round of the men’s NCAA Tournament a few weeks ago, the Kentucky Wildcats remain one of college basketball’s powerhouse programs.
They have gained a couple of notable players from the transfer portal this spring, including guard Daniel Aberdeen, who comes to them from the national champion Florida Gators, and forward Mouhamed Dioubate, who transferred from Alabama.
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Christian Gibson, a four-star recruit from the high school class of 2026, announced on social media, reportedly visited with Kentucky assistant coach Mikhail McLean on Tuesday.
“It was good to catch up with him and hear from him when he came by,” Gibson told KSR+.
Gibson is a 6-foot-4 guard who attends Mayde Creek High School in the Houston, Texas area. He is known as a player who has the potential to become a volume scorer and an accurate outside shooter who also has strong ball-handling skills.
He reportedly also met with LSU and Baylor not too long ago, according to on3.com.
From 2009 to 2024, Kentucky was coached by John Calipari, and during that time, it went to the Final Four on four occasions and won the national championship in 2012. In 2012, Anthony Davis, who has since gone on to become an NBA superstar, led the way for the Wildcats.
Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark PopePetre Thomas-Imagn Images
Last season, Mark Pope took over as head coach after Calipari left to coach Arkansas. They went 24-12 under Pope and ended up falling to Tennessee by a final score of 78-65 in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament.
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