Several players from last year’s Kentucky Wildcats basketball team have entered the transfer portal in the days since Mark Pope replaced John Calipari. Now, we have our first official defection from Kentucky to Arkansas, as Zvonimir Ivisic commits to the Razorbacks.
Ivisic had a delayed start to his Freshman season as he waited for the NCAA to declare him eligible to play. That didn’t happen until mid-January. In his first game, he burst onto the scene with a game full of highlights against the Georgia Bulldogs.
The seven-footer’s playing time was inconsistent all season. His offensive game was clearly solid, but he struggled on defense and at rebounding at times. The amount of time he spent on the court varied from game to game.
Ivisic averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in the time he did get in Lexington. He’ll head to Arkansas to re-join Coach Cal, and will see if he can develop under him.
It seems like staying at Kentucky, and working under Mark Pope would have been a good option, but the fan favorite will follow his former coach instead. Big Blue Nation will miss him.