The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team originally had six recruits committed for the class of 2024. Five of the six left pretty quickly once the coaching change happened, leaving Travis Perry as the last recruit standing for new coach Mark Pope.
Perry was at Pope’s introductory press conference, but he had not officially announced whether or not he would stay committed to the Wildcats. On Monday, he did just that.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Perry posted his intentions to stay at Kentucky, and play under Pope. He added that he is “100% a Wildcat!”
Perry is a guard out of Lyon County, Kentucky. His ability to shoot it from anywhere and score in bunches made him a top 100 recruit. He chose Kentucky over Alabama, Cincinnati, and others.
New coach Mark Pope is certain to love the kind of game Perry brings with him. Pope is still putting his roster for next year together, so it’s impossible to predict what the rotation will look like. However, with Perry staying in Lexington, it seems certain that he’ll get some playing time, and could be a difference maker.