Less than 2 days after announcing he would enter the NCAA transfer portal, the Aztecs hero commits to the Wildcats and former BYU coach Mark Pope
Here’s how upside down the college basketball world is right now: Last November, San Diego State played a road game against BYU and coach Mark Pope. Aztecs guard Lamont Butler had nine points on 3 of 11 shooting, no rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes of a 74-65 Cougars victory. Next fall, Butler will be playing for Pope … at Kentucky.
’s basketball collective; $50,000 privately from a booster; and an estimated $75,000 to $100,000 in “real” NIL deals to promote smoothies, burritos, clothing retailers and other local business. Asked what appealed to his son about Kentucky, Butler Sr. said: “Starting point guard on a bigger stage.” There is no debate about the stage, given the program’s blue blood pedigree and massive following by Wildcat Nation.
has been the better program in recent years as former coach John Calipari’s model of collecting five-star freshmen struggled against college basketball’s trend toward older rosters. Over the past five seasons, Kentucky finished Nos. 23, 27, 6, 49 and 29 in the final Kenpom ratings.
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