Men's Basketball

Updated Draft Stocks For Koby Brea And Otega Oweh After NBA Combine

Published

1 month ago

May 19, 2025

Isaiah Pinto

Chet White | UK Athletics

On Sunday, Koby Brea and Otega Oweh wrapped up their week-long showcase at the NBA Combine in Chicago.

The NBA invited 75 prospects to the showcase, which included various skill based drills, body measurements, and scrimmages. Subsequently, the draft stock for prospects fluctuated based on their performances.

Koby Brea

Standing at 6-foot-5 and three quarters without shoes, Brea was measured as the fourth tallest guard invited to the combine.

Despite being known for his sharp shooting Brea struggled on the day one scrimmage. He shot 2-8 from the field and only scoring five points.

However, Brea improved greatly on day two.

The former Wildcat scored 16 points on 6-12 shooting, which included four 3-pointers. In addition to collecting five rebounds.

In the two scrimmage games, Brea averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and an assist on 37.5 minutes per game. The guard shot 37% from the field and 32% from beyond the arc.

After the combine, here’s the latest draft projections for Brea.

ESPN – No. 47 (Indiana Pacers)

Bleacher Report – No. 43 (Utah Jazz)

Sports Illustrated – No. 55 (Los Angeles Lakers)

According to ESPN, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated, Brea is a consensus late second-round draft choice. It doesn’t appear to be a matter if Brea will be selected in the draft, rather it’s a matter of where will he go.

Listed at 6-foot-7 with shoes makes Brea an oversized guard, which favors the NBA’s wave of tall guards over the last decade.

Additionally, Brea finished in the NCAA’s top-10 in 3-point percentage over the last two seasons. Making him a deep ball threat to satisfy spacing demands.

Otega Oweh

The wildcard out of the two Wildcat invitees, Oweh claimed the fourth-best shuttle run at the combine amongst guards.

On day one of scrimmages, the Kentucky guard played solid. Finishing with 10 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. All while only playing 20 minutes.

As for day two, Oweh posted 14 points, five rebounds and two steals. He shot 4-8 from the field including a three.

Oweh finished with an average of 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals per game. While playing an average of 22.5 minutes per game.

From the field, Oweh shot a respectable 50% and a perfect one-for-one from three.

After the combine, here’s the latest draft projections for Oweh.

ESPN – Undrafted

Bleacher Report – Undrafted

Sports Illustrated – No. 58 (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Sports Illustrated is the outlet predicting Oweh’s draft selection, specifically the second-to-last selection.

Oweh’s defensive prowess is promising despite his unspectacular 6-foot-4 frame by NBA measures. An inconsistent 3-point shot likely places the Kentucky guard as a fringe prospect as Oweh tends to find buckets inside the arc.

More than likely, Oweh would sign a two-way contract with a franchise if he commits to the draft. Other Kentucky players have signed a two-way contact after going undrafted, most notably Oscar Tshiebwe in 2023.

Although officially undecided, Oweh must make a decision to enter the draft by May 28.

The NBA Draft is set for June 25 and 26.

Men's Basketball

Archie Goodwin and Kahlil Whitney Set to Join La Familia This Summer

La Familia continues to add more firepower to the 2025 roster.

Published

24 hours ago

June 19, 2025

Kai McClelland

James Crisp (Left), Adam Hunger (Right) | Associated Press

As the start of the 2025 TBT Tournament inches closer, La Familia has been slowly but surely adding star Wildcats to the roster.

Usually, we see announcements for new additions to the squad roll out on social media in some form, whether it be a post from La Familia’s official accounts or in form of Ansley Almonor’s announcement, which took place on BBN Tonight.

However, this time, Archie Goodwin and Kahlil “The Dragon” Whitney were added to the roster on the TBT website without any announcement, surprising Big Blue Nation as the news leaked and began to circulate.

They were removed from the website afterwards, but as of Thursday, June 19, appear on the website as listed members of the roster.

Goodwin has been an active member for years, highlighted by his semifinals appearance last year where he averaged 13.8 points per game en route.

Whitney is a name that may cause some to shed a tear, with so much potential surrounding the former five-star leading up to his debut. Ultimately, he left the program after appearing in just 18 games for Kentucky.

La Familia is competitive as all get out, shown by chippy play with guys who have nothing to lose but everything to win for the place they call home. Goodwin and Whitney, now added to that list of guys, will look to redeem themselves with one goal in mind. Win.

The official La Familia roster as of June 19:

– Willie Cauley-Stein (2012-15)

– Doron Lamb (2010-12)

– DeAndre Liggins (2008-11)

– Aaron Harrison (2013-15)

– Andrew Harrison (2013-15)

– Ansley Almonor (2024-25)

– Archie Goodwin (2012-13)

– Kahlil Whitney (2019-20)

Men's Basketball

Former Kentucky Star, 10-year NBA Veteran Eric Bledsoe Arrested and Charged with Felony Domestic Violence

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1 day ago

June 19, 2025

Tristan Pharis

Former Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe has been arrested and charged with felony domestic violence.

Scott Utterback | Courier Journal

Eric Bledsoe, a key part of the 2009-10 Kentucky team that reinvigorated the Big Blue Nation following the Billy Gillispie era, was arrested on Wednesday morning.

According to reports, the California Highway Patrol investigated a report of domestic violence. The investigators were led to a gas station on a Los Angeles-area freeway where they discovered Bledsoe with a woman who was suffering from “bruising and swelling” to her face, and who said that Bledsoe allegedly hit her. Bledsoe was booked on a felony domestic violence charge and held on $55,000 bail.

Bledsoe was previously arrested on a similar charge back in 2022, but that case was later dropped when prosecutors said the alleged victim gave “inconsistent statements about whether there was a physical altercation.”

Bledsoe was part of Kentucky’s La Familia team last year in the TBT, and was announced to return again this season.

Men's Basketball

Zach Tow Returns For Second Season As Kentucky Walk-On

Madisonville native Zach Tow reappears in team photos as UK begins summer workouts

Published

2 days ago

June 18, 2025

Ali Cetinok

Elliott Hess | UK Athletics

Zach Tow, a walk-on from last season’s team, appeared to have his status for this year confirmed after being spotted in UK Athletics’ photos from the first day of summer workouts.

The clock has started 🕰️ pic.twitter.com/Mx2UlixakY— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) June 17, 2025

The Madisonville native (No. 20 in blue pictured above) returns to the program for his second season under head coach Mark Pope, having joined the Wildcats following on-campus tryouts last year. The 6-foot-5 senior was an All-District and All-Region selection at Madisonville North Hopkins, where he averaged 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game as a senior during the 2021-22 season. As a junior, he averaged 11 points and 11 rebounds. He helped lead the team to the Sweet 16 in 2019.

Tow saw playing time in a blowout win during the regular-season home finale against LSU and again in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Troy–Pope’s first NCAA Tournament win as a head coach.

He is the second walk-on from last season’s roster to return, following Walker Horn. Both Horn and Grant Darbyshire entered the transfer portal after the season; Horn would go on to decide to come back, while Darbyshire transferred to his hometown team of Cincinnati.