Over and over last season, I looked onto the court during Kentucky men’s basketball games and the same thought filled my mind: Man, I don’t like this combination. Though injuries suffered by key players played a role, issues with roster construction — the pieces not meshing to form a complementary whole — were a major part in UK failing to live up to its preseason expectations in 2025-26.
That’s why the best thing about Monday night’s announcement that Iowa State standout forward Milan Momcilovic is transferring to Kentucky is this: The addition of the floor-spacing sharpshooter appears to give UK a 2026-27 roster in which the parts will form a cohesive unitMomcilovic, one of the nation’s top shooters and easily the biggest remaining available transfer, immediately boosted Kentucky’s national perception heading into the 2026-27 season.
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