The 2025 NBA draft is upon us.
It will take place Wednesday and Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and at least one former Kentucky basketball player is expected to hear his name called during the event.
Mark Pope’s first UK basketball squad which went 24-12 overall last season and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament has six players eligible for selection in this week’s draft, which will include a total of 59 picks.
Two Wildcats have established themselves as the most likely selections from Pope’s first Kentucky team.
Assuming a Kentucky player is selected during either Wednesday’s first round (30 picks) or Thursday’s second round (29 picks), it will be a landmark moment for Pope. He never produced an NBA draft pick during his previous nine combined seasons as the head coach at Utah Valley and BYU.
With this year’s NBA draft now just hours away, here’s a look at the latest projections for former Kentucky players, top prospects from the SEC and more.
Where are former UK players expected to be taken in NBA draft?
There are six former Kentucky basketball players from the 2024-25 team who are eligible to be taken in this week’s NBA draft. They are Ansley Almonor, Koby Brea, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr, Jaxson Robinson and Amari Williams.
From this group, Brea and Williams have the best draft hopes.
As of Tuesday, the consensus among mock drafts from national outlets is that Brea who spent four college seasons at Dayton and one at Kentucky will be a second-round draft choice.
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