Mark Pope has to keep the home-grown talent in-state.
Coach Mark Pope and his coaching staff have identified some of the players in the 2026 class they are going to recruit and have extended offers. One of those players is four-star guard Taylen Kinney. He is a 6'3 guard from Newport, Kentucky, meaning the in-state talent continues to flow for Coach Pope.
Coach Pope just landed the elite center Moreno in the 2025 class, and he will try and land Johnson next week. Keeping in-state talent within state lines is huge for this coaching staff, and in the 2026 class, they will look to do this with Kinney.
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