LEXINGTON – Marcos Papa continues to use your connections in BYU ramp up Kentucky2024-25 roster.
And Pope, in his first season as UK coach, on Thursday reportedly landed his most important piece: Jason Robinson is the team’s newest commit, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Robinson was in the NBA draft but withdrew his name before Wednesday’s deadline.
Robinson won the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year award and was an honorable mention to the All-Big 12 team after leading the Cougars in scoring (14.2 points per game) and shooting 35.4% (81-for-229). of his 3-point attempts.
During his two seasons at BYU, Robinson played in 66 games, averaging 11.4 points per game. He scored 10 or more points 43 times, with five 20-plus point performances.
Robinson began his career in Texas A&M, where he played during the 2020-21 season. He then transferred to Arkansas for the 2021-22 campaign before enrolling at BYU.
Jaxson Robinson highlights: Watch the commit from the Kentucky basketball transfer portal
This story will be updated.
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This article originally appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal: UK Basketball Mark Pope adds Jaxson Robinson via transfer portal
