Twitter celebrates Mark Pope and the Cats landing Lamont Butler

Posted by Admin April 26, 2024 Basketball

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are continuing to build the upcoming season’s roster in Lexington.

Coach Pope added a massive piece in San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler, who committed to the Cats on Friday.

Butler was crowned the 2023-24 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year for the Aztecs after averaging 9.3 points per game last season.

Butler appeared in all 37 games last season for SDSU, starting every game as well.

The newest Wildcat helped lead the Aztecs to the national championship game last season after hitting the buzzer-beater against FAU in the Final Four Semifinal.

Butler now joins Amari Williams as the two key transfers to commit to Coach Pope and Kentucky so far.

The two additions to Big Blue Nation bring immense defensive play that will be a huge help in a loaded SEC.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the big commitment for Kentucky!

Mark Pope in two weeks on the job at Kentucky:

✅ Cody Fueger (BYU)
✅ Jason Hart (G League)
✅ Mark Fox (Georgetown)
✅ Alvin Brooks III (Baylor)
✅ Collin Chandler (BYU)
✅ Amari Williams (Drexel)
✅ Travis Perry (Kentucky)
✅ Lamont Butler (San Diego State)

— TheCatsPause247 (@TheCatsPause247) April 26, 2024

Lamont Butler, Otega Oweh, and Amari Williams could make a Kentucky top-10 defense in 2024-25.

— Adam Luckett (@AdamLuckettKSR) April 26, 2024

Lamont Butler is one of the best defensive guards in the country. (3x MWC All-Defense, MWC DPOY)

Amari Williams is one of the best defensive bigs in the country. (3x CAA All-Defense, 3x CAA DPOY)

Emphasis on defense on Kentucky’s first two transfer commitments.

— Tristan Pharis (@TristanUda) April 26, 2024

Said when he was hired that Jason Hart would open up the west coast to Kentucky in a way it had never been before. Lamont Butler is a Riverside, Calif. native.

— Chris Fisher (@ChrisFisher247) April 26, 2024

Lamont Butler’s AAU coach, Ryan Silver, confirmed the committed to UK after the Mark Pope and staff flew to Vegas to meet with his parents today.

And … special assistant Mark Fox is back in Lex with Saint Mary’s transfer Aidan Mahaney, another Silver guy, for his visit.

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 26, 2024

Lamont Butler has a far better postseason resume by himself than Kentucky has had for the last half decade. https://t.co/fnZ8B0zYxG

— Shay B. (Kwisatz Haderach) (@abhavsar) April 26, 2024

Lamont Butler has committed to KENTUCKY!!!

Get older. Get more physical. Get better defensively. ✔️ ✔️✔️

131 games (102 starts). 6’2” 200lbs. 3x Mountain West All-Defense + DPOY last season.

9.3 ppg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg as a senior at San Diego State.

— Brandon Ramsey (@BRamseyKSR) April 26, 2024

Lamont Butler performs when it matters.

In the last two seasons in postseason play:
▫️14 games
▫️10.3 PTS
▫️3.1 RBD
▫️3.4 AST
▫️37.8% 3PT (17/45)

All of these averages would be career highs for a full season. Butler SHOWS UP in March. pic.twitter.com/2pmq6AW5gg

— WT – Adou Enthusiast (@WildcatsTongue) April 26, 2024

Quick thoughts on Lamont Butler to Kentucky (with apparently a Rams watch party behind me)

Special talent. NCAA Tournament experience. And credit Mark Pope for closing this one in one sitting.

HUGE get for Kentucky. More on Mondays @AaronTorresPod pic.twitter.com/IBXBPJMPmV

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) April 26, 2024

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