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Mark Pope officially added Reece Potter to the roster on Thursday.
Potter, a former standout at Lexington Catholic, played the previous two seasons at Miami of Ohio,. He was a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 2023 and was 11th Region Player of the Year as a senior at Catholic.
“Reece Potter is a Lexington Catholic legend,” Pope said. “He is a lengthy big who has a unique combination of mobility and skill. Reece can really pass, shoot, and protect the rim and fits into what we do exceptionally well. Most importantly, he truly understands what it means to wear the Kentucky jersey.”
As a sophomore last season for Miami, Potter played in 30 games off the bench and averaged 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 17.1 minutes per game. Potter shot 36.7 percent on 3-pointers and 46.6 percent from the field last season.
Potter reached double figures six times and scored 19 points in a win over Sacred Heart in December. He made all eight field goal attempts, including three shots from long range. He scored 15 points and had eight rebounds and two blocks in a MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan.
In his two seasons at Miami, Potter averaged 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game, while shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from 3-point range.
Potter is the seventh transfer to join the Kentucky roster during the off-season. Other additions include Denzel Aberdeen, Mouhamed Dioubate, Andrija Jelavić, Jaland Lowe, Jayden Quaintance and Kam Williams.
Potter is the 13th scholarship player on the team.
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As bad as I want him to redshirt this year because of the depth that we have we might need Potter until JQ is ready to roll. I would love for him to get to practice with the team and use this year to get stronger physically and to work on his all around game a little more. I think with a red shirt year he would actually play meaningful minutes for 2 years. He might play 5-8 minutes a game this year and waste a year. If he could redshirt I could see him playing 15-20 minutes next year and maybe a starting spot as a red shirt senior. That’s the difference that the redshirt makes. I think if we didn’t have injuries last year Perry and possibly Noah would have redshirt.
Potter may very well end up being the glue guy for this year’s team.