Kentucky basketball has officially announced jersey numbers for the 2025-26 season

Kentucky basketball has officially announced jersey numbers for the 2025-26 season

via its updated online roster on the UK Athletics website. Mark Pope’s second team in Lexington now features 14 scholarship players, each with assigned numbers as they prepare for the new campaign.

The roster includes four returning contributors from last season’s Sweet 16 squad: guards Collin Chandler and Otega Oweh, forward Trent Noah, and center Brandon Garrison. Although former walk-ons Walker Horn and Zach Tow are not listed on the website, they have participated in team workouts throughout the summer.

Kentucky welcomed 10 new players to the program. Six arrived via the NCAA transfer portal: guards Denzel Aberdeen (Florida) and Jaland Lowe (Pittsburgh), forward Mouhamed Dioubate (Alabama), centers Reece Potter (Miami) and Jayden Quaintance (Arizona State), and wing Kam Williams (Tulane). Additionally, four freshmen will make their college debut this fall: guard Jasper Johnson, forward Braydon Hawthorne, forward Andrija Jelavic, and center Malachi Moreno.

Here’s a breakdown of player jersey numbers for the 2025-26 Wildcats:

00: Otega Oweh returns for his senior season after leading Kentucky in scoring last year. He’s set to wear No. 00 again, a nod to past Wildcats like Tony Delk and Marcus Lee.

1: Denzel Aberdeen joins from Florida after helping the Gators win the SEC and NCAA titles. He’ll wear No. 1, previously donned by Lamont Butler and Devin Booker.

2: Jasper Johnson, a five-star recruit and Lexington native, will sport No. 2, following in the footsteps of Jaxson Robinson and Aaron Harrison.

3: Kam Williams, a sharpshooting sophomore transfer from Tulane, will wear No. 3, the same as Tyrese Maxey and Tyler Ulis once did.

4: Andrija Jelavic, a 6-foot-11 Croatian big man with professional experience in Europe, claims No. 4, a number recently worn by Koby Brea and Rajon Rondo.

5: Collin Chandler retains No. 5 for his sophomore year. He found rhythm late in the season, contributing in March Madness.

9: Trent Noah continues to wear No. 9. The in-state sophomore showed promise off the bench last season.

10: Brandon Garrison, a 2023 McDonald’s All-American, returns at center wearing No. 10. He averaged nearly six points per game in a reserve role.

15: Jaland Lowe, a high-scoring point guard transfer from Pittsburgh, takes on No. 15. He brings scoring and playmaking to Pope’s backcourt.

21: Jayden Quaintance re-commits to Kentucky after a year at Arizona State. The 18-year-old sophomore will wear No. 21.

22: Braydon Hawthorne, a four-star freshman who previously committed to West Virginia, chooses No. 22 as he begins his Kentucky journey.

23: Mouhamed Dioubate, an energetic forward from Alabama, will wear No. 23, a number made iconic by Anthony Davis and Jamal Murray.

24: Malachi Moreno, a Kentucky Mr. Basketball and five-star center, becomes the next to wear No. 24, following names like Jamal Mashburn and Eric Bledsoe.

33: Reece Potter, a 7-foot-1 Lexington native and Miami transfer, rounds out the roster with No. 33, once worn by Kyle Wiltjer and Ugonna Onyenso.

With practice in full swing and the season fast approaching, these numbers will soon become synonymous with a new era of Kentucky basketball.