KSR Hits Memphis for Nike EYBL Session II During Spring Live Period.
KSR is in Memphis — not quite Beale Street, but the Memphis Sports & Events Center — for Nike EYBL Session II. The first live period of the spring has brought thousands of college coaches under one roof to evaluate many of the nation’s top prospects across upcoming recruiting classes.
Mark Pope is in attendance in Memphis alongside assistants Cody Fueger and new hire Mo Williams as Kentucky opens a crucial recruiting cycle at Nike EYBL Session II. With thousands of top prospects in one place at the Memphis Sports & Events Center, the Wildcats are taking full advantage of the first live period of the spring to evaluate talent, build relationships, and set priorities for the classes ahead.
What should you know about Kentucky’s early activity on the trail? The staff has been highly visible throughout the gym, tracking priority targets across multiple classes while also laying groundwork with new prospects emerging on the EYBL circuit. It’s an important early look at how Pope’s staff is positioning itself in a loaded national recruiting landscape.
Jack Pilgrim and Jacob Polacheck are on the ground in The Bluff City with full coverage, providing updates, intel, and observations on Kentucky’s top targets throughout the weekend.
Mark Pope, Kentucky Staff Evaluating Top Targets at EYBL Session II.
Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is in Memphis this weekend for Nike EYBL Session II, joined by assistants Cody Fueger and newly added staff member Mo Williams as the Wildcats ramp up recruiting efforts during the spring live period. The event, held at the Memphis Sports & Events Center, has drawn coaches from across the country to evaluate many of the top prospects in the 2025 and 2026 classes.
For Kentucky, this weekend represents an important opportunity to strengthen relationships with priority recruits while identifying new names to monitor moving forward. Pope and his staff have been active throughout the gym, watching several elite prospects tied to the Wildcats while continuing to build momentum on the recruiting trail entering a critical offseason.
Among the headliners in attendance are some of the nation’s top-ranked players, including five-star prospects and high-level grassroots standouts competing on the Nike EYBL circuit. Kentucky’s staff has focused heavily on versatile wings, perimeter scorers, and athletic frontcourt players as the program continues shaping future roster plans under Pope’s system.
The live period also gives the Wildcats’ new-look coaching staff a chance to make face-to-face impressions with recruits, parents, and grassroots programs. With Pope entering a major recruiting cycle early in his Kentucky tenure, every evaluation and relationship-building opportunity carries added importance.
KSR’s Jack Pilgrim and recruiting analyst Jacob Polacheck are on site in Memphis providing updates, observations, and intel on Kentucky’s top targets throughout the weekend.
