One of the best defensive players in college basketball is in the NCAA transfer portal, and he’s taking a recruiting visit to Kentucky this weekend. Amari Williams — a 6-10 forward with a 7-foot-5 ...

Kentucky added top defensive talent via the transfer portal, led by Jayden Quaintance. The new additions rank among the portal’s best in Defensive Bayesian Performance Rating. Improving its defense ...

When you think back to last offseason - and Mark Pope's on-the-fly efforts to build his first Kentucky basketball team from scratch - a trend of defensive-focused additions emerged for the Wildcats.