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Mark Pope sent a ton of excitement through Big Blue Nation on Monday when he compared incoming freshman Braydon Hawthorne's ...
Braydon Hawthorne can’t quite remember exactly why his dad took him to a Kentucky men’s basketball Father-Son Camp several ...
On Monday, Mark Pope paid Braydon Hawthorne a very high Kentucky Basketball compliment when he compared the freshman forward ...
Braydon Hawthorne rocketed up the national recruiting rankings earlier this year. A top analyst predicts what he’ll mean to Mark Pope.
Kentucky freshman Braydon Hawthorne is 6-foot-8 and a wispy 175 pounds. His build right now could remind UK fans of a certain age of another tall, lanky but strong, 6-9 wing who is the Wildcats’ No. 8 ...
If Hawthorne does not find a role for this season's Kentucky team, he is going to be a star for the Wildcats during the 2026-27 season, as his upside is through the roof.
“Braydon Hawthorne probably has the steepest trajectory of anybody in the class of 2025,” head coach Mark Pope said. “He is a great learner, a 4.0 student and highly skilled.
When Braydon Hawthorne signed with the Wildcats, he was the highest-ranked high school player remaining in the class of 2025. Now, he's one of a select-few freshmen to join Mark Pope's second-year ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Just when you thought Mark Pope had his 2025 Kentucky basketball roster all set, he made another addition on Tuesday with the commitment of four-star Braydon Hawthorne.
Recently, Braydon Hawthrone picked the Kentucky Wildcats, adding more elite depth to this 2025-26 roster. While some look at Hawthorne as a depth piece, there is a chance that he could find a role ...
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats have landed a big-time commitment from 4-star small forward Braydon Hawthorne. Hawthorne comes in as On3’s 35th overall recruit but has an incredibly high ...
Hawthorne is going to have to get in the weight room and put on a little bit of muscle, but the film does not lie. The good news for Kentucky is that even if Hawthorne does end up being a depth ...