<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=25dhZX_0w0ZTP0j00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=25dhZX_0w0ZTP0j00" width="1200" height="628" >In late August, Kentucky held open tryouts for students looking to walk-on to the basketball team. It appears as though at least one made the team. Zach Tow, a 6-foot-5 junior forward from Madisonville North Hopkins High School, was on the court with the Wildcats during the team's annual Pro Day on Monday. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Meet the final member of the 2024-25 UKMBB team: ZACH TOW The 6'5" forward graduated from North Hopkins High School in 2022, earning 1st Team All-Region his senior season. <a href="https://t.co/cuZLkRYWXn">pic.twitter.com/cuZLkRYWXn</a>— WT - Lamont Enthusiast (@WildcatsTongue) <a href="https://twitter.com/WildcatsTongue/status/1843449300417970349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>As a senior in 2022, Tow was named First Team All-Second Region after averaging 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in helping lead the Maroons to a 23-9 record. Tow joins junior guards <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Grant-Darbyshire-46142888">Grant Darbyshire</a> and <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Walker-Horn-46142889">Walker Horn</a> as the third walk-on on Kentucky's 2024-25 roster. Darbyshire and Horn joined the team under <a href="https://247sports.com/coach/John-Calipari-189">John Calipari</a> and decided to stay at UK to play for new head coach <a href="https://247sports.com/coach/Mark-Pope-2310">Mark Pope</a>. After losing all 13 scholarship players from last season's roster to graduation, the <a href="https://247sports.com/season/2024-basketball/transferportal/">transfer portal</a> or the NBA Draft, Pope's inaugural 9-man transfer class is currently <a href="https://247sports.com/Season/2024-Basketball/TransferTeamRankings/">ranked No. 5 nationally by 247Sports</a> and features No. 23 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/brandon-garrison-46109436/">Brandon Garrison</a> (Oklahoma State), No. 34 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/otega-oweh-46101527/">Otega Oweh</a> (Oklahoma), No. 36 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Jaxson-Robinson-46083513">Jaxson Robinson</a>, No. 48 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Lamont-Butler,-Jr-46036424">Lamont Butler</a> (San Diego State), No. 71 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/andrew-carr-46133360/">Andrew Carr</a> (Wake Forest), No. 88 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Amari-Williams-46148374">Amari Williams</a> (Drexel), No. 91 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Koby-Brea-46148991">Koby Brea</a> (Dayton), No. 126 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Kerr-Kriisa-46101235">Kerr Kriisa</a> (West Virginia), and No. 319 <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Ansley-Almonor-46148483">Ansley Almonor</a> (Fairleigh Dickinson).In addition, Pope has also signed former BYU signee <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Collin-Chandler-46103887">Collin Chandler</a>, who is one of the Cougars' highest-rated recruits in school history and is coming off a 2-year Mormon mission, Kentucky Mr. Basketball, the state's all-time leading scorer and 4-star guard <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Travis-Perry-46114270">Travis Perry</a> from state champion Lyon County, as well as Harlan County 4-star and former South Carolina signee <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Trent-Noah-46118174">Trent Noah</a> to bring the Wildcats' number of scholarship players to 12. Kentucky is ranked No. 23 in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25 and will play a non-conference schedule that includes the likes of Duke at the Champions Classic in Atlanta, at Clemson in the ACC-SEC Challenge, Gonzaga in Seattle, Louisville at Rupp Arena, and Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.The Wildcats tip off the 2024-25 season vs. Wright State on Monday, Nov. 4 at Rupp Arena. The last time Kentucky had a first-year coach and the Final Four was in San Antonio, UK won the 1998 national championship. </div></body>

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Kentucky adds in-state walk-on

In late August, Kentucky held open tryouts for students looking to walk-on to the basketball team. It appears as though at least one made the team. Zach Tow, a 6-foot-5 junior forward from Madisonville North Hopkins High School, was on the court with the Wildcats during the team's annual Pro Day on Monday.

Kentucky adds in-state walk-on

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