Overview
- Momcilovic announced his commitment to the University of Kentucky on Monday after withdrawing from the 2026 NBA Draft, closing a multi-school courtship that included Louisville, Arizona, and St. John’s.
- Last season at Iowa State he averaged 16.9 points and led Division I with 136 made three-pointers while shooting roughly 48.7% from long range, making him one of the top-rated transfers in the 2026 portal.
- Multiple outlets report his NIL arrangement is in the neighborhood of $6 million, a figure cited to unnamed sources and not independently verified by the reporting organizations.
- Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds a high-end shooter to a transfer class of six players and a returning Malachi Moreno, a combination that analysts say shifts Kentucky into a Top 15–20 preseason conversation for 2026–27.
- The move highlights how the transfer portal and large NIL offers can steer prospects away from uncertain second-round NBA paths and reshape roster building in college basketball.