Kentucky 2024-25 Way Too Early Record Predictions

[Jumper_Dad]

Over the last 9 seasons UK has gone 220 and 85 with 10 total NCAA wins in that span.

That gives an average season of 24.4 wins and 9.4 losses with an average of 1 tournament win per year. 

I'm assuming Mark Pope will be the coach, we don't know the schedule or a single player that will be on the roster.

So let's make fools of ourselves and vote in the poll how many total wins you expect this coming season.

 

[futurecoach]

I’ll give my prediction after I see what type of roster he puts together.  I do think he will get at least 20 wins though. 

[FrankNicodemus]

I just saw the Early Preseason Prediction on the "Score" app, they had BYU ranked 15th with pretty much the entire roster returning and their best recruit in program history Collin Chandler coming in.  How much of this roster picks up and moves to Lexington......What would that roster look like vs SEC teams compared to what they were going into play in the Big 12....  Still way to early but Pope was getting ready to cook with BYU in 2024-25....

[sportsfan41]

Have to see who is on the roster first. As of right now, anything is possible. 

[Voice of Reason]

I'll be back in about 6 months.

[Randy Parker]

Not knowing anything about our roster, I will say 16-20.  Might change my mind once the roster is formed and the schedule completed.

[Jumper_Dad]

15 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

I'll be back in about 6 months.

It's not a Way Too Early Prediction if you wait 6 months. 😀

The point of the thread was for us all throw out our early expectations just based on the hire.

[Voice of Reason]

1 hour ago, Jumper_Dad said:

It's not a Way Too Early Prediction if you wait 6 months. 😀

The point of the thread was for us all throw out our early expectations just based on the hire.

Ok. Fair enough. But need to see a roster. For today, I am only comfortable guessing they wiil be .500 or better.

[Jumper_Dad]

We know the roster, the SEC schedule and several of the non-conference games. I feel like it's easier to make way too early predictions now.

[Jumper_Dad]

Maybe I'm all pumped up from the hype and good vibes surrounding the team, but I'm definitely over 20 wins now.

[TheDeuce]

I think they are in the 20-25 range.

[Voice of Reason]

I think this can be a 20 win team. Pope has put a nice roster together.

[Randy Parker]

9 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

We know the roster, the SEC schedule and several of the non-conference games. I feel like it's easier to make way too early predictions now.

Who are the non-conference teams?

Duke, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Louisville, St. John's are the ones I know. 

Did Western get scheduled?  Indiana?

[Jumper_Dad]

15 hours ago, Randy Parker said:

Who are the non-conference teams?

Duke, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Louisville, St. John's are the ones I know. 

Did Western get scheduled?  Indiana?

Yes I believe WKU is on tap for this season.

IU series starts in 2025.