Is Kentucky the favorite for Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic?

The Kentucky staff, and a few other suitors, are hard at work trying to land Iowa State transfer Milan Mocilovic, the best available transfer left as a top three player in the portal. On Wednesday night just before the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, Momcilovic opted to return to college next season. Now, it’s all about where he will end up.

As we get close to a decision, which is expected to come over the weekend according to Adam Zagoria, who are the frontrunners in the mix? Kentucky, Louisville and Arizona are all involved, but the buzz for one school in particular is growing stronger and that is your Kentucky Wildcats. Mark Pope has the Wildcats trending, as multiple college basketball reporters have them in the lead, with one even predicting it to happen.

Mar 22, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic (22) speaks during the postgame press conference after the game against the Kentucky Wildcats during a second round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images | Jeff Le-Imagn Images

On the Eye on College Basketball Podcast, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander made his prediction for where he believes Momcilovic will end up. Here is what he had to say on why he thinks Kentucky will land the coveted sharpshooting transfer: “The list is, for public purposes, Arizona, Louisville and Kentucky. I think Arizona is a distant, distant third there. My prediction right now is that Milan Momcilovic will go to Kentucky. My understanding is that decision is going to come in the next one, two, three, four days at max.”

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Not only that, but On3’s Joe Tipton, a well-respected national recruiting insider, is hearing that Kentucky is the current leader for the 6-8 wing. That’s very good news and to hear growing national buzz is very assuring right now for BBN. Fit wise, It makes total sense for Momcilovic to take his talents to Lexington because out of all the suitors in the mix, Pope’s offense really does…

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Publish date : 2026-05-28 18:54:00

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