Kentucky fans received massive news on Wednesday as a few hours before the deadline, the Wildcat's star guard Otega Oweh pulled his name out of the NBA Draft. Now Oweh joined a jam-packed Kentucky roster full of elite talent that has Mark Pope's team looking like one of the best in college basketball.

Otega Oweh will run it back with Kentucky. The star guard announced on Wednesday that was withdrawing from the 2025 NBA draft to return to the Wildcats for his senior season.

In Kentucky’s Round of 64 win over Troy in the NCAA Tournament, Oweh racked up 20 points (8/13 shooting), eight rebounds, six assists, and two steals. He became the first Kentucky player since Walter McCarty in 1996 to register 20+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in an NCAA Tournament game.

Good morning, folks! Otega Oweh announced his return to Kentucky for a senior season on Wednesday. Take a big exhale, BBN — Mark Pope has his guy back to round out one of the deepest rosters in all of college basketball going into 2025-26.

Otega Oweh will return to Kentucky for his senior year of college basketball. The leading scorer from Mark Pope’s first Wildcats’ team announced Wednesday that he is removing his name from the 2025 NBA draft in order to play one more season at UK ...