Mark Pope Makes Major Changes; Tyran Stokes Update; Mo Williams to Kentucky! | Sources Say

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The most crucial offseason of Mark Pope’s career has officially begun, Kentucky not only adding a point guard, but the point guard’s dad — former All-Star Mo Williams joining as an assistant and bringing his four-star son with him. Those are the biggest dominoes up to this point, along with Jaland Lowe’s decision to enter the transfer portal and two staff departures in Jason Hart and Alvin Brooks III. What do we think of the early moves of Pope and what do we expect to come next? Sources Say goes LIVE for an early afternoon edition of the show. Tune in on the KSR YouTube channel below: Special thanks to today’s sponsors: PARLOUR and BetMGM! Make PARLOUR your game day destination! From award-winning pizzas like The Dr. or fan favorite Hot Honey Pepperoni to PARLOUR’s famous house-smoked wings and extensive craft beer selection, PARLOUR has a menu that will please the whole family! Their location on Harrodsburg Road is just a short drive from Rupp Arena. Don’t miss out on their great Happy Hour. Come in Monday thru Friday from 2-6pm to enjoy discounted pints, cocktails, and starters. Parlour is looking forward to celebrating two new locations during the first half of 2026. Coming soon to Lexington Hamburg and Richmond, KY. Whether you’re sipping a hand-crafted cocktail or sharing one of our signature pizzas, PARLOUR is a place where great food and good times come together naturally. You know what this time of year means for college hoops! Lock in for every game and make your March moment when you bet with boosted odds with our friends at BetMGM! Activate your Odds Boost Token for any March Matchups bet and you’ll receive a bigger payout if your bet wins. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome into the Sources Say podcast, your go-to-Kentucky basketball podcast on the KSR podcast network presented by our friends at parlor pizza.
0:15.7	I'm your host Jack Pilgrim of Kentucky Sports Radio.
0:17.7	Very excited to be joined by the one and only Spencer Smith of Synergy Sports
0:22.0	for a matinee early afternoon edition of sources say. What's the deal here?
0:28.2	Yeah, hey, it's portal season, right? So the portal waits for no man and no schedules.
0:32.9	So here we are ready to talk about the cats. We've got the big updates.
0:38.7	This is Jack.
0:39.8	This is obviously your time of year.
0:41.5	This is where you come to eat is portal season.
0:43.0	So I'm excited to get into it.
0:47.8	Man, and it's so much chaos, so much with stay and go.
0:49.8	Staff changes, all of the above.
0:53.0	And it's a massive offseason for Mark Pope.
0:55.9	I mean, the biggest that will decide his future in Leicent.
1:04.5	If he hits on these next couple of weeks, Spencer, job save can start winning national championships and all of the above.
1:12.3	If it doesn't go well, then I think the hot seat conversation turns in full blast starting this upcoming season. So what are you kind of big picture hoping to see in the next couple of weeks with some of the,
1:18.6	you know, we'll talk about the specific news with the, you know, stay and go decisions and early
1:22.8	additions. But any big picture things that you need to see over just from Mark Pope specifically
1:29.2	over the next couple of weeks to make you feel all warm and fuzzy about the future of Kentucky basketball.
1:35.0	Yeah, I think for me, one of the biggest things is you've, we talked about it a little bit on the last episode,
1:41.7	but you've got to take the emotion out of it.
1:43.1	And I think we're already kind of seeing that from Pope a little bit, which I really like. Like you cannot go into this offseason hanging on to a player because you're like, well, but he's a great kid. You know, it's like, well, but is he going to be the kid who can get the job done in that role to get us where we want to get to next year? You can't do you got to do the same thing with a staff member. You got to say I love this guy.
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