sad news; Ugonna Onyenso anounce his departure following……
After initially declaring for the 2024 NBA draft without plans to return to college basketball, a former Kentucky player will in fact be transferring to a new school. On Tuesday afternoon, former UK post player Ugonna Onyenso announced he will be transferring from Kentucky to Kansas State ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season. This marks the latest chapter in an active offseason for the 7-footer from Nigeria who played the last two seasons at Kentucky under former head coach John Calipari. On April 15, Onyenso announced he would be declaring for the 2024 NBA draft. As part of that announcement, Onyenso planned to hire an agent and forgo his two remaining years of NCAA eligibility. Onyenso made that decision before meeting in person with Mark Pope, who had been named Calipari’s replacement at UK just three days prior. 
As of today, I don’t plan on entering the transfer portal,” Onyenso told ESPN. “I feel like I am ready for the NBA. I haven’t met with Mark Pope. I only spoke on the phone with him three days ago. I’m ready to go to the next level and show what I can do, but I’m not closing any doors.” Those doors, evidently, remained open for Onyenso, who was ranked by ESPN as a top-70 prospect in the 2024 draft. On April 23, Onyenso entered the NCAA transfer portal. On May 29, Onyenso withdrew from draft consideration and announced plans to continue his college basketball career. On Tuesday, he committed to Kansas State from the portal. Onyenso was a late addition to Kentucky’s 2022 recruiting class, arriving on the UK campus just before the 2022-23 academic calendar began. He was ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 36 overall prospect in the 2022 recruiting group by the 247Sports Composite.A
