Travis Perry, still a Kentucky signee, talks about his potential UK future with Mark Pope

Among the thousands of people that packed into every corner of Rupp Arena on Sunday afternoon for an event and press conference introducing new UK basketball head coach Mark Pope, one spectator stood out in importance. Class of 2024 UK men’s basketball signee Travis Perry (along with his father Ryan) attended the event decked out in Kentucky gear. Travis, the all-time leading scorer in Kentucky boys high school basketball history with 5,481 career points at Lyon County High School, was one of six players in the 2024 recruiting class who committed to the Wildcats under former head coach John Calipari.

Of that group, Perry was one of four players who signed a national letter of intent to come to Lexington. Following Calipari’s departure last week to become the new head coach at Arkansas, that recruiting class has fallen apart: Signees Somto Cyril and Jayden Quaintance (both centers) and verbal commit Karter Knox (a small forward) have all decommitted. Guard Boogie Fland (signee) and small forward Billy Richmond (verbal commit) have yet to publicly comment on their status.

Among the thousands of people that packed into every corner of Rupp Arena on Sunday afternoon for an event and press conference introducing new UK basketball head coach Mark Pope, one spectator stood out in importance. Class of 2024 UK men’s basketball signee Travis Perry (along with his father Ryan) attended the event decked out in Kentucky gear. Travis, the all-time leading scorer in Kentucky boys high school basketball history with 5,481 career points at Lyon County High School, was one of six players in the 2024 recruiting class who committed to the Wildcats under former head coach John Calipari.