Mark Pope Sees Lots of Tayshaun Prince in Braydon Hawthorne

Mark Pope Sees Lots of Tayshaun Prince in Braydon Hawthorne

He was a one-time West Virginia commit and a late addition to what already seemed like a loaded Kentucky roster — reasons that freshman Braydon Hawthorne has probably been the least talked about UK player so far this summer. That does not bother the 6-foot-8 Hawthorne because he understood the talent coach Mark Pope already had on the team. However, Pope certainly is not downplaying Hawthorne’s potential or what he might do this season as a true…

Mark Pope Sees Shades of a Kentucky Great in Freshman Braydon Hawthorne

Months away from making his collegiate debut, freshman Braydon Hawthorne is drawing profound comparisons from Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope. The consensus four-star recruit from Huntington, West Virginia, was ranked No. 33 nationally for the class of 2025. The lanky 6-foot-8 forward has already made quite an impression on his head coach. “Braydon Hawthorne is a really unique player, I can’t wait until you guys get to watch him and see h…