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ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla is a fan of Jasper Johnson. “The thing that stands out about him is that he scores the ball easily,” Fraschilla said. “I was really impressed with his outside shooting and ability to get to the basket and also be very creative when he gets to the basket. His strength is putting the ball in the basket and every team needs that kind of player.” Johnson was named to the USA Basketball Junior National U18 Team in May 2024. His father, Dennis, is a former all-SEC defensive end at Kentucky and former NFL player. Jasper is originally from Lexington, Kentucky, but moved to Link Academy to play high school basketball ahead of the 2023 season.

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Lexington native Jasper Johnson was a feel-good story with the Kentucky Wildcats, staying home to play for his father’s alma mater right down the

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Jasper Johnson is in his new Oregon threads and it doesn’t look right

Jasper Johnson is leaving his Old Kentucky Home -- and he's going 2,400 miles away.  The Lexington native, previously rated as the No. 25 overall

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Kentucky transfer Jasper Johnson makes his commitment

Kentucky transfer guard Jasper Johnson has committed to Oregon. He announced the news on Saturday.  In his freshman season at Kentucky, Johnson

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Kentucky transfer guard Jasper Johnson commits to Oregon

SMU continues to work the Transfer Portal and the Mustangs are in touch with some key players available as the weekend hits. Here's some of the

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SMU coaching staff amping up fight for coveted transfer portal targets

The college basketball transfer portal officially opened this week. A slew of big-time commitments are expected in the upcoming days.

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Calling My Shot: Predicting Louisville, Michigan & more to land transfer targets

The NCAA Transfer Portal officially opens tomorrow, April 7, however roughly 1,000 players have already announced their intentions to enter, whether

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Transfer Portal Intel: Indiana, Alabama, Arizona, Louisville among the early schools to watch for top targets

A pair of Kentucky Wildcats plan to enter the transfer portal this offseason.  According to multiple reports, freshman guard Jasper Johnson and

WATCH: KSR Rapidly Reacts to news of Jasper Johnson's expected transfer

WATCH: KSR Rapidly Reacts to transfer news of Jasper Johnson and Brandon Garrison

Lexington’s own Jasper Johnson will not return to Kentucky for year two, the former top-25 prospect has announced. He will instead explore his

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Kentucky guard Jasper Johnson will enter transfer portal

Kentucky guard Jasper Johnson plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3's Joe Tipton confirms. Johnson only spent one season with the Wildcats.

Dec 9, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Jasper Johnson (2) drives to the basket during the second half against the North Carolina Central Eagles at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

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Kentucky guard Jasper Johnson plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Jasper Johnson came to Kentucky as Mark Pope's highest-ranked recruit not only in the class of '25, but all-time, finishing at No. 25 overall and No.

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Where things stand with Jasper Johnson's stay/go decision as a Kentucky Wildcat

The autopsy of the 2026 Kentucky basketball season is underway after the Wildcats were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Iowa

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Mark Pope Built this Kentucky Team Around a Left-Handed Point Guard. Why couldn't the Cats adapt?

Kentucky entered this season with one of the deepest rosters in college basketball. Now, as we inch closer to March, this team effectively has five

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Bench players must improve for Kentucky to win games

Jasper Johnson has shown flashes of his talent throughout his freshman campaign, it just hasn't always been consistent.   The 6-foot-5 Kentucky guard

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An aggressive Jasper Johnson is the best version of Jasper Johnson

You never know when they're coming, but Jasper Johnson's red-hot scoring runs always come at the most convenient times for Kentucky and bring the

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Otega Oweh is proud of his 'son' Jasper Johnson: 'He could do that with his eyes closed.'

Points were hard to come by for Kentucky in the first half against Ole Miss. But freshman guard Jasper Johnson went on a run midway through the half

Jasper Johnson's solo first-half run gave Kentucky a lead it would not give back

There are 84 bracket prognosticators aggregated on BracketMatrix.com. At the current juncture, Texas is in the field of 68 on only 34 of them.  [Sign

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Gameday preview: Texas travels to Kentucky needing a resume bolstering win

Maybe it's the Bluegrass-to-Bluegrass connection. Maybe it's the familiarity of being around each other since they were kids. Whatever it is,

Nov 7, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats center Malachi Moreno (24) celebrates with guard Jasper Johnson (2) after dunking the ball during the first half against the Valparaiso Beacons at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

Bluegrass natives Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno continue to develop on-court chemistry

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KSR Today: Kentucky Takes Down Tennessee, AGAIN!

Denzel Aberdeen saved Kentucky in the second half against Tennessee, but it was Jasper Johnson who kept the Wildcats alive in the first half.  The

Jan 17, 2026; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Jasper Johnson (2) brings the ball up court against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

Jasper Johnson's productive first-half vs. Tennessee should not be overlooked

Jaland Lowe's long-term status is no longer in question, unfortunately. After going down in the opening minutes of Kentucky's 24-point win over

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Time to unleash Jasper Johnson? 'He's ready to go make a contribution, and we need him to.'

For those interested in a high-level battle between First Team All-SEC competitors and KenPom top-20 foes to open conference play, you're likely to

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Alabama's Labaron Philon 'pretty likely' to play vs. Kentucky -- and Mark Pope knows he'll be 'really hard to contain'

You may have heard this once, twice, or a million times before, but this Kentucky basketball team is in desperate need of two things: a backup point

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Can Jasper Johnson fill the much-needed role of Kentucky's backup point guard?

When Jasper Johnson signed with Kentucky, Mark Pope called him 'the most dangerous scorer in all of high school basketball' with 'massive gravity,'

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Jasper Johnson: 'When my opportunity comes, I have to be ready.'

With Jaland Lowe still nursing a shoulder injury, Kentucky had to look in another direction for point guard reps against Bellarmine on Tuesday. That

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With Jaland Lowe Out, Jasper Johnson Steps Up for Kentucky in Win Over Bellarmine

As speculation grows that Kentucky may be in the market for a mid-year point guard addition with Jaland Lowe fighting through a shoulder injury that

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