The NCAA officially implemented its new age-based eligibility system on Friday, granting all class of 2022 high school graduate athletes a fifth year of eligibility.

As the ruling became official, there has been a ton of transfer portal news that has come out over the past couple of days as newly eligible players urgently seek a home for the 2026-27 college basketball season before it becomes too late.

Kentucky men’s basketball is in the mix of adding one more player for this upcoming season, as CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein confirmed that the Cats have expressed interest in former Auburn forward, Keyshawn Hall.

Rothstein previously confirmed that the Cats also reached out to former Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler, who was also recently granted another year of eligibility, although he has yet to enter the transfer portal.

Let’s take a look at Keyshawn Hall’s numbers and see what he could bring to the Wildcats if he does wind up making a move to the Bluegrass.

Hall started his collegiate career at UNLV, where he averaged a subpar 5.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists as a freshman through 18 games played. From there, the 6-foot-7 Cleveland native tuned up his stats following moves to George Mason, UCF and eventually Auburn, where he averaged double digits at each stop.

This past season with the Tigers, he took off, averaging a team-high 19.3 points, a team-high 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 45.1% from the field and 37.9% from deep through 36 games played.

Keyshawn was head coach Steven Pearl’s superstar, reaching 28-plus points in six different contests while recording nine double-doubles throughout the 2025-26 season.

In terms of what Hall brings to UK, similar to what Kohler would bring, it’s depth. UK’s frontcourt is surrounded by some question marks as returning center Malachi Moreno has limited guaranteed help behind him. Forward Franck Kepnang has a lengthy history with injuries, Kam Williams is rehabbing a broken foot and Ousmane N’Diaye’s reliability is yet to be seen as the Senegalese forward makes the transition from international ball to the collegiate level.

There’s been some chatter that year three for Pope could be make-or-break in terms of keeping his job in Lexington; why not go all in if there’s another roster spot still left on the table?

At this point, Mark Pope would have to decide between Hall and Kohler if he chooses to pursue a late addition to the 2026-27 roster.

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