Reece Potter the Latest to Join Kentucky Men’s Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s basketball team added some verticality to its 2025-26 roster with the signing of Reece Potter, a 7-foot-1 center who played his first two collegiate seasons at Miami (OH), it was announced by head coach Mark Pope on Thursday.
“Reece Potter is a Lexington Catholic legend,” Pope said. “He is a lengthy big who has a unique combination of mobility and skill. Reece can really pass, shoot and protect the rim and fits into what we do exceptionally well. Most importantly, he truly understands what it means to wear the Kentucky jersey.”
Potter is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, and played high school basketball at Lexington Catholic where he was named the 2023 Lexington Player of the Year by the Lexington Herald-Leader and was a finalist for Mr. Kentucky Basketball.
In two seasons with the RedHawks, Potter averaged 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per contest. He shot 45.4 percent from the field and an impressive 39.8 percent from 3-point range. He made 11 starts during his freshman season in 2023-24 and appeared in 30 games this past year off the bench for a Miami team that went 25-9 overall and 14-4 in conference play, reaching the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game.
Potter scored in double figures six times during his sophomore season and 11 times for his college career. He had a career performance in a win over Sacred Heart in December, scoring 19 points on 8-of-8 shooting including 3 of 3 from deep. He had another stellar performance in the opening round of the MAC Tournament against Eastern Michigan, finishing with 15 points and a career-best eight rebounds along with two blocks to help the RedHawks to the victory.
In high school with Lexington Catholic, Potter was named the 11th Region’s Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 17.9 points and 8.7 rebounds for the District 43 champs, while serving as a team captain. Potter joins a long list of Lexingtonian UK basketball players to suit up for their hometown squad. He will become the 88th all-time Cat who hails from Lexington.
Potter becomes the seventh newcomer to join Kentucky this offseason joining Denzel Aberdeen, Mouhamed Dioubate, Andrija Jelavić, Jaland Lowe, Jayden Quaintance and Kam Williams.
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