Mark Pope has already landed two really good guards in the transfer portal in Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins but knowing the entire backcourt from last year is gone, Pope needed to add more guards. Well, he did just that this evening as Washington State transfer guard Jerone Morton just picked the Kentucky Wildcats. Morton is a Lexington native who went to GRC in Winchester for high school. After high school, Morton spent two seasons playing for Morehead State before transferring to Washington State for the 2025-26 season. This year for the Cougars, Morton averaged 7.8 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.9 rebounds per game. It’s official, Jerone Morton ( @MortonJerone ) is coming home. pic.twitter.com/ZR5G50aHaF — UK Sports Network (@UKSportsNetwork) April 29, 2026 Morton shot 43.8% from the field and 38.7% from three. Morton shot 2.5 from deep this year in the WCC, so he is a really good shooter from deep.…