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Former Kentucky star, now with the 76ers, is doing his part to help Mark Pope land Tyran Stokes

Tyran Stokes is a huge get in the recruiting world, and Kentucky has some help in the form of an old friend.

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Kentucky basketball's pursuit of Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 player in the 2026 class, got a significant boost from an unexpected, yet powerful, source this week. After Stokes announced his final three of Kentucky, Kansas, and Oregon, a current 76er and former Wildcat chimed in to show his support for BBN.