Despite developing into Kentucky’s most reliable player during Mark Pope‘s debut season, Otega Oweh didn’t have to use his voice all that often — his play did all the talking.
Surrounded by a slew of upperclassmen in 2024-25, which included seven combined seniors and graduate students, Oweh was able to comfortably chime in whenever needed. But that’s not the case going into the 2025-26 campaign. He has to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Now a senior and the Preseason SEC Player of the Year with goals of being a first-round NBA Draft pick next summer, there is added pressure on the New Jersey native’s shoulders.