Milan Momcilovic is already making an impact on his new teammates at Kentucky.
The Iowa State transfer was the most coveted player in the transfer portal, and he’s already shown the Wildcats the value of his shooting, especially from behind the arc.
“I would love to be on his team every day in practice, because you know he makes my job very easy,” Kentucky forward Reece Potter said. “(Last Thursday) he was on my team, and he made my job very easy. I just threw the ball (to him) and it went in. He’s gonna be great for us.”
In addition to Momcilovic, Potter said the Wildcats will have more than one offensive weapon when it comes to long-range shooting.
“We’ve got a lot of snipers on this team and I feel like that's gonna be very important,” he said. "We’ve got great guards. I can get downhill, we got bigs that can pass, and so we're gonna be able to get a lot of threes and the fans will be happy with that.”
Potter added Momcilovic’s ability to impact the game beyond making 3-pointers is also going to make a difference.
“Just him being out there is gonna be able to help a lot of us just get a lot more relaxed coverages and stuff like that, because everybody's gonna be so focused on him,” he said.
Potter recalled Momcilovic’s performance against the Wildcats last year. Momcilovic connected on four treys and scored 20 points in the Cyclones’ 82-63 win over Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Saint Louis.
“I remember last year, we're all sitting in the room, we were like, 'How do we guard that man?'” Potter recalled. “He shoots with 50 percent (behind the arc) and we were like, nobody's done it great. So, you know, I feel like that's the way everybody else is gonna be — in the room scrambling, trying to figure out how to guard him.
“I feel like that's gonna be very impactful for the rest of us to get open shots. He's gonna be able to impact us in a lot of ways.”
Potter, one of the returnees from last season, said the Wildcats are already bonding quicker than last year’s squad.
“Getting to know your teammates is very important, because it's a long season and you want to know more than just basketball, because they become your brothers for life,” he said. “Being able to know each other more off the court, it helps you build confidence and stuff like that. We've been able to like, know each other's stories and stuff like that, so it's been very interesting.”
Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic (22) shoots the ball in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)
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