Mark Pope continues to work on the Kentucky basketball roster, and he might have landed his most important recruit with European professional Ousmane N’Diaye who committed to the Wildcats on Friday.

N’Diaye, a 6-foot-11 forward from Senegal, most recently played for Vanoli Cremona of the Italian LBA and also has experience playing in leagues in Germany and Spain.

The 22-year-old averaged 10.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in 27.3 minutes per game with his club this season and made 42.1-percent of his shots from the floor and 32.1-percent of his 3-point attempts.

Ousmane N’Diaye has declared for the NBA Draft twice, once withdrawing his name in 2023 and keeping his name in the process in 2025 but not being selected.…