Andrew Carr Commits to Mark Pope, Kentucky After Wake Forest Transfer

Former Wake Forest forward Andrew Carr announced his commitment to Kentucky on Sunday night.

According to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, Carr chose to join the Wildcats over Texas Tech and Villanova.

The 6'10" forward was the third player to recently commit to new head coach Mark Pope's team, as San Diego State guard Lamont Butler joined Kentucky on Friday while Oklahoma guard Otega Oweh chose the Wildcats on Saturday (h/t Borzello).

Carr spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Delaware before transferring to Wake Forest ahead of the 2022-23 season. He's currently coming off his highest-scoring year yet, averaging 13.5 points in 32.5 minutes per game.

The 22-year-old also averaged 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks each night while maintaining his efficiency both inside and outside the arc. Carr connected on 37.1 percent of his 2.8 three-point attempts per game, shooting 52.6 percent from the field overall. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

"Andrew understands what it means to wear this jersey and he understands the assignment and why he is coming to Lexington," Pope said, per the school's official website. "He's been a captain of every team he's ever been associated with. He's a steadying force and a great leader who Kentucky fans are going to love."

After the former BYU head coach took over at Kentucky following the departure of the legendary John Calipari, he inherited a roster of zero scholarship players. Following Carr's decision, Pope now has six players.

As Pope looks to round out the roster, Borzello noted that Kentucky is "in heavy pursuit" of former Utah State forward Great Osobor, who entered the portal on April 3 after averaging 17.7 points per game in his junior season with the Aggies.