Kentucky will host a big man in the transfer portal for a visit

Amari Williams will be the first visitor of the Mark Pope era.

Delaware's Gianmarco Arletti (left) scrambles for a loose ball with Drexel's Amari Williams in the / William Bretzger/Delaware News Journal /

With John Calipari leaving for the Arkansas Razorbacks, newly hired Kentucky head basketball coach Mark Pope will have a ton of work to do in the transfer portal.

The style of offense Pope runs is very interesting as he will need every player on the floor to be able to pass and shoot the ball.

Coach Pope is set to host the first transfer portal visitor of his young Kentucky coaching career as Drexel center Amari Williams will be in Lexington. Joe Tipton of On3 reported first that Kentucky will host Williams on April 21st and 22nd.

Last season for the Drexel Dragons, Williams averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and shot 51.7% from the field. He is a big dude, standing 6'10 and weighing 265 pounds.

Williams is a fan of NBA superstar Nikola Jokic. Williams like to shoot the basketball, score around the rim, and distribute. This is exactly what Jokic does for the Denver Nuggets and why he has won an NBA MVP. Jokic is the exact type of player that Pope wants on his team, and that is why Williams would be a good fit for this team.

Williams has drawn a ton of interest from big schools, including Duke, so it won't be an easy battle for Pope to win.

Recruiting at BYU was difficult for Pope, so it will be interesting to see how good of a recruiter he can be in Lexington.

Hopefully, this trip to Lexington that Williams is taking to see the campus and facilities will give the Wildcats a shot to land one of the best big men in the portal.