Drexel transfer Amari Williams signs with Kentucky

(LEX 18) — LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — New Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope secured his first big transfer commitment on Sunday with Amari Williams. Williams. Pope officially announced the signing this afternoon.

The 6-foot-10, 265-pound big man averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 blocks in 22.9 minutes per game this past season, including eight double-doubles.

Williams is a three-time Coastal Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First-team All-CAA the past two seasons.

Williams is the first grab out of the portal for Coach Pope adding experience to this limited roster. Williams joins incoming freshman Travis Perry and recent commitment Collin Chandler, who's been on a mission trip the past two years and was originally committed to BYU.