Kentucky has signed Pittsburgh transfer point guard Jaland Lowe, an All-ACC selection in 2024-25.
The news comes as four-star guard Acaden Lewis decommitted from Kentucky, with Villanova, Maryland, Georgetown and St. John’s reportedly involved, per 247Sports.com.
“Jaland is an incredibly explosive, playmaking, veteran point guard,” Kentucky coach Mark Pope said. “He’s a great kid who has a tremendous work ethic and most importantly, loves this game and wants nothing more than to win.”
#BBN, meet @jalandlowe!
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— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 11, 2025
Lowe starred for the Panthers as a sophomore this past season, starting all 31 games in which he appeared while averaging a team-high 16.8 points per game to go along with 5.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per contest. He was named a third team All-ACC selection and a National Association of Basketball Coaches Mid-Atlantic Second Team All-District honoree.
A 6-foot-3 lefty who hails from Missouri City, Texas, Lowe scored 20 or more points 10 times this past season while reaching double figures on 26 occasions. His playmaking abilities were often on display as the guard had 19 games with five or more assists and three with 10 or more helpers.
Lowe registered the sixth triple-double in Pitt program history with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Virginia Military Institute on Nov. 18. Just over a week later, Lowe scored a career-high 28 points in an overtime win over Ohio State on Nov. 29. He led the Panthers with five double-doubles on the year and was also a disruptive defender, snatching a team-best 55 steals on the season, including 16 multi-theft games.
Pittsburgh faced two Southeastern Conference opponents this past season in LSU and Mississippi State. In those games, Lowe averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 8 for 16 (50.05) from 3-point range.
During his freshman campaign in 2023-24, Lowe finished the season averaging 9.6 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 boards while starting the final 19 games of his 33 appearances. He scored in double-figures 17 times during his debut season, including 16 such games against ACC opponents. Lowe was selected as the ACC Rookie of the Week after averaging 18.5 points and 4.5 assists per game against Syracuse and Duke on Jan. 22, 2024. As a starter, he shot an impressive 40.3% from behind the 3-point arc.
Lowe was a four-star recruit out of Fort Bend Marshall High School. He was the winner of the Guy V. Lewis Award, given to the top boys’ basketball player in the Greater Houston area. As a high school senior, Lowe averaged 26.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.3 blocks, leading his team to a 35-4 record, a 5A Region 3 finals appearance and a No. 3 state ranking. Lowe was named to the 23rd annual Jordan Brand Classic Team in 2023. He earned first team all-tournament honors at the 2022 Peach Jam after averaging 18.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game at the event. Lowe’s godfather, John Lucas II, was the No. 1 pick in the 1976 NBA draft and played in the NBA from 1976-1990 before also coaching in the league from 1992-2003, including head coaching stints with San Antonio, Philadelphia and Cleveland.
Lowe has two years of eligibility remaining.
(Release via Kentucky)
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