Kentucky head coach Mark Pope isn’t asking Milan Momcilovic to simply be a reliable shooter—he wants him to become the centerpiece of one of the most aggressive three-point attacks college basketball has seen. It’s a bold approach that has Big Blue Nation buzzing, and if it works, the Wildcats could be on the verge of a historic offensive season.
Pope’s vision is straightforward: he wants Momcilovic firing around 10 three-pointers per game. While that may sound like an enormous workload, it reflects Kentucky’s commitment to a modern offense built on spacing, pace, and constant pressure from beyond the arc.
Over the course of a 32-game regular season, that pace would translate to approximately 320 three-point attempts. Even with a modest 35% shooting percentage, Momcilovic would finish with well over 100 made threes, placing him among the greatest single-season long-range shooters in Kentucky history.
If he can convert at a 40% clip while maintaining that volume, the numbers become even more remarkable. He would have a legitimate chance to set a new program record for made three-pointers in a season while forcing opposing defenses to completely reshape their game plans every night.
Maintaining the elite efficiency he displayed previously would make the accomplishment even more impressive. A season combining exceptional accuracy with unprecedented volume would rank among the finest shooting performances the Wildcats have ever seen and could put Momcilovic in the national spotlight.
Of course, reaching those milestones won’t be easy. Opposing teams will make slowing him down a priority, meaning Kentucky’s offense must consistently create quality opportunities through movement, screens, and ball sharing. Every made three will be earned against defenses fully aware of the threat he poses.
For Pope, however, that’s exactly the point. He believes a high-volume shooter can stretch defenses, create driving lanes for teammates, and transform Kentucky’s offense into one of the nation’s most difficult units to defend.
Whether the gamble ultimately pays off will depend on execution, health, and consistency throughout the season. But if Momcilovic embraces the challenge and delivers the production Pope envisions, Kentucky fans could witness a record-breaking campaign that reshapes the program’s history and establishes one of the Wildcats’ most explosive offenses in years.
