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Jaxson Robinson trolls Cody Fueger with a "Boom" of his own

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Jaxson Robinson commits to Kentucky - Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Jaxson Robinson commits to Kentucky - Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Is it a Kentucky Basketball commitment in the Mark Pope era without a Boom tweet? That’s what we all were asking about an hour ago when Jeff Borzello broke the news that BYU wing Jaxson Robinson was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and transferring to Kentucky.

Typically, such news is preceded by a tweet with a “Boom” GIF from assistant coach Cody Fueger, as selected by the player committing. Today, the Boom — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin celebrating with a fist pump — came six minutes after Borzello’s tweet, assuring the Big Blue Nation that Robinson is indeed a Cat.

On a different phone somewhere, Robinson was crafting his own “Boom.” The 6’7″ wing shared a photo of a young Fueger, wearing a Rick Majerus Utah Basketball Camp polo, on his Instagram story with the text “Boom” and a sassy cat emoji. Fueger went to Utah and worked under Majerus as a video coordinator and student assistant. What a hilarious way for Robinson to troll his former, and now current, coach.

Elsewhere on social media, Kentucky’s staff is celebrating accordingly. Alvin Brooks III continued his strong meme game with this edit:

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…while the official Kentucky Men’s Basketball account shared their version of Yahtzee, the “Who’s in the house, tonight?” videos from 1996 and Mark Pope’s introductory press conference.

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Kentucky’s 2024-25 roster now up to 12 players

While everyone “booms,” I’ll “phew.” Robinson brings Kentucky’s 2024-25 roster to 12 players with one more scholarship to spare. Who the staff uses it on remains to be seen (Will Riley?) but Robinson fills a much-needed hole as a three-level scorer.

Last season, Robinson averaged a team-high 14.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists for BYU, shooting 42.6% from the field en route to Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year honors. Kentucky now has shooters, drivers, distributors, and versatile big men inside — and they may not be done yet. You can’t ask for much more in Mark Pope’s first offseason.

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