![]() Get him back to play alongside Wagner and Dillingham in the backcourt and things are looking up. He’s currently trying to decide whether to enter the portal or not, looking to maximize NIL and role in his final season of eligibility. The native of Chicago averaged 14.4 points per contest while shooting 41.6% from the field, 39.8% from three and 78.3% at the line as a senior in Lexington. It starts and stops with Antonio ReevesĪntonio Reeves is the ultimate domino, one that can really shake things up for the Wildcats depending on how it falls. And now, Calipari has a roster to fill with the best of the rest.ĭoes that mean a contending roster can’t be constructed? Certainly not, and that’s where we’re going to play devil’s advocate. But if you’re willing to host two key replacement pieces on visits, why was the line drawn there? Why can the program now move forward when Dickinson and Johnson were clearly move-forward options? It’s either revisionist history or indicates a lack of planning and focus, one foot in both boats. Kentucky isn’t new to hat-on-the-table recruitments, players using the blue-blood program to drive up interest (and NIL money) elsewhere. “Numbers being thrown around just aren’t accurate, who we are in contact with or who we are not in contact with, we don’t make it public.”Īgain, fine. “There’s so much misinformation out there and most of it we can’t address publicly,” Calipari said. ![]() Hell, the UK head coach went out of his way to call most of what is being reported fake news. ![]() Kentucky was connected to a number of players - remember JUCO standout Chad Baker-Mazara announcing he spoke with the Wildcats, only to commit to Auburn just hours later? - with minimal traction. The Wildcats would ultimately miss on all four, Dickinson signing with Kansas and Johnson going with Arizona while the other two kept their names in the draft.Ĭalipari dipped his toe in the portal waters to open the offseason, but opted against seriously pursuing anyone beyond Dickinson and Johnson. Kentucky hosted two players on official visits, Hunter Dickinson (Michigan) in April and Keshad Johnson (San Diego State) in May, potential replacements for Oscar Tshiebwe and Chris Livingston, respectively. Similar results in the 247Sports portal rankings: 46 of the top 50 and 93 of the top 100 are claimed. The issue, though, is 48 of the top 50 and 93 of the top 100 players in the On3 portal rankings have already committed elsewhere. Antonio Reeves withdrew from the draft, but continues to weigh his college options, including a potential transfer from Kentucky.įair enough. Oscar Tshiebwe and Chris Livingston joined Cason Wallace and Jacob Toppin in the 2023 NBA Draft, while Sahvir Wheeler (Washington), CJ Fredrick (Cincinnati), Daimion Collins (LSU) and Lance Ware (Villanova) all transferred out. The draft withdrawal deadline passed with two new official departures from the program, bringing the total to eight this offseason. Six weeks away until the Wildcats head to Toronto for the GLOBL JAM, representing the United States in a round-robin Under-23 tournament also featuring Canada, Germany and Team Africa.Īs of today, though, that roster includes just five freshmen in DJ Wagner, Rob Dillingham, Justin Edwards, Aaron Bradshaw and Reed Sheppard, along with returning sophomores Adou Thiero and Ugonna Onyenso. Seven scholarship players - eight including Brennan Canada - for John Calipari and the Kentucky basketball program here in June.
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