![]() ![]() The Wildcats also will continue to mine the transfer portal for players not entered in the NBA draft.Ĭam Spencer, a grad transfer from Rutgers, has heard from the Wildcats, according to college basketball reporter Adam Zagoria. New reality: Transfer portal and NIL have altered John Calipari's roster construction at KentuckyĬream of the crop: Will UK basketball's 2023 class be one of Calipari's best in Lexington? 2 in The Athletic's roundup of best transfers still available. Nelson is considered one of the top players to enter the transfer portal this offseason, ranked No. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound forward averaged 17.9 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game last season. Nkamhoua will reportedly visit West Virginia this week, according to West Virginia Sports Now's Ethan Bock.Īnother potential option for the Wildcats is North Dakota State's Grant Nelson, who also participated in the NBA draft combine. He powered Tennessee to a win over Duke in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, scoring a game-high 27 points. Nkamhoua averaged 10.8 points (on 51.3% shooting) and five rebounds per game last season. Kentucky will also monitor players from other schools who withdraw from the draft.įormer Tennessee forward Olivier Nkamhoua is one player to watch. The deadline for players to remove their names from draft consideration and maintain college eligibility is May 31 at 11:59 p.m. After not receiving a combine invite, Reeves is expected to be back in Lexington next season, but he has yet to reveal his future intentions. Livingston and Tshiebwe both participated in last week's NBA draft combine in Chicago. The trio entered the NBA draft but maintained their college eligibility. One is waiting for pending decisions from three members of last season's roster: forwards Chris Livingston and Oscar Tshiebwe and guard Antonio Reeves. Roster construction for the 2023-24 campaign is a three-front battle for the Wildcats. Outlier: University of Kentucky is lone SEC school where 2021-22 hoops recruiting topped football Kentucky basketball roster 2023-24: Where do Wildcats go from here? New face: John Calipari adds longtime NBA assistant John Welch to Kentucky basketball coaching staff Rising sophomore guard Adou Thiero has not announced his return, but the deadline to enter the transfer portal and maintain eligibility for next season was May 11. UK only has seven players officially set for next season's roster: its incoming five-man signing class (guards Robert Dillingham, Reed Sheppard and DJ Wagner, wing Justin Edwards and 7-footer Aaron Bradshaw), rising sophomore forward Ugonna Onyenso and former walk-on Brennan Canada. The transfer portal misses come on the heels of four UK players who decided to transfer following the 2022-23 season: guards Sahvir Wheeler (committed to Washington) and CJ Fredrick (Cincinnati) along with forwards Lance Ware (Villanova) and Daimion Collins (uncommitted). UK basketball roster 2023-24 watch: Forward Lance Ware fourth Wildcat to enter transfer portal Tre White (former Southern Cal forward committed to Louisville).Kel’el Ware (former Oregon center who pledged to Indiana).Andrew Taylor (former Marshall guard headed to Mississippi State).Jamarion Sharp (7-foot-5 former Western Kentucky center joining Ole Miss).Chris Ledlum (former Harvard forward who chose Tennessee).Tyrin Lawrence (Vanderbilt guard who entered transfer portal and is now expected to return for Commodores). ![]()
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