Kentucky’s lowest-rated signee in the class of 2021 was the player garnering the most attention in the offseason leading up to the 2021-22 season. Whispers transitioning into all-out shouts regarding Bryce Hopkins‘ potential day-one production, albeit as a four-star, top-40 prospect.
“Bryce (Hopkins) has come in with a physicalness,” John Calipari said during the preseason. “He’s better than I thought.”
“He can really handle the ball, he can shoot the ball, he’s got a physical presence to him that you need to have with the positions he’ll be playing on the wing — playing some three, playing some four,” associate coach Orlando Antigua added.