Kentucky head coach John Calipari spent the summer raving about the upcoming 2020-21 roster, noting that this team had the opportunity to be among the best he’d had during his time in Lexington. In recent weeks, various UK coaches and players doubled down on that hype, adding that there is a championship “buzz” around the Kentucky basketball facilities.
“I think we’ve had special teams, really good teams in my six years here,” UK assistant coach Joel Justus said. “When you have special teams, there’s a little bit of a different buzz in the gym. We have that right now.