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John Calipari doesn't expect Shaedon Sharpe to play this year: "He's a ways away"

Jack Pilgrim

UK Athletics

Shaedon Sharpe is in Lexington and has begun working out as a member of the Kentucky basketball team. Arriving on campus this week, the nation’s No. 1 prospect has moved into his dorm, enrolled in classes and is now eligible to play when the spring semester begins this week.

Will he play, though? That remains to be seen.

As things stand today, the freshman guard has been limited to individual workouts and conditioning with athletic trainers. The raw, natural talent may be clear as day, but John Calipari says he’s nowhere near ready to play in a live game setting at the collegiate level.