After months of concern, Kentucky’s backcourt has been set in a matter of five days.
On Monday afternoon, the best unkept secret in college basketball was made official: Georgia point guard Sahvir Wheeler announced his transfer destination, stating that he’ll suit up for the head coach John Calipari and the Wildcats for the 2021-22 season.
A 5-foot-10 point guard, the former Georgia Bulldog will enter his junior season this fall just one year after leading the entire Southeastern Conference in assists (7.4 per game) while earning Second-Team All-SEC honors in the process. Wheeler joins incoming five-star freshman point guard TyTy Washington as the new backcourt duo, casting aside any doubts about what Kentucky’s ball-handling situation will look like after the program’s worst season in a century.