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John Calipari praises progress of Adou Thiero, Ugonna Onyenso: "Both of them are way better"

Only three rotational players from last season’s Kentucky men’s basketball roster are back for another year with the Wildcats. One of them is veteran sharpshooting guard Antonio Reeves — a critical returning piece for head coach John Calipari who will provide the ‘Cats with much-needed experience and high-level scoring.

The other two players coming back to Lexington, however, saw very limited roles as freshmen in 2022-23. Rising sophomores Adou Thiero and Ugonna Onyenso appeared in just 20 and 16 games, respectively, last season. Neither averaged more than 10 minutes per contest, either.