Severe roster turnover has been the norm for head coach John Calipari during his tenure at Kentucky, but this is unprecedented territory even for him.
Only sophomore Keion Brooks will start next season with previous experience playing for Kentucky – and he didn’t even hit 500 total minutes. Eight players from the 2019-20 season will not come back, for various reasons. Calipari hasn’t experienced roster turnover this lop-sided since the mass exodus that followed the 2012 National Championship team (and we all know how the next season went).
Even with an impressive recruiting class coming in, headlined by two potential superstars, next season’s roster has holes, mainly with a lack of experience.