Two years ago, college basketball insider Jon Rothstein correctly predicted Immanuel Quickley as Kentucky’s breakout star going into the 2019-20 season, a year in which the sophomore guard averaged 16.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore en route to SEC Player of the Year honors. The following offseason, he heard whispers of Isaiah Jackson standing out in practice leading up to the 2020-21 season. Again, the CBS Sports analyst hit the nail on the head, with the freshman forward earning SEC All-Freshman and All-Defensive team honors after averaging 8.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.
Jon Rothstein predicts Keion Brooks to be UK’s breakout player: “That’s the guy that’s going to make this whole thing go.”
