Aside from a few late movers, like Kerry Blackshear Jr., college basketball rosters are set across the country following last week’s NBA Draft withdrawal deadline. With the return of Nick Richards and E.J. Montgomery, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello moved the Cats up one spot to No. 2, behind only Michigan State.
Kentucky is bidding farewell to four starters, with PJ Washington, Keldon Johnson and Tyler Herro all leaving early for the NBA and Reid Travis graduating — but the Wildcats received huge news near the NBA draft deadline, when EJ Montgomery and Nick Richards decided to return to Lexington.