With Nick Richards and EJ Montgomery returning to school and the possibility of adding Kerry Blackshear still on the table, the NBA Draft deadline was surprisingly kind to Kentucky; in fact, Jeff Borzello named the Cats one of his winners of deadline day in his recap on ESPN.
“The Wildcats had a couple players leave earlier this spring, but received good news when Nick Richards and EJ Montgomery decided to return to Lexington. Kentucky was a little thin on the interior, with only Bucknell graduate transfer Nate Sestina in the post position. Richards and Montgomery aren’t game-changers right now, but they provide much-needed depth for John Calipari.