Back to the Kentucky Wildcats Newsfeed

Kofi Cockburn could provide Kentucky with elite efficiency

John Calipari’s NWO-like offseason might not be done yet.

On Tuesday, Kofi Cockburn announced that his future plans will be written in stone soon when the five-man announces his junior season playing intentions. All signs point to the physical specimen and former top-50 recruiting returning to Illinois or transferring to Kentucky. No matter what he decides, Cockburn will be one of the best players in college basketball next season.

Helping Illinois to their first Big Ten Tournament title since 2005 and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Cockburn put up 17.7 points and 9.