"My family just needed me at home, and I needed them." - Marcus Lee on his transfer.
Contrary to popular belief, Marcus Lee did not leave the Kentucky Wildcats primarily because of playing time, being a featured player, or simply finding a school that may offer him a better path to the pros.
All of that was hard to come by for Lee at UK, where five-star player after five-star player has come to Lexington during Lee's tenure and kept him on the bench for much of it. Even when Lee got one the floor, he was rarely someone that the offense ran plays for or allowed, in his brother's words, to show his true offensive repertoire.