The 6’11/240 pound Nick Richards has the look of a big-time college basketball player.
Big Blue Nation was excited when he committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, and the blow of losing out on Mohammed Bamba was lessened because Richards was already in the fold.
At the beginning of the season, he was listed as a 2018 first-round pick by many of the draft services. Though raw, he still possessed the framework one needed to fit the mold of what John Calipari looks for in a big man: long, athletic, with the ability to block shots and effect offenses.