Under Coach Cal, UK has rostered three graduate transfers: Julius Mays, Reid Travis, and now Nate Sestina.
Sestina was attracted to Kentucky because of its big stage and coaching staff, but an article from Nate Steis of D9sports.com reveals a new detail in how the Cats landed the grad transfer:
It was [Reid] Travis who helped Sestina understand the role he would have both as a player but also overall as a person at Kentucky.
Sestina knew playing in Lexington would help polish his game and put him in a position to play professionally, but he didn’t know what his exact role would look like on a team run by younger guys.