If you’ve heard John Calipari speak over the last month or so, you’d know he’s excited about this 2018-19 group. It’s easily the most excited he’s been about a team in the preseason since the 2015-16 and 2011-12 years.
Kentucky saw two of their top-five leading scorers return from last year, added a two-time Pac-12 All-American transfer in Reid Travis, signed four All-American freshmen, and managed to get the No. 1 point guard in 2019 to reclassify and sign on the dotted line. If Nick Richards can take a step up as a sophomore, Kentucky will be two-deep at every position with virtually zero flaws.