For the second straight year, Kentucky has landed a big graduate transfer, figuratively and literally.
After landing Stanford forward Reid Travis last year, the Wildcats scored a pledge from graduate transfer Nate Sestina this week. A 6-9 big man who can stretch the court with his offensive skill set, Sestina is a big addition to a frontcourt that will lose PJ Washington and Reid Travis this offseason. Keldon Johnson, who played the 4 a lot down the stretch, is also likely heading to the NBA, so Sestina will have a major role next season.
Once the Bucknell Bison forward committed to John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats Thursday afternoon, the Big Blue Nation took to social media to revel in the news and to welcome aboard the newest member of the family:
It’s been an amazing ride from Emporium to Bucknell and everywhere in between, and it’s surreal to think my college basketball career isn’t over yet.