Jeff Goodman is usually a skeptic when it comes to Kentucky Basketball under John Calipari, but with Davion Mintz returning, even he is high on the Cats going into the 2021-22 season. Goodman released a new preseason Top 25 following Mintz’s announcement yesterday afternoon, and Kentucky jumped into the top ten, climbing two spots to No. 9.
“Last season was a disaster for John Calipari and the ‘Cats,” Goodman wrote. “Boston and Clarke didn’t live up to the hype and Askew struggled as a freshman point guard. There are still unanswered questions with the roster, but Cal has enough guys back that should take a jump, and he’s bringing in another highly rated group of frosh in addition to four impact transfers in Wheeler, Tshiebwe, Grady and Fredrick.