Star freshman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander announced Monday night that he’s leaving UK for this year’s NBA Draft.
The Cats might not have to wait long for his replacement.
In anticipation of Gilgeous-Alexander’s decision, John Calipari has been looking over the past few weeks for another backcourt player for next season. The player that has emerged at the center of that search is five-star point guard Ashton Hagans, who decommitted from Georgia earlier this year and earned a scholarship offer from Kentucky two weeks ago.
The most likely outcome now appears to be Hagans in a UK uniform.