Seven days remain before the withdrawal deadline comes for players testing the NBA Draft waters and maintaining their college eligibility, arguably no team in the nation with as much riding on its stay-or-go decisions as Kentucky. With Oscar Tshiebwe, Antonio Reeves and Chris Livingston back for the Wildcats, it’s hard not to get excited about the combination of blue-chip freshmen and returnees that also include Ugonna Onyenso and Adou Thiero.
Without the trio — well, things get tricky.
As things stand, just seven scholarship players are on the roster and Kentucky’s efforts in the transfer portal have been minimal, at best.