The Kentucky Wildcats are pressing into the new collegiate season, which will commence in just a few months with one of the best rosters in the nation.
They’ll be led by returning National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe. The standout center opted to return to Lexington, hoping to improve his stock for the 2023 NBA Draft. He’ll be one of several Cats expecting to hear his name called on draft night which is usually in late July.
Cason Wallace, who is the No. 2 overall combo guard in the class of 2022 per 247 Sports, is being commonly mocked as a lottery pick, projecting to be the only Wildcats player taken within the first 14 selections
Chris Livingston also should hear his name called and is being mocked as a fringe first-round pick.