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Kentucky Restocks for 2019–20 by Landing Grad Transfer Nate Sestina

Just days after Kentucky's 2018–19 season ended, John Calipari is already making moves for 2019–20.

The Wildcats landed the commitment of Bucknell grad transfer Nate Sestina on Thursday after he visited the Lexington campus earlier in the week. Sestina, a 6'9" forward, averaged 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Bison in a breakout year while shooting 54.5% from the field and 38.3% from three.

This marks the second year in a row that Calipari, known for his recruitment of highly-talented freshmen, has added a grad transfer to his roster. A year ago, he landed Stanford's Reid Travis, who went on to average 11.