No coach is ever going to catch John Wooden on the list of career national championships in Division I men's college basketball, but Kentucky is gearing up to move one step closer to UCLA (11) by winning its ninth title next month.
Somewhat lost in the shuffle of Zion Williamson's exploding shoe, Gonzaga's impeccable streak of consecutive blowout wins, Kansas' Big 12 streak possibly coming to an end and the constant discussion of whether bubble teams even want to play in the NCAA tournament this year is that Kentucky has evolved into a behemoth.
PJ Washington isn't going to win national player of the year, but he at least belongs in that conversation and has arguably bypassed Grant Williams as the favorite for SEC POY.