Much of the reason the 2020-21 campaign was considered to be a make or break year for the Shaka Smart era was because the roster was ideally constructed for considerable success. It featured a wealth of talent, experience and depth all the way down the bench — so much so that Smart’s 2020 class had room for just one member.
The void was filled by Greg Brown III, a five-star forward regarded as a top-10 talent in his class. When Brown joined the class, he completed a peaking roster of 13 scholarship players that featured two former five-stars (Brown and Andrew Jones) and 10 former four-stars.