But Collins was buried on the bench for much of the past two seasons with Tshiebwe and Toppin in front of him. He posted eye-popping numbers (35.2 points, 14.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 6.2 blocks per game) during his senior season at Atlanta High School (Texas). A player of immense potential, Collins only flashed it on rare occasions in his two years with the Wildcats. He committed to the Bearcats on April 24.į Daimion Collins (6-foot-9, 210 pounds, So.): Hours after Fredrick announced he was transferring, Collins joined him.
He'll try to do so in Cincinnati, his hometown. When healthy, Fredrick has proven he's a sharpshooter. Fredrick entered the transfer portal April 21. He missed all of the 2021-22 season with a hamstring injury, then sat out seven games with various ailments (hand and rib) last season. But he dealt with injuries all three seasons with the Hawkeyes, and the same held true with the Wildcats. G CJ Fredrick (6-foot-3, 185 pounds, Sr.): When Fredrick arrived as a transfer prior to the 2021-22 campaign Kentucky, he had the best 3-point shooting percentage (46.6) among active Division I players after three seasons at Iowa. He'll reunite with one of his former UK teammates: forward Keion Brooks Jr. Wheeler committed to Washington on April 26 during an appearance on " The Chop Shop," a radio show based in his hometown of Houston, Texas. His 656 assists in four seasons are fifth most in SEC history. Wheeler began his college career at Georgia and led the SEC in assists per game in 2020-22 (and would have pulled off the feat last season if he had played enough to qualify). He entered the transfer portal on March 27. He missed 12 games because of injuries, including the final 11. But it didn't go the way Wheeler - or the Wildcats - hoped. PG Sahvir Wheeler (5-foot-9, 180 pounds, Sr.): There were high expectations when Wheeler, an All-SEC second-team selection in 2021-22, announced he would return for his senior season. The future: What's ahead for John Calipari and Kentucky basketball after early NCAA Tournament exit? Which Kentucky basketball players entered NCAA transfer portal? 1, when Croatian big man Zvonimir Ivisic pledged to Kentucky.īookmark this page as The Courier Journal tracks offseason news related to UK's 2023-24 roster. The Wildcats picked up an international prospect Aug. UK landed its first transfer of the offseason June 26, when former West Virginia forward Tre Mitchell committed. That recruiting haul added two new members in June: Jordan Burks, who played in the Overtime Elite league last season, committed to UK on June 12 Joey Hart, an Indiana high school star who originally signed with Central Florida, pledged on June 17.
Only three Wildcats are set to return and join the No. Guard Antonio Reeves withdrew from the draft to maintain his college eligibility and eventually returned to Kentucky.Īlong with Tshiebwe and Toppin, freshmen Cason Wallace and Chris Livingston left for the 2023 NBA Draft, while four more Wildcats entered the NCAA transfer portal. All six members of the senior class have made announcements: guards Sahvir Wheeler and CJ Fredrick transferred, forwards Oscar Tshiebwe and Jacob Toppin declared for the NBA draft, and former walk-on Brennan Canada will return for a fifth season. It started with the Wildcats' unusually large senior class.
John Calipari's Kentucky basketball program has seen more roster churn than usual this offseason. View Gallery: March Madness: Kentucky basketball vs.
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