A projected lottery pick, Wallace was hampered by injuries throughout his freshman season, but still shined, especially after assuming the starting point guard role. 2020-21 season: 5.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 17.1 MPGĬason Wallace (G, Fr.) – NBA DRAFT – As expected, Cason Wallace announced on April 1 he will enter the draft and stay in.He is not listed on any of the major mock drafts.
In his senior season at Kentucky, Toppin moved into a starting role and flourished, doubling his point and rebounding totals. Jacob Toppin (F, Sr.) – NBA DRAFT – On March 31, Toppin announced he is declaring the NBA Draft and forgoing his eligibility. May 11: Transfer Portal closes (Date by which players must tell their school they’re leaving).(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Important Dates/Deadlines Previous intel will be marked as such, with new updates highlighted in red. Here’s an updated look at where we stand with Kentucky’s 2023-24 roster and what Jack Pilgrim is hearing behind the scenes. There is no deadline for players to commit to their next school, so we could be waiting for those decisions into June. The portal closes on May 11, meaning that players must decide if they’re leaving their current schools in the next week.
Oscar, Antonio Reeves, and Chris Livingston continue to go through the NBA Draft process, while Daimion Collins and Ware are pursuing their transfer portal options. What about the rest of the roster? Given today’s events, the only players we know will be back are Onyenso, Adou Thiero, and Brennan Canada.
North Dakota State transfer Grant Nelson, whom the staff reportedly reached out to earlier this week. That could come in the form of 6-11, 235 lbs. Even if he returns to Kentucky, the Cats could use more depth on the inside to accompany rising sophomore Ugonna Onyenso and incoming freshman Aaron Bradshaw. Now, all eyes turn to Oscar Tshiebwe, who is still testing the waters of the NBA Draft. While Ware played sparingly in his three seasons in Lexington, he was a reliable reserve, providing valuable minutes as an experienced enforcer. About 20 minutes later, Kentucky’s frontcourt took another hit when junior Lance Ware announced he was entering the transfer portal. Hunter Dickinson tipped things off by announcing his commitment to Kansas, ending weeks of speculation that he would be a Kentucky Wildcat. The Wildcats will have a fifth-year senior in Grady and a sixth-year senior in Mintz to go with a fourth-year junior in Fredrick, as well as four true juniors in Tshiebwe, Wheeler, Toppin and Keion Brooks Jr., so this will be one of Calipari’s most experienced teams in Lexington.It’s been a newsy day for Kentucky Basketball’s 2023-24 roster. John Calipari is also expected to deploy more four-guard lineups than in years past, and for good reason with six quality guards in Allen, Washington, Davion Mintz, Kellan Grady, CJ Fredrick and Sahvir Wheeler. Kentucky does have seven scholarship players that are 6-foot-6 or taller, so it’s not like they’re lacking size or length. This will be the first time in the John Calipari era that Kentucky does not have a player that’s at least 6-foot-10. The tallest Wildcats - Collins, Toppin, junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe and sophomore forward Lance Ware - are just 6-foot-9. The 6-foot-6 Bryce Hopkins weighs in at 225 pounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Dontaie Allen is up from 198 pounds last year to 205 now.įellow redshirt freshman guard Zan Payne actually shed seven pounds, as he’s now at 215.įor the freshmen, Kentucky’s top two incoming recruits - guard TyTy Washington and forward Daimion Collins - actually weigh the same at 190 pounds, despite the 6-foot-9 Collins having six inches on the 6-foot-3 Washington. He opened the 2020-21 season at 187 pounds. Looking at some of the returning players, junior forward Jacob Toppin is now up to 195 pounds. Now that college classes have begun and the entire Kentucky Wildcats basketball roster is on campus, the school has released an updated roster for the 2021-22 season.
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