Kentucky loses many commitments following Calipari’s departure.
To put it simply, this has been a hectic week for the Kentucky Wildcats basketball programme.
After news emerged Sunday night that long-time head coach John Calipari was departing Kentucky for the same position with the Arkansas Razorbacks, attention shifted to the Wildcats’ 2023-24 roster, which has also begun to alter.
Star freshman Rob Dillingham declared for the 2024 NBA draft, and forward Aaron Bradshaw has subsequently joined the transfer portal.
However, Calipari’s exit has most likely had the greatest impact on the Wildcats’ 2024 recruiting class, which looks drastically different now than it did a week ago.
Kentucky’s 2024 class entered the week among the best in college basketball, but have seen three signees – Jayden Quaintance, Karter Knox, and Somto Cyril – be granted their releases from NLIs to re-open their recruitments. All three are considered as top 50 prospects in the class, with Quaintance and Knox both being rated as five-star recruits.
As for what remains in Kentucky’s class, the Wildcats still have two signees in Boogie Fland and Travis Perry, as well as another commitment in Billy Richmond. Of the three, both Fland and Richmond are considered as five-star prospects.
Will the departures continue for the Wildcats, and if so, could some of these names potentially follow Calipari to Arkansas?
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