Jeff Goodman has updated his College Basketball Top 25 and he has Kentucky at #5 behind #3 Louisville and #4 Duke.
Florida also shot up to #6 after yesterday’s Kerry Blackshear Jr. commitment.
#5 Kentucky Wildcats
Last season: 30-7, 15-3 in SEC (Elite Eight)
Lose (5): F *P.J. Washington (15.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg), SG *Tyler Herro (14.0 ppg), SF *Keldon Johnson (13.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg), C *Reid Travis (11.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg), SG Jemarl Baker Jr., (transferred to Arizona – 2.3 ppg)
Returning Starters (1): PG Ashton Hagans (Soph., 7.7 ppg, 4.3 apg)
Others Returning (3): PG Immanuel Quickley (Soph., 5.2 ppg), C Nick Richards (Jr., 4.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg), PF EJ Montgomery (3.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
Add (6): PF Nate Sestina (Bucknell grad transfer – 15.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg), G Tyrese Maxey (No. 10), SF Kahlil Whitney (No. 12), SF Keion Brooks (No. 23), SF Johnny Juzang (No. 32), SF Dontaie Allen
Read “Jeff Goodman’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25” by clicking here.
