Kyle Wiltjer is the lone returning player with any experience, and even though it was a limited role, there will be a lot of pressure on him to be a key ingredient of the 2012-13 Kentucky Wildcats.
SI.com listed the players looking to breakout in the upcoming college basketball season and Kyle Wiltjer is among them.
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Kyle Wiltjer, Kentucky: Wiltjer was the forgotten man in Kentucky’s 2011 recruiting class, likely because he, as “only” a consensus top 25 recruit, was the black sheep of John Calipari’s freshmen. Wiltjer also doesn’t exactly fit the mold of the typical Coach Cal recruit. He’s a baby-faced power forward whose athleticism is rivaled by some of the writers covering the Wildcats and whose forte is his ability to shoot the ball. He’s the epitome of a face-up four playing for a team that produces physical freaks like John Wall, Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. His value lies in the fact that he may end up being far and away the best shooter on that UK roster next season. Think about how much room there will be to penetrate if an opponent’s four cannot leave Wiltjer and the center has to try to find a way to keep Nerlens Noel from receiving a lob.
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Kentucky fans will expect big things from Kyle Wiltjer and my guess is he will be ready for the challenge.
