Dick Vitale of ESPN.com has named five players he thinks needs to step up this season for their teams and Kentucky sophomore Kyle Wiltjer is on that list.
Kyle is the only returning player that saw any minutes at all and Vitale expects big things from the 6’10” forward from Portland, Oregon.
At Kentucky, experience is at a premium. John Calipari is reloading after losing so much talent to the NBA. One player who is back from last year’s squad is Kyle Wiltjer and he will come through big-time. He scored 24 points in a win over Loyola, showing what he is capable of. Considering he ended up averaging under five PPG, there is one way to go — up, baby!
Here are highlights from this summer at Adidas Nations:
