According to Jack Pilgrim of Kentucky Sports Radio, there’s “very little optimism” that Chris Livingston will return for another season at Kentucky.
Pilgrim says Livingston is expected to test the NBA Draft waters and likely will be gone if he gets first round pick feedback.
Additionally, Pilgrim is hearing that Livingston’s top priority is going to the NBA, but transferring to another college program is also a possibility.
Here is an excerpt:
Let’s start with the bad news. Livingston is expected to test the draft waters, a process he’s expected to take very seriously with the intention of staying in. Multiple league officials indicated the freshman forward was highly unlikely to return to Kentucky and those around him believe he is a first-round draft pick. The hope is Klutch convinces a contender to take him at the end of the first in hopes of developing him in the league rather than waiting for a potential second-year jump in Lexington (or elsewhere).
He’ll keep his options open, including the transfer route, but a jump to the pros is the top priority. Either way, very little optimism regarding a return to UK.
Losing Livingston would be tough for Kentucky as he has the potential to be a star for the Wildcats next season.
