The Kentucky Wildcats are usually the favorites to win the SEC since John Calipari came to Lexington, but in my opinion they have solidified itself after their impressive trip to the Bahamas.
Sports Illustrated thinks they are the #1 team in their SEC Power Rankings.
1. Kentucky: Stanford grad transfer Reid Travis will provide some much-needed experience to a roster once again teeming with freshman talent and bringing back sophomore forward PJ Washington.
SI also asks the question if this is the best team John Calipari has put together since 2012.
Is Kentucky back to its best formula?
While it’s become most closely associated with its annual restocking of one-and-done talent, Calipari-Era Kentucky has had its most success when it can successfully blend those newcomers with a handful of veterans—think the way Darius Miller, Terrence Jones, and Doron Lamb factored into the 2012 national title or how key the Harrison twins and Willie Cauley-Stein were in reaching the 2015 Final Four. So as important as the Wildcats’ four top-35 freshmen will be, the addition of senior forward Reid Travis (19.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game at Stanford last season) and the return of sophomore wing PJ Washington (10.8 points, 5.7 rebounds) will be pivotal to them reaching Minneapolis in April.
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It is early but one can’t help but think the Cats already look to have the right formula for #9.
What do you think?
