John Calipari offers 'guess' on future plans for 6 Kentucky seniors
John Calipari has a lot to consider after his No. 6 seeded Wildcats were booted from the NCAA Tournament after losing out to the No. 3 seeded Kansas State.
One consideration for the Kentucky head coach is how much of a team he’ll have left going into next season. Kentucky currently has 6 seniors: Jacob Toppin, Sahvir Wheeler, Oscar Tshiebwe, Antonio Reeves, Brennan Canada, and CJ Fredrick.
After the loss to Kansas, Calipari spoke about the future of the seniors, saying he’s not sure what their plans are.
“My guess is that they all will leave but haven’t talked to them. I would guess they would,” he told reporters on Sunday.
John Calipari “my guess is that they all will leave but haven’t talked to them. I would guess they would.”
Speaking on all 6 seniors
Also notes none of them have made a definite decision and they will have conversations soon, just not today.
— Dylan Ballard (@DylanBallard_UK) March 19, 2023
The seniors have 1 more year of eligibility remaining due to a COVID-19 waiver from the 2020-21 season.
After the game, Tshiebwe stated that he hadn’t really thought about his basketball future. Another senior, Antonio Reeves, agreed, but also added that he could “envision a scenario where he’s back.”
From a somber Kentucky locker room after loss in second round of NCAA Tournament today, Oscar Tshiebwe tells us he hasn’t really thought about his basketball future. Antonio Reeves says the same, but added that he could envision a scenario where he’s back.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) March 19, 2023
Calipari’s teams have just 1 NCAA Tournament victory in the past 4 years, which was the win against Providence Friday.