To keep things simple, this past week has certainly been a crazy one for the Kentucky Wildcats basketball program.
After news broke Sunday night that long-time head coach John Calipari was leaving Kentucky for the same position with the Arkansas Razorbacks, the attention then turned to the Wildcats 2023-24 roster, which has begun to change as well.
This has included star freshman Rob Dillingham declaring for the 2024 NBA draft, while forward Aaron Bradshaw has since entered the transfer portal.
However, where Calipari’s departure has likely been felt most is with the Wildcats 2024 recruiting class, which certainly looks significantly different now than it did a week ago.
Kentucky’s 2024 class entered the week among the best in college basketball, but have seen three signees – Jayden Quaintance, Karter Knox, and Somto Cyril – be granted their releases from NLIs to re-open their recruitments. All three are considered as top 50 prospects in the class, with Quaintance and Knox both being rated as five-star recruits.
As for what remains in Kentucky’s class, the Wildcats still have two signees in Boogie Fland and Travis Perry, as well as another commitment in Billy Richmond. Of the three, both Fland and Richmond are considered as five-star prospects.
Will the departures continue for the Wildcats, and if so, could some of these names potentially follow Calipari to Arkansas?