We might be experiencing one of those rare summer occurrences in the Bluegrass, one in which there is more anticipation for the upcoming University of Kentucky football season than the UK basketball season.
A little of that might have to do with the Cats’ last two hoops campaigns, the 9-16 COVID-19 disaster that was 2020-21 and the first-round NCAA knockout by Saint Peter’s that brought the 2021-22 season to an abrupt and shocking end.
To be sure, Big Blue Nation is curious to see how John Calipari and Company rebound. There are worse ways to start a season than having Oscar “National Player of the Year” Tshiebwe, Sahvir Wheeler and Jacob Toppin as returnees on your roster. Given the results of the last two seasons, however, there seems an uncertainty about UK basketball.
