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Mark Story: Why a big change in John Calipari’s philosophy has not paid off for Kentucky

When the 2023-24 season tips off, Kentucky and John Calipari are expected to be moving against one of men’s college basketball’s prevailing tides.

In an era when veteran players continue to dominate the NCAA Tournament, UK and Calipari are expected to field a team next season built around the five incoming freshmen who form Kentucky’s nationally top-ranked class of 2023 recruiting haul.

A squad whose core potentially features five frosh — DJ Wagner (No. 3 in the 2023 Rivals 150), Justin Edwards (No. 4), Aaron Bradshaw (No. 5), Robert Dillingham (No. 7) and Reed Sheppard (No. 22) — will fly in the face of what has proven over the past seven NCAA tournaments to be the best practice in terms of roster composition if your goal is to win it all.

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