Kentucky Wildcats freshman Shaedon Sharpe is not expected to play college basketball this season, according to his head coach John Calipari.
Sharpe, an 18-year-old from Canada, is one of the top prospects in the NCAA. The 6-foot-6 guard was graded as a five-star recruit and widely considered the top player in his recruiting class before reclassifying to forego the remainder of his senior year of high school.
The highly-touted prospect arrived on Kentucky’s campus in January but he has not yet played a game for the Wildcats. Kentucky, who currently ranks third in KenPom ratings with a top-five offense in the nation, is in a good place for a tournament run with or without Sharpe.
