LEXINGTON, Ky. — The writing has been on the wall for months, but now that Shaedon Sharpe is officially staying in the NBA draft, the Kentucky Wildcats can move on and look ahead to the 2022-23 season knowing for certain that they won’t have the star recruit.
Where does that leave UK’s roster, and what are the realistic expectations for John Calipari’s program in the upcoming campaign?
Even without Sharpe — the nation’s No. 1 recruit when he enrolled in classes at Kentucky earlier this year — the Cats are expected to be among the top teams in the country for the 2022-23 season. Perhaps even No. 1.
