If you want to do what’s right for me and my family, you probably should stay. 1 draft pick is what I probably would say to him is if you want to do what’s right for you and your family, you probably should go.
“My comment would be the kids that have made mistakes leaving early, because of it will stay,” Calipari testified before a Kentucky Senate hearing considering NIL legislation earlier this season. Tshiebwe in particular has been rumored to have seven-figure endorsement opportunities on the table if he returns to Kentucky next season. The biggest change to the stay-or-go decisions this season will be the addition of name, image and likeness opportunities allowed to college athletes for the first time. Of that group, only Tshiebwe is projected as a NBA draft pick this season - a likely second-rounder - but scholarship players have rarely stayed at UK longer than three years in Lexington during Calipari’s tenure.Īfter the Saint Peter's loss, Tshiebwe said he had not made a decision about his future. Kentucky juniors Oscar Tshiebwe, Sahvir Wheeler, Keion Brooks and Jacob Toppin face stay-or-go decisions as well. 15 seed Saint Peter's Will Oscar Tshiebwe return to Kentucky? We just, you know, together, chose, let's just wait." "Then it came a point late, maybe we could should have him in there. Trying to get him up to all the stuff that we were doing was hard. "He'd have been pretty good, but he joined us midseason. "Would he have been a good player this year? Yeah, he'd been pretty good," Calipari said. Peter's loss, Calipari acknowledged Sharpe might have been able to help Kentucky this season, especially after injuries decimated the backcourt down the stretch, but ultimately he and Sharpe decided together to stick with the plan that was best for Sharpe. If he impresses in those settings enough to earn a guarantee of a top-10 pick, it might become harder to return to school.Īfter the St. Still, most NBA draft pundits expect him to leave.Īfter announcing in February Sharpe wouldn't play this season, Calipari acknowledged the much-hyped prospect might still test the draft waters to workout for teams. 1-ranked recruit in the high school class of 2022 who graduated a semester early to enroll and practice with UK this season, is projected as a possible top-10 pick but has said he plans to return to UK to play next season. Kentucky basketball: After loss to Saint Peter's, is John Calipari's legacy in danger?įreshman guard Shaedon Sharpe, the former No.
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