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Analysis: Kentucky basketball in a league of its own when it comes to roster turnover

The Courier Journal's Dominique Yates and Jon Hale talk about Kentucky big man Nick Richards and how his improvement helped his potential NBA career. Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON – Welcome to your new reality, Keion Brooks.

In a Kentucky basketball program where the definition of a veteran has had to be graded on a curve for most of the last decade, Brooks is stretching the meaning of the word to a new level.

The Wildcat forward averaged just 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game as a freshman but is the only rotation player set to return next season.