April and May returned negative results for Kentucky Basketball‘s roster management as John Calipari and his staff failed to land any additions from the transfer portal while losing nearly the entire roster from a year ago. Kentucky still has the No. 1 recruiting class from the high school ranks. Still, the Wildcats’ navigation of the new NIL era of college basketball has yet to produce any experienced talent seeking high-dollar deals.
John Calipari knows his original “Kentucky eats first” approach to recruiting the portal isn’t working, and that NIL is carrying the most weight in many of the transfer decisions.