Coastal Carolina grad transfer DeVante’ Jones, the 2021 Sun Belt Player of the Year, wanted to hear from John Calipari and the Kentucky basketball program after he put his name in the transfer portal back on April 20. It was a program he could have “definitely” seen himself signing with, one he grew up wanting to play for one day.
“It’s crazy because growing up, I always wanted to play for Kentucky because of Coach Calipari being the legend he is. … It would be a blessing to hear from Coach Calipari, just to hear what he has to say about my game and how I can help him, how he can help me,” Jones told KSR at the time.