Tuesday night in Houston might as well have been a glimpse into the future. Four of Kentucky men’s basketball’s five incoming freshmen turned the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game into a mini-informercial for John Calipari’s program.
In a highly-competitive battle between the nation’s top high school seniors, it was the East that came away with a 109-106 win over the West despite trailing by nine at halftime. All four of Kentucky’s participants — CG DJ Wagner, SF Justin Edwards, C Aaron Bradshaw, and CG Reed Sheppard — had several moments of brilliance.