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John Calipari believes Adou Thiero could be among college basketball's best finishers

What position will Adou Thiero play for the Kentucky Wildcats this season? That’s been the big question since he first arrived on campus last summer.

The Leetsdale, PA native stood 5-8 as a middle schooler attending one of John Calipari’s youth camps, his dad bringing him down to Lexington to meet with his former head coach at Memphis. When he signed with Kentucky in May 2022, the program listed him at 6-5, 180 pounds. By the start of his freshman campaign, he had grown to 6-6, 200 pounds. Now back for his sophomore year, he’s listed at 6-8, 222 pounds.