John Calipari on having more shot-blockers: "It just changes everything"

Photo by Dr. Michael Huang | Kentucky Sports RadioDuring the 2021-22 season, Kentucky men’s basketball posted its worst shot-blocking numbers of the John Calipari era. The Wildcats registered a block percentage of 11.1, which ranked 69th in the nation, according to KenPom. It marked the first time under Calipari that Kentucky failed to post at least a 13.0 block percentage.

The longtime head coach spent his offseason crafting a roster that would prevent that from ever happening again.

During the team’s first of four exhibition games this week on the Big Blue Bahamas Tour, Kentucky rejected 10 total shots, seven of them coming in the first half alone. UK manhandled an older Dominican Republic…