As Big Blue Nation panicked about the offseason with just seven scholarship players signed on to open the month of June, Kentucky head coach John Calipari says he never flinched. He knew the Wildcats were in a tricky spot with Oscar Tshiebwe, Antonio Reeves and Chris Livingston all waiting until the withdrawal deadline to make final decisions on returning to college or keeping their names in the NBA Draft.
Tshiebwe and Livingston stuck with the pros while Reeves was a maybe, opting to return to school without officially committing to a second campaign in Lexington.