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Keion Brooks needs to be big when Kentucky goes small

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John Calipari wishes he had another big man on Kentucky’s roster. He is comfortable with what he has in junior Nick Richards, sophomore EJ Montgomery and new grad transfer Nate Sestina, but openly admitted his want for one more.

One more isn’t walking through that door, so someone else on the roster is going to have to play big. That someone is Keion Brooks, a newcomer who picked Kentucky because he trusts Coach Cal to, “help me achieve and accomplish my dreams,” he said.

Brooks came to campus in May as a versatile small forward, ranked fourth at his position in his class rankings.