Despite initial hopes that the Croatian sensation Zvonimir “Big Z” Ivišiu0107 may be planning to return for a second season at Kentucky, following the departure of head coach John Calipari the big man instead opted to enter the transfer portal.
Ivišiu0107 was limited in his one season with Kentucky, being ineligible to play until conference play due to the NCAA refusing to clear him after he joined the team late. That, as well as a constant stream of illnesses, kept Big Z from truly reaching his full potential, leading the Balkan big to seek an extra year of college.