Like John Calipari and those in Lexington, the national media expects the Kentucky Wildcats to rebound from their dreadful 2020-21 season.
In CBS Sports’ top 25 preseason plus one rankings, the Wildcats checked in at No. 15 as the 2021-22 season draws closer.
“John Calipari has solved Kentucky’s point guard problems by adding five-star prospect TyTy Washington and Georgia transfer Sahvir Wheeler,” CBS Sports’ Gary Parish wrote. “Other additions like transfers Kellan Grady (Davidson), Oscar Tshiebwe (West Virginia) and CJ Frederick (Iowa) are what will give the Wildcats a chance to go from a losing season to a conference title.