As the 2022-23 college basketball season comes to a close Monday evening, the way-too-early projections for 2023-24 are already starting to roll out. And would it surprise you to know the Kentucky Wildcats are at the very top of the list to open the offseason?
Eh, probably not. That’s what happens when you bring in the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class, one featuring four five-star standouts and the 2023 Mr. Kentucky Basketball — a McDonald’s All-American in his own right.
Sure, it’s exhausting to talk about preseason expectations and rankings when postseason success has been so hard to come by in recent years — zero second-weekend runs since 2019 is a tough pill to swallow.