For a time, it appeared that James Wiseman would be the player that would end the skid that has dogged John Calipari on the recruiting trail over the past few years.
Not since the 2015 class has Calipari — who built the reputation as college basketball’s greatest recruiter early in his tenure at Kentucky — landed a commitment from a consensus top-five player. There have been several high-profile recruiting misses in the time since Skal Labissiere signed with UK four years ago, but Wiseman was supposed to be the player to turn that around.
Calipari and his coaching staff certainly put in the work.