Birthday brownies are in order: one of the newest members of the Kentucky basketball team, Nate Sestina, is celebrating his 22nd birthday today!
Happy birthday to @NateSestina23. Won't be long now until Nate is on campus. #BBN, join us in wishing him a wonderful birthday. pic.twitter.com/MXogCmNkCp
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) May 12, 2019
Sestina joins next year’s team after a career at Bucknell. Last season, he averaged 15.8 points and nearly 9 rebounds a game while also adding a smooth stroke from beyond-the-arc.
The grad transfer will look to fill a leadership void that will be left with the graduation of Reid Travis.