Back in the spring, Jacob Toppin snuck away from the Kentucky Basketball program to see how he fit in as an NBA prospect in the 2022 draft class. In early April, Toppin declared for the draft to test the waters but maintained his college eligibility by returning to school ahead of the June 1 deadline.
The decision to return to Kentucky was the plan all along, Toppin admitted Thursday during a press conference in Lexington. “I knew I wasn’t ready,” he explained. “I’m a person who was gonna go at my own pace. I’m not going to force anything.