During the few weeks of purgatory between the NBA draft withdrawal and the day Antonio Reeves returned to Kentucky, there was an extreme amount of uncertainty about what might happen. There was scuttlebutt of him returning to Illinois State to finish up classes, which would make him eligible to be a graduate transfer. Why would he do such a thing? Rumors would have you believe Reeves’ camp had concerns about how he would fit with a star-studded freshman class packed full of skilled backcourt players.
Kentucky fans wanted him back. Kentucky coaches wanted him back.