Podcast: The scoop on Kentucky basketball’s newest Wildcat
John Calipari has a brand new Wildcat on the basketball roster. Davion Mintz, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Creighton, has committed to Kentucky as a graduate transfer. The 21-year-old started 80 games for the Blue Jays over three seasons before sitting out last season with an injury.
Our recruiting writer/expert Ben Roberts has talked to Mintz. So I thought it’d be a good idea to talk to Ben about the new addition’s background, attributes and how he fits on the 2020-21 roster. Hint: Ben thinks Mintz is a perfect fit. We also talked about the hot new topic of conversation, Matt Harms, and other pending personnel moves.
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2020-21 UK basketball roster
Here is how the University of Kentucky men’s basketball roster for next season looks as things currently stand. Each player is listed with his height (Note: UK was still awaiting NBA Draft decisions from EJ Montgomery, Immanuel Quickley and Nick Richards as of this writing):
Graduate transfers
Davion Mintz (6-3)
Seniors
Nick Richards (6-11)
x-Riley Welch (6-0)
Juniors
y-Ben Jordan (6-9)
EJ Montgomery (6-10)
Immanuel Quickley (6-3)
Sophomores
Keion Brooks (6-7)
x-Brennan Canada (6-6)
x-Zan Payne (6-4)
Redshirt freshmen
Dontaie Allen (6-6)
True freshmen
Devin Askew (6-3)
Brandon “BJ” Boston (6-6)
Terrence Clarke (6-7)
x-Isaac DeGregorio (5-11)
Cam’Ron Fletcher (6-6)
Isaiah Jackson (6-9)
Lance Ware (6-9)
Departures
Ashton Hagans (NBA Draft)
Johnny Juzang (Transferred to UCLA)
Tyrese Maxey (NBA Draft)
Nate Sestina (Graduated)
Kahlil Whitney (Entered transfer portal)
x-Walk-on
y-Also a UK baseball player
This story was originally published April 10, 2020 at 4:36 PM.
