Английская Википедия:2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, founding members of the Southeastern Conference, played their home games at Rupp Arena and were led by John Calipari in his 13th season as head coach. The Wildcats finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in SEC play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals before losing to Tennessee in the semifinals. They received an at large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. The Wildcats became just the 10th No. 2 seed to lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to No. 15-seeded (and eventual regional runner-up) Saint Peter’s 85–79 in overtime. It also marked the first time Kentucky had suffered a First Round exit under Calipari, and allowed eventual tournament champion Kansas to take the all-time record for most wins in Division I men's college basketball history.

Previous season

In a season disrupted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season a disappointing 9–16, 8–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name	Position	Year at Kentucky	Alma mater (year)	Reason for departure
Шаблон:Sortname	Associate head coach	7th	UMass (2004)	Head coach at Central Michigan
Шаблон:Sortname	Assistant Coach	5th	UNC Wilmington (2004)	Assistant at Arizona State

Additions to staff

Name	Position	Year at Kentucky	Alma mater (year)	Previous position
Шаблон:Sortname	Associate head coach	1st (current stint) 6th (overall)	Pittsburgh (1995)	Assistant at Illinois; previously a UK assistant from 2009–2014.
Шаблон:Sortname	Assistant Coach	1st	Lamar (1997)	Assistant at Illinois.
Шаблон:Sortname	Graduate Assistant	1st	Kentucky (B.A., 2019) Detroit Mercy (M.A., 2021)	Player at Detroit Mercy; also played at Kentucky from 2017–2019. Son of UK head coach John Calipari.
Шаблон:Sortname	Graduate Assistant	1st	Kentucky (2021)	Player at Kentucky; also played at UC Irvine in 2018–19.

Player departures

Note that all players in the 2020–21 season, regardless of their classification, had the option to return to the program. Due to COVID-19 impacts, the NCAA declared that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any student-athlete in any of the organization's winter sports, including basketball. This led the NBA and its players union to agree that for the 2021 draft only, players who were seniors in 2020–21 had to declare their eligibility for the draft.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Devin Askew	2	Guard	Шаблон:Sort	198	Шаблон:Sort	Sacramento, CA	Transferred to Texas
Brandon Boston Jr.	3	Guard	Шаблон:Sort	185	Шаблон:Sort	Norcross, GA	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft
Terrence Clarke	5	Guard	Шаблон:Sort	194	Шаблон:Sort	Boston, MA	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft, but died in a car accident prior to the draft.
Riley Welch	13	Guard	Шаблон:Sort	185	Шаблон:Sort	Littleton, CO	Graduated and joined the uk coaching staff; walk-on
Cam'Ron Fletcher	21	Forward	Шаблон:Sort	215	Шаблон:Sort	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Florida State
Isaiah Jackson	23	Forward	Шаблон:Sort	206	Шаблон:Sort	Pontiac, MI	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft
Olivier Sarr	30	Center	Шаблон:Sort	237	Шаблон:Sort	Bordeaux, FRA	Graduated and declared for the 2021 NBA draft; undrafted

2021 recruiting class

On October 26, 2020, Bryce Hopkins committed to UK over offers from Louisville and Wisconsin. Hopkins was the first commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 9 ranked power forward in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He was a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and was ranked No. 38 overall by 247Sports.

On October 31, 2020, Daimion Collins committed to UK over offers from Alabama and Oklahoma. Collins was the second commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 2 ranked power forward in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He was a consensus five-star player by the four main recruiting services and was ranked No. 10 overall by 247Sports.

On May 12, 2021, TyTy Washington committed to UK over offers from Arizona, Baylor, Kansas, LSU and Oregon. Washington was the third commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 1 ranked point guard in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He was a consensus five-star player by the four main recruiting services and was ranked No. 11 overall by 247Sports.

2022 recruiting class

On November 10, 2021, four consensus five-star prospects signed with UK: Skyy Clark, Chris Livingston, Shaedon Sharpe, and Cason Wallace. Clark planned to enroll at UK in the spring 2022 semester, while the others planned to arrive in fall 2022. On March 6, 2022 Clark announced that he would not be attending Kentucky. Kentucky released Clark from his letter of intent, freeing Clark to attend a new school.

2023 recruiting class

On November 20, 2021, Reed Sheppard verbally committed to UK over multiple offers, with Louisville and Virginia among the most active in attempting to recruit him. The son of former UK basketball players Jeff Sheppard and the former Stacey Reed, he was the first commitment to the 2023 recruiting class. At the time of his commitment, he was the No. 3 ranked combo guard in the 2023 class by 247 Sports.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years EligibleШаблон:Efn	Date Eligible
CJ Fredrick	1	G	6'3"	190	RS Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Iowa	3	October 1, 2021
Sahvir Wheeler	2	G	5'9"	180	Junior	Houston, TX	Georgia	3	October 1, 2021
Kellan Grady	31	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Boston, MA	Davidson	1	October 1, 2021
Oscar Tshiebwe	34	F	6'9"	255	Junior	Lubumbashi, DR Congo	West Virginia	3	October 1, 2021

Schedule and results

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See also

• 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team