NCAA Basketball: Analyzing new options for 5-star 2022 recruit Enoch Boakye

There’s nothing positive to say about what has happened to Kentucky Basketball this season. The team is 6-13 overall and wouldn’t qualify for any postseason event. Their top recruit Brandon Boston Jr. leads the team in scoring (12.2 ppg) but hasn’t had anywhere near the impact many had hoped. Meanwhile, Terrence Clarke, the other top-10 freshman recruit, has seen his season end due to a foot injury.

Expect there to be a lot of roster overhaul, including in the frontcourt. Freshman Isaiah Jackson has impressed scouts to where he’ll likely be a first-round NBA Draft pick, while Wake Forest transfer Olivier Sarr will move on as well. Backup forwards Cam’Ron Fletcher and Lance Ware could be transfer candidates as well.

But the Wildcats do have yet another great recruiting class coming in. Five-star power forward/center Damion Collins is on board, along with 6’7 combo forward and top-30 commit Nick Hopkins. There’s also West Virginia center transfer Oscar Tshibwe, who’ll be ready to play next season.

With all of that, it doesn’t make much sense for Boakye to join the 2021 class. The 2022 group is available but head coach John Calipari can always land another five-star talent in that position as well. If playing time is truly a big factor in this decision, Kentucky just doesn’t make a great deal of sense right now.