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Keion Brooks Jr. expected to return to Kentucky for junior season
By ADAM ZAGORIAKeion Brooks Jr. is expected to return to Kentucky for his junior season, head coach John Calipari said Friday on a Zoom call with reporters.
More confirmation of Calipari expecting Brooks back:
"This should be Keion's year."
"He's that veteran that you're saying, 'You've got to be the center of this.' "
Calipari also said he doesn’t expect to add anyone else to the roster.
Is Calipari done adding players for this season? "Very rarely do we ever hit 13 scholarships. We have no intention of adding anybody right now. We're not out searching and I don't see anything. I think we're where we are, even if Davion and Isaiah choose to stay in the draft."
Kentucky is losing Isaiah Jackson, B.J. Boston and Olivier Sarr to the NBA Draft, while Davion Mintz’s status is in limbo. Mintz will have until July 7 (10 days after the NBA Draft Combine) to make a final decision as to whether he wishes to remain in the draft or return to Kentucky.
Kentucky added Davidson transfer Kellan Grady, West Virginia transfer Oscar Tshiebwe and Iowa transfer CJ Fredrick while bringing in Class of 2021 prospects TyTy Washington, Daimion Collins and Bryce Hopkins.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
