The Kentucky Wildcats got a complete roster makeover when John Calipari headed to Arkansas.
Calipari, one of the most notable names in college hoops, left to join the Razorbacks, and the Wildcats quickly replaced him with Mark Pope, who appears ready to implement a more modern style of basketball in Lexington.
Pope went on the recruiting trail and brought in numerous highly-touted transfers. He also retained already-committed Kentucky high school star Travis Perry, who will be joining the roster this coming season.
With practices already underway and the summer session in the past, Pope had a few thoughts on the roster, one of which was on Wake Forest transfer Andrew Carr.
“Andrew Carr actually had a stretch this summer where he went five days of practice straight… where he did not miss a single field goal. Not a single one. We’re like we’ve got to find more ways to get the ball in his hands,” Pope said Thursday on KSR.
Carr wasn’t the only one that got some love. Pope also stressed how well Travis Perry has been shooting the ball.
“He had three straight — I’ve never seen this at any level of basketball. Our guys were doing some shooting series during the course of the summer and he had three straight days where he made 100 of 100 free throws. Three straight,” Pope said.
ESPN commentator Jimmy Dykes added to the excitement with this tweet about Kentucky’s shooting talent.
This team will be fun to watch, and with this level of shooting, expect some high totals put on the board in Rupp Arena.
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