On April 16, Beijing time, three 7-foot-tall insiders at the University of Kentucky announced their respective whereabouts, Nigerian sophomore inside Ugonna Onyenso (Ugonna Onyenso) announced his participation in the 2024 NBA draft, rookie center Aaron Bradshaw (Aaron Bradshaw) transferred to Ohio State, and Croatian newcomer Zvonimir Ivisic (Zvonimir Ivisic) chose to follow Calipari to join the University of Arkansas.
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O'Nienso decided to participate in the 2024 NBA draft, he does not plan to transfer to the University of Arkansas to reunite with Calypari, nor does he plan to stay in Lexington to play for the new coach Pope, he will hire an agent and give up the rest of his college qualifications, 7-0 (2.13 meters), 7-5 arm span, from Nigeria, averaged 3.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 18.6 minutes per game in his sophomore season, shooting 55% from the field, a defensive beast full of energy, and very rough on the offensive end.
Aaron Bradshaw
Rookie center Bradshaw announced his transfer to Ohio State, he did not follow Calipari, he is 7-1 (2.16 meters), a top five high school student in the 2023 class and a McDonald's All-Star, from New Jersey, who averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his freshman season, and the second transfer student that new coach Jake Diebler received in the offseason, and before South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson (Meechie Johnson).
Zvonimir Ivisic
Rookie Ivisic chose to transfer to the University of Arkansas with coach Calipari, from Croatia, 7-2 (2.18m), since January qualifying, played in 15 games, averaged 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, made his debut against Georgia and scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals in 16 minutes against Georgia, and had 18 points against Alabama in February, the first player on the Wild Boars' roster for the 2024-25 season.
In a statement on social media, Ivacic said he had met with new head coach Mark Pope but informed him that he would not be returning to the University of Kentucky, writing: "I made the lifelong decision to go to college for several reasons, to win an NCAA championship and play in the NBA." An important part of that decision was Coach Calipari, and no one can do both better than him, which is why I'm excited to announce that I'm going to join the University of Arkansas. ”