John Calipari made a quick turnaround to watch DJ Wagner, Aaron Bradshaw
It was a busy Saturday for the UK coaching staff.
Following Kentucky’s impressive 63-56 road victory over No. 5 Tennessee, head coach John Calipari didn’t waste any time executing his next move. He quickly hopped on a flight with a pair of his assistant coaches, Chin Coleman and Orlando Antigua, making the trip to Springfield, Mass., to watch two of Kentucky’s class of 2023 signees, DJ Wagner and Aaron Bradshaw, suit up for Camden High School at the 2023 Hoophall Classic.
William “World Wide Wes” Wesley, who is the Executive Vice President for the New York Knicks and close friends with Calipari, joined the coaching staff on the trip, too.
Pretty swaggy from Coach Cal.
Unfortunately, Camden came away with a 66-62 loss against Centennial (CA) despite big performances from both future ‘Cats. Wagner dropped 27 points on 12-23 shooting to go along with six rebounds while Bradshaw finished with 15 points (5-7 FG) and eight rebounds. Billy Richmond III, a four-star class of 2024 shooting guard who earned an offer from Kentucky a few weeks ago that left him “speechless”, chipped in two points, three rebounds, and two assists in 22 minutes of action.
Per the On3 Consensus, Wagner is considered the No. 6 overall prospect in the class of 2023 with Bradshaw checking in at No. 3.
Wagner, Bradshaw talk UK’s win over Tennessee
Prior to taking the floor for a game of their own, Wagner and Bradshaw made sure to soak in Kentucky’s upset win over Tennessee in Knoxville.
The Wildcats overcame a slow start after falling down 8-0 in the opening minutes. Despite missing starting point guard Sahvir Wheeler and backup big man Daimion Collins due to injury, Kentucky found a way to muster up enough points while playing incredible defense on the other end. Calipari discovered a lineup he liked and rode it out for most of the outing to the much-needed win.
Wagner and Bradshaw not only enjoyed Kentucky picking up the victory but also that the coaches made the incredibly quick turnaround to watch them play.
“I love it because it was real supportive and I appreciate them for doing that because they just had a game against Tennessee, which I watched. Good win,” Bradshaw said with a grin.
“I was definitely watching the game, so it felt good to see them win, and I was happy,” Wagner added.
It won’t be much longer before both are taking on the Volunteers while donning the blue and white.
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