No. 10 Kentucky once again welcomes cadre of new players

FILE - Rhode Island's Jacob Toppin reacts as he runs the court during an NCAA college basketball game against Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, in this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, file photo. The No. 10 Wildcats lost five starters among nine departures from last season. The addition of former Rhode Island forward Jacob Toppin should provide some much needed experience. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, then-Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr (30) celebrates after scoring during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Duke, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats lost five starters among nine departures from last season including coaches SEC player of the year selection Immanuel Quickley and All-SEC first teamer Nick Richards. Expectations of another national championship remain high thanks to a consensus No. 1 recruiting class along with three transfers including 7-foot senior Olivier Sarr. (AP Photo/Lynn Hey, File)

FILE - Kentucky head coach John Calipari screams at players after Florida scored during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla., in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. The No. 10 Wildcats lost five starters among nine departures from last season including Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Immanuel Quickley and All-SEC first teamer Nick Richards. Of course, being Kentucky, expectations of another national championship remain high. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, then-Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr dunks during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Duke, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats lost five starters among nine departures from last season including coaches SEC player of the year selection Immanuel Quickley and All-SEC first teamer Nick Richards. Expectations of another national championship remain high thanks to a consensus No. 1 recruiting class along with three transfers including 7-foot senior Olivier Sarr. (AP Photo/Lynn Hey, File)

FILE - Kentucky's Keion Brooks Jr. (12) dunks near Fairleigh Dickinson's Elyjah Williams (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., in this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, file photo. The No. 10 Wildcats lost five starters among nine departures from last season including Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Immanuel Quickley and All-SEC first teamer Nick Richards. That left sophomore forward Keion Brooks Jr. as the lone returning regular after starting six of 31 games.(AP Photo/James Crisp, File)