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Kentucky center Aaron Bradshaw enters transfer portal and tests NBA Draft waters

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Kentucky forward Aaron Bradshaw (2) celebrates during the No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 7 Texas A&M men’s basketball match in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, March 15, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Kentucky lost 97-87. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky center Aaron Bradshaw joined the list of Wildcats to enter their names into the transfer portal along with the NBA Draft on Monday.

It was reported by 247Sports before noon on Monday that the big man was leaving Lexington. He also released a statement on his personal social media.

Kentucky forward Aaron Bradshaw yells in excitement during the Kentucky men’s basketball game vs. Tennessee on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kentucky won 85-81. Photo by Isaiah Pinto | Staff (Isaiah Pinto)

Bradshaw did so after it was announced that head coach John Calipari would be leaving Lexington to take the Arkansas job. The big man spent one season in Lexington.

Initially committing as a five-star prospect — the No. 1 center in his class and No. 5 prospect overall — out of Camden High School with teammate D.J. Wagner, the future seemed bright for Bradshaw when he decided — at Big Blue Madness of all places — that he was destined to be a Cat.

Instead his debut was delayed when he suffered a foot injury during the GLOBL Jam tournament in Toronto over the summer.

When he finally did make his debut, his return coincided with his fellow Camden High teammate’s injury exit in Kentucky’s loss on its home court to UNC Wilmington.

He would continue to struggle to truly find his footing, averaging 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, dropping three of each in the Cats’ NCAA Tournament loss versus Oakland.

Likely returning to college for an additional season with input from NBA scouts, Bradshaw will play somewhere other than Lexington.

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