Willie Cauley-Stein most recently played in the NBA during the during the 2021-22 season when he was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks.
After John Calipari left to become Arkansas's new head coach, one of the interesting questions Kentucky fans had was whether our former players would support UK or Arkansas.
The former All-American loved his time at Kentucky. Willie Cauley-Stein may be one of the most underrated players in the John Calipari era. Cauley-Stein was a consensus First-Team All-American and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year in his final season.
It is hard to believe that only 20 teams entered the NCAA tournament undefeated. It is harder to believe that an undefeated team would go on to win the tournament seven times, and not once since 1976.