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Most of the headlines in the next couple weeks generated by the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program will have to do with the transfer portal and new faces.
This one, though, is about a familiar fella.
Kam Williams isn't leaving Kentucky. He's chosen to return instead, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony.
Williams is a 6-foot-8 forward who Givony calls a "breakout NBA candidate."
He's 20 years old and just played 18 minutes per game in the past season, averaging 6.0 points per game. He shot 69% from 2-point land and 36% from 3-point range.
Given his minutes, Williams could've tried to transfer and go elsewhere. There's always risk in staying put that the coaching staff will land a new guy out of the portal and essentially keep you buried on the bench.
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Williams is betting on himself, though, and on the chance to stay in a place he already knows, rather than trying to find the perfect fit and not knowing whether it'll work out or not.
He's already done the transfer thing once anyway. He began his college career at Tulane as a four-star recruit from Lafayette, Louisiana, before coming to Kentucky after a single season.
He had averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game with the Green Wave to catch the eye of Mark Pope and Kentucky.
It's a refreshing move by Williams to stay put. In the modern landscape of this sport, guys leave. It's simply the way it works.
Williams, though, has chosen to stay. He'll be hoping he's rewarded nicely at Kentucky, and in a potential pro future.
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