Before his appearance at the UK Tip-Off Dinner in Louisville Thursday night, UK Coach John Calipari voiced his hope that Enes Kanter will play for the Cats this coming season.
But Calipari acknowledged that he could not be sure if the NCAA Eligibility Center will clear Kanter to play.
“Look, I have a lot of faith in our program, the players in our program,” Calipari said. “We want him to play. I believe he will. But he has to go through the process. And you just don’t know.”

Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
