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Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Derik Queen, Egor Demin, Labaron Philon, Jase Richardson, and Boogie Fland are a few outliers, but for every exceptional rookie in March Madness, there are a dozen or more outstanding upperclassmen. At the core of Kentucky’s run to the Sweet 16 are veterans Lamont Butler, Otega Oweh, Koby Brea, and Amari Williams, with a welcome dash of young talent in Brandon Garrison and Collin Chandler.

There are several ways to win games and move on—Duke is currently the clear favorite to win the national championship, to emphasize that point—but there is a certain comfort in knowing that a team’s floor has been raised by experience at this time of year.

With the gateway formally opening for business this past Monday, we also signify the beginning of transfer season at this time of year. Mark Pope constructed his first roster in Lexington in this manner, and you can bet your bottom dollar that he will do so once more in the upcoming cycle.

Given that they are currently only two victories away from the Final Four, what has working for this team? Pope stated on The Jim Rome Show, “I think we were incredibly lucky and really focused about attracting wonderful human people.” If you have the opportunity to sit down with each of these men, I can assure you that they are exceptional young individuals. They can all perceive something greater than themselves in the world, can not they? Each and every one of them has been genuinely deliberate.