▁the ▁draft , ▁and ▁would ▁for go ▁his ▁remaining ▁el ig ibility ▁by ▁signing ▁with ▁an ▁agent . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 8 ▁Matt he ws ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁transfer ▁from ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁finish ▁his ▁remaining ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁el ig ibility ▁at ▁a ▁school ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁chosen ; ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁Matt he ws ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁Michigan . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 ▁Br is co e ▁and ▁Lee ▁with d rew ▁their ▁names ▁from ▁the ▁draft , ▁but ▁Lee ▁decided ▁to ▁transfer ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁el ig ibility ▁to ▁a ▁then - und et erm ined ▁school , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁California . ▁On ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁reserve ▁guard ▁E . ▁J . ▁Flor éal ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁UK ▁basketball ▁program ▁to ▁comp ete ▁full - time ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁track . ▁Flor éal , ▁who ▁had ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁remaining ▁el ig ibility ▁in ▁basketball ▁but ▁would ▁have ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁track , ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁and ▁regional ▁track ▁champion ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁UK ' s ▁head ▁track ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁and ▁rank ings ▁The ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁pr ese ason ▁media ▁poll ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁SE C ▁Media ▁Days ▁in ▁October , ▁it ▁predicted ▁that ▁Kentucky ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁championship . ▁A deb ay o ▁and ▁Fox ▁were ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁All - SE C ▁First ▁Team ▁while