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Harrison twins will return to Kentucky for sophomore seasons

John Calipari, Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison

AP

AP

While most of Kentucky’s roster for the 2014-15 season has been known, the decisions of twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison with regards to the NBA Draft had yet to be made. Both played better basketball during the NCAA tournament, which impacted the thought processes of both players as they debated whether to turn pro or return to Lexington for another season.

And on Friday afternoon it was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski that the twins have decided to return to school for their sophomore seasons, giving Kentucky a major personnel boost in the backcourt.

The twins formally announced their decisions shortly after the news broke, confirming the news that they will be back in Lexington next season.

Andrew averaged 10.8 points and 4.0 assists per game as a freshman, with Aaron accounting for 13.7 points and 3.0 rebounds. Both struggled during the latter portion of the regular season, but once tournament (both SEC and NCAA) play began the tandem played much better basketball. And with more strides to be made for both, the Harrison twins should be even better in 2014-15.

As for Kentucky’s perimeter rotation, the returns are important for a group that would have been very young had the Harrisons decided to turn pro. Head coach John Calipari added Tyler Ulis and Devon Booker on the recruiting trail, and Dominique Hawkins will be a sophomore.

There’s been a great deal of discussion about Kentucky’s front court depth (and talent) and rightfully so, but the guard play will be just as important if the Wildcats are to win the program’s ninth national title next season. And with the Harrisons deciding that they want to take another shot at winning it all, Kentucky becomes the early favorite to cut down the nets in Indianapolis next April.

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