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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-03-2020, 04:09 PM:

The Kentucky Wildcats have added walk-on Kareem Watkins to the men’s basketball roster, the school announced Tuesday. He will join the team after undergoing COVID-19 testing protocols.

A freshman point guard, Watkins finalizes the 2020-21 roster at 15 players. Freshman walk-on Isaac DeGregorio left the team last week due to personal reasons.

Watkins is a 5-8, 145-pound guard out of Camden, New Jersey. His stepfather, Dajuan Wagner, starred at Memphis under current Kentucky head coach John Calipari. Averaging 21.2 points per game, no player has ever averaged more points per game under Calipari than Wagner, Calipari’s first one-and-done player.

“Kareem is a great kid with a terrific work ethic who is going to be a great addition to our team,” Calipari said in a press release. “Kareem knows our expectations of him. We want him to come in here and be a great teammate and help us in practice. His stepfather, Dajuan, who played for me at Memphis, has really instilled a drive in Kareem and I look forward to seeing him continue to develop here with family.”

Watkins played at Kingsway Regional High School in Camden. He played in 26 games his senior season and averaged 8.7 points per game. He scored in double figures 11 times in his senior season with multiple 3-pointers in 12 games. He dished out 4+ assists in 14 games in addition to 3+ steals in 10 games.

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