At the end of the last basketball season, Kentucky experienced a massive exodus as head coach John Calipari left the program to become the new head coach at Arkansas. Every scholarship player either went to the NBA or left for another school. One of those players was a star freshman center for the Wildcats, Aaron Bradshaw.
Bradshaw transferred to the Ohio State Buckeyes and has averaged almost 24 minutes a game in his sophomore campaign. He's scored 31 points, 18 rebounds, and recorded six blocks so far this season. In the last Buckeyes game, he left with what appeared to be a head injury.
When asked for an update on Bradshaw, the University released a statement instead, and it doesn't look good. It also doesn't seem to be injury-related in the slightest.
""Aaron Bradshaw is not currently participating in team activities. The university is following its established process. Due to federal privacy laws, we cannot share further information at this time.""Ohio State University
Fansided's Ohio State expert thought this was bad news and in a disciplinary sort of way. As Ryan Stano wrote, "That doesn't sound good. Normally, when a team has to release a statement like this, it's nothing good. It sounds like Bradshaw might be in some sort of trouble. We don't know what that is, so I'll refrain from speculating more about it until more information comes out."
There are lots of rumors floating around about what it could be, and it certainly seems as if he's been at least suspended, if not kicked completely off the team. Like Ohio State and Ryan Stano said, it's pointless to speculate and even assume. For now, it's a bummer for a very promising young player.
The Kentucky Wildcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes will meet this season on December 21st at 5:30pm in Madison Square Garden as part of the HBCU Showcase.