BY THE NUMBERS: Kentucky must replace record amount of production – kentuckysportsradio.com

With EJ Montgomery officially staying in the draft, eight members of the 2019-20 Kentucky team are gone. Keion Brooks and Dontaie Allen are the only returning players on scholarship, and although John Calipari added one grad transfer to the roster already in Davion Mintz and has another No. 1 recruiting class coming in, this could be his biggest rebuilding job of all.

As first noted by Chris Fisher, the production Kentucky is losing is staggering:

Next years squad will be tasked with replacing the highest percentage of points and assists in the Calipari Era; the second highest percentage of minutes and blocks; and the third highest percentage of rebounds and steals. The only other squads that can compare are the 2012-13 team that had to follow the National Champions and the 2017-18 team that followed DeAaron Fox, Bam Adebayo, and Malik Monks run to the Elite Eight. Despite having the No. 1 or No. 2 recruiting classes coming in, the 2013 team went to the NIT (in large part due to Nerlens Noels injury) and the 2018 group lost in the Sweet 16.

Heres a look at the numbers and departures from each season of the Calipari Era:

2009-10 Departures:

John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe, Patrick Patterson, Daniel Orton, Perry Stevenson, Darnell Dodson, Ramon Harris, Mark Krebs

2010-11 Departures:

Brandon Knight, DeAndre Liggins, Josh Harrellson

2011-12 Departures:

Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague, Darius Miller, Eloy Vargas

2012-13 Departures:

Nerlens Noel, Archie Goodwin, Kyle Wiltjer, Julius Mays, Twany Beckham, Ryan Harrow

2013-14 Departures:

Julius Randle, James Young, Jarrod Polson, Jon Hood

2014-15 Departures:

Devin Booker, Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Dakari Johnson, Trey Lyles, Sam Malone, Tod Lanter, Brian Long

2015-16 Departures:

Jamal Murray, Skal Labissiere, Tyler Ulis, Alex Poythress, Marcus Lee, Charles Matthews, EJ Floreal

2016-17 Departures:

DeAaron Fox, Malik Monk, Bam Adebayo, Isaiah Briscoe, Isaac Humphries, Derek Willis, Dominique Hawkins, Mychal Mulder

2017-18 Departures:

Kevin Knox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamidou Diallo, Jarred Vanderbilt, Wenyen Gabriel, Sacha Killeya-Jones, Tai Wynyard, Dillon Pulliam

2018-19 Departures:

PJ Washington, Tyler Herro, Keldon Johnson, Reid Travis, Quade Green (mid-year), Jemarl Baker, Brad Calipari, Jonny David

2019-20 Departures:

Tyrese Maxey, Ashton Hagans, Immanuel Quickley, Nick Richards, EJ Montgomery, Kahlil Whitney (mid-year), Johnny Juzang, Nate Sestina

Lets watch some highlights of next years recruiting class to try to feel better.

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