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Posted: 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012

Six Pack: Kentucky

By Doug Roberson

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

No. 3 Kentucky

Coach: John Calipari (102-14 in three seasons at Kentucky)

Last season’s record: 38-2, defeated Kansas for national championship

Key players back

F Kyle Wiltjer 6-10 5.0 ppg

Key new players

G Archie Goodwin 6-4 1/2

F Nerlens Noel 6-10

F Willie Cauley-Stein 7-0

F Alex Poythress 6-7

Number of Final Fours: 15

Number of NCAA titles: 8 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)

Mark Bradley’s key to returning to Atlanta: If transfer point guard Ryan Harrow can steady a team that will be young even by Kentucky’s one-and-done standards.

Las Vegas odds of winning Final Four in Atlanta: 7-1, according to gamingtoday.com

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