Kentucky fans went on a roller-coaster ride last season as their Wildcats lost at home to the likes of Gardner-Webb and San Diego and by a record 41 points on the road at Vanderbilt, but beat such teams as Tennessee and Florida, ending a long losing streak to the Gators in the process.

More of the same could be forthcoming.

With the loss of team leaders Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley, Kentucky will be without their Nos. 1 and 3 scorers and with their top returnees, forward Patrick Patterson and Jody Meeks, both coming off injuries that limited their time last season.

Derrick Jasper, who also battled through injuries last season, also is gone after transferring to UNLV.