NEW ORLEANS — Darius Miller had a “senior moment” on Sunday.

Someone asked about his first season at Kentucky, which was three seasons ago, or what goes for three lifetimes in Wildcat years. Miller falls into a rare subcategory of Kentucky players under Coach John Calipari, as not only a senior but also one who figures prominently in the rotation. Most universities value such players, known throughout history as upperclassmen. The Wildcats mostly call them “older players at other schools.”

So about that freshman season. “I honestly don’t remember a lot about it,” Miller said. “That seems like forever ago.”

On the conveyor belt that Kentucky basketball has become, Miller is the constant of Calipari’s tenure, the one who stayed when the program became known for all the other ones who left. Miller played with Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson, with John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins, with Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight.

In four seasons, Miller has played with 40 teammates, the roster changing as if controlled by the shuffle on an iPod. He is the final holdover from the Billy Gillispie era, a player Calipari said was the “most unselfish” he had coached.