The SEC Availability Report stopped you in your tracks ahead of Kentucky‘s conference opener at Alabama, something that felt impossible for these Wildcats knowing their early injury luck. Key contributors were in and out all season with Jaland Lowe‘s shoulder seemingly hanging on by a thread and Jayden Quaintance waiting to make his anticipated debut coming off knee surgery. They were holding everything together with duct tape and prayers until the full roster could be healthy and available, and that finally became a reality in Tuscaloosa after a small taste in the second half against St.
For the first time this season, Mark Pope has no excuses to fall back on for another Kentucky no-show
