Exactly nine months to the day following surgery to repair a torn ACL, the decision was made Friday for Jayden Quaintance to make his Kentucky debut vs. Rick Pitino and St. John’s on Saturday — assuming all goes well leading up to tipoff — sources tell KSR.
Mark Pope did not rule out Quaintance against the Johnnies when previewing the matchup on Thursday.
“Yeah, we’ll see,” he said. “It’s like — he’s been out of basketball for nine months and crossed half-court for the first time in a drill two days ago. So, we’ll see.