The current college freshman class is absolutely loaded with future NBA talent — but we can’t forget about one particular sophomore inching closer to making his debut in a Kentucky uniform.
6-foot-10 big man Jayden Quaintance is trending in the right direction as he nears the end of his ACL rehab. Kentucky head coach Mark Pope said last Friday that Quaintance is now participating in live 2-on-2 drills. This comes after Pope said on Nov. 6 that the Arizona State transfer has a “really important strength test” coming up three weeks from then, which would be sometime later this week if that timeline holds firm.