Last night, Kentucky got its ninth-straight win over Vanderbilt thanks to some late-game heroics from Davion Mintz. The Cats travel to Nashville on Feb. 17, and at least one Commodore will be out for revenge. After the game, Scotty Pippen Jr. told the Tennessean’s Gentry Estes that Kentucky was his dream school growing up, and not getting an offer from John Calipari only fueled his fire to succeed.
“It’s high praise,” Pippen said of Jon Sundvold’s comment that he was the best player in the game. “I have a chip on my shoulder every time I step on the court.