Wake up, BBN, it's finally basketball day! Tonight, Mark Pope season 2 officially begins as the Kentucky Wildcats tip off their regular season at Rupp Arena against Nicholls State. After a preseason that showed both a high ceiling (the Purdue win) and a low floor (the Georgetown loss), fans will finally see the real product.
As of this publication, we are still awaiting final word on the availability of guards Jaland Lowe (shoulder) and Denzel Aberdeen (leg), which could significantly impact the rotations. If they can't go, it will fall to Collin Chandler and Jasper Johnson again, a duo who did not look very good against Georgetown.