Kentucky’s Pace of Play

Following last season’s tough loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight, there were a lot of comments on the direction of the program. Kentucky’s recent inability to close on any top-five recruits took up most of the oxygen, but John Calipari has appeared to solved that issue with Terrence Clarke currently signed and set to be a member of the basketball program next season. The next major talking point was the pace of play.

In the decade-plus under Calipari, Kentucky has only averaged over 68 possession per game three times and has never led the SEC in tempo. Last year, we saw the Wildcats average just 65.6 possessions per game and that ranked 284th nationally which was the lowest mark of the…