Malachi Moreno is defending without fouling

Malachi Moreno has zero intentions of giving up his starting spot. If he keeps playing at the level he has been, he won’t have to worry about moving back to the bench.

Moreno has started the last two games for Kentucky after coming off the bench in the first five. An injury to Mo Dioubate at the 4 allowed head coach Mark Pope to toy with his starting five, bringing in Kam Williams to replace Dioubate, with Moreno taking over for Brandon Garrison at the five.

“I just felt like Malachi would complement [Williams] better,” Pope said when explaining the lineup change.

Regardless, Moreno might just be the best option Kentucky has at center right now (at least until Jayden Quaintance, a projected…