You might have noticed that, near the end of Kentucky’s season-opening 77-51 win over Nicholls, Mark Pope didn’t send out a couple of scholarship players on the bench to serve as the victory cigars in the closing minute of action. That honor went to the walk-ons (Zach Tow and Walker Horn), as it usually does when Kentucky is on the verge of a blowout win.
But Pope could have sent out freshman wing Braydon Hawthorne and junior center Reece Potter for some garbage time minutes if he wanted to.