When Kentucky secured Tulane transfer Kam Williams, fans expected fireworks from beyond the arc. The sharpshooter arrived in Lexington with a lethal 41.2 percent career mark from three, tailor-made for Mark Pope’s fast-paced, floor-spacing system. He was billed as a sniper, plain and simple. But summer workouts revealed something surprising—Williams may be just as valuable on the other end of the floor.
On a recent podcast, Pope could hardly contain his excitement. “Kam Williams came in here as an elite, elite-level shooter,” Pope said. “By the end of the summer, we’re like—is he our top defender, our second-best defender, maybe our third?