Kentucky fans have had Jayden Quaintance circled on the mental calendar since the day Mark Pope was hired.
The plan was always the same: get him healthy, ease him back in after the ACL, then turn him loose as the season ramps up. Now, reports say he’s back to full practice, with minutes coming in short bursts until he gets his conditioning right.
The obvious question: does he actually fix this?
Let’s start with what he brings.
Last season before the injury, Quaintance averaged:
- 29.7 minutes per game
- 52.5% from the field
- Nearly 8 rebounds per game
- 2.