With the Bellarmine game in the bag, the non-conference portion of Kentucky’s schedule is now complete, and the Cats get a much-needed breather. There are ten days until the SEC opener at No. 14 Alabama on January 3, and thanks to an NCAA rule, the players get three of those to go home and be with their families for Christmas; to say they are excited is an understatement.
“I’m going back home to my mom and my dog that I haven’t seen in months, and it’s gonna be much warmer where I’m at,” Denzel Aberdeen, who hails from Orlando, Florida, said.