The lights dim. A hype video plays as the LED lights pulse. Fireworks fill the air. The Rupp Arena crowd roars. There’s no better way for the Kentucky Wildcats to get ready for a basketball game. Well, except for one thing: A good nap.
It’s officially spooky season. Kentucky has one more exhibition before Halloween. Before the haunted holiday gets underway, the Kentucky Wildcats were asked to share their pregame superstitions. There was one common theme. You can’t perform well with a quality nap first.
Freshman center Malachi Moreno needs a one-hour nap before he takes the court.