Kentucky Midnight Madness 2019: Recap and Reaction for Wildcats

The 2019-20 Kentucky Wildcats were on display for the first time Friday night during Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena.

As is always the case with the program, expectations are incredibly high heading into the season. Kevin Flaherty of 247Sports wrote in July that the Wildcats have the pieces in place to be a Final Four team:

"Kentucky has elite talent after loading up with another top recruiting class. And the Wildcats seem to be on repeat from last year in that those freshmen are joined by a significant amount of experience, whether it's with the Wildcats—enter sophomores Ashton Hagans, Immanuel Quickley, EJ Montgomery and junior Nick Richards, former five-stars all—or at another school, like…