First-team All-America candidate Dedric Lawson envisioned dream top-10 matchups such as Saturday’s Kansas-Kentucky showdown when he decided to transfer from Memphis to KU two years ago.
“I’m excited playing against Kentucky. I’ve never played against Kentucky. You want to play in one of the best arenas in college. Rupp is one of them. Bluebloods battling it out … it’s something I’m looking forward to,” Lawson, KU’s 6-foot-9 junior power forward said in previewing an SEC/Big 12 Challenge contest between No. 9 Kansas (16-3) and No. 8 Kentucky (15-3) set for a 5 p.m. tip, at 23,000-seat Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.