We often hear about epic preseason practice battles. Those stories usually get set aside during the season, but this year one matchup in particular is paying dividends. Since the backcourt was trimmed in early December, UK assistant coach Joel Justus said the most competitive battles in practice are between Immanuel Quickley and Ashton Hagans.
“I don’t think it’s any surprise that those two guys are starting to go in a direction of positive playing time and productive minutes and efficient minutes,” Justus told the media Friday afternoon.
Quickley is figuring things out at the perfect time. Since the start of conference play, Reid Travis, P.