No one really knew what to expect from Jemarl Baker other than he was supposedly the best three-point shooter on last year’s team according to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Now, six games into his Kentucky career, he’s one of the few Wildcats John Calipari seems pleased with. In addition to a nifty four-point play, Baker had three assists in thirteen minutes tonight, drawing praise from Cal in the postgame press conference.
“I thought Jemarl Baker went in and was just playing basketball. Wasn’t playing for himself, wasn’t trying to get his. If a guy was open, he threw it to him.