Chris Livingston came to the Kentucky Wildcats this season as a five-star freshman and McDonald’s All-American. Such a player is typically given some room for error from John Calipari, but not Livingston, at least for the first half of this season.
Through the first 21 games of the season, Livingston was plagued with inconsistency and was relegated to playing an average of just 16 minutes per game. In that span, his play did not make a case for more playing time either, averaging 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 39.7% from the field.
However, given injuries to CJ Fredrick, Cason Wallace, and Sahvir Wheeler over the past few weeks, Livingston has carved out a bigger role, leading to his first collegiate double-double, with 12 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday’s 66-54 win over the No.