John Calipari will likely be without one of his best shooters to kick off the new year.
Sources tell KSR’s Jack Pilgrim that Kentucky men’s basketball redshirt senior CJ Fredrick is expected to miss “a few weeks” due to a dislocated finger in his right hand. The former Iowa transfer initially suffered the injury during the first half of Kentucky’s 89-75 loss to Missouri on the road earlier in the week. Pilgrim reports that Fredrick avoided any ligament damage, which should reduce his time away from the court.
Through 12 games played this season (including five starts), Fredrick averaged 7.