Davion Mintz is currently playing his best stretch of basketball this season.
The graduate student was a holdover from Kentucky’s forgettable run in 2020-21, but he was a player that every single member of the Big Blue Nation was glad to have back. His role has seen a decline this year compared to last, although it’s greatly benefitted Kentucky as more talent surrounds him. That’s resulted in Mintz taking a step back, which took some time for him to adjust.
Mintz wasn’t playing poorly to start the 2021-22 campaign by any means–coming off the bench as UK’s “sixth starter”–but the shots weren’t always falling on a consistent basis.