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Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON - No one can accuse Kentucky basketball forward Nate Sestina of not understanding his own limitations.

After just missing a double-double with eight points and 12 rebounds in a closer-than-expected victory over Utah Valley, Sestina offered a blunt assessment of his defensive limitations.

“I have to be able to guard somebody, I know that,” the Bucknell graduate transfer said. “…It’s a lot of minutes, especially for our young guys. They’re not used to playing college basketball, they’re not used to playing for 35-plus minutes as an 18-year-old kid on a stage like this.