If there was one thing fans can hang their hat on regarding Kentucky’s 71-65 loss to Ohio State on Saturday evening, it was the breakthrough performance of Bucknell graduate transfer Nate Sestina.
After averaging 7.3 points and 7.2 rebounds through UK’s first six games this season, Sestina fractured his left wrist in late November, forcing him to miss three games. He played ten minutes against Utah on Wednesday, but he only took one shot and grabbed one rebound. His time on the floor felt more like a trial run to get his feet wet again more than trying to get actual production out of the 6-foot-9 forward.