Pressure. It’s a word that was tossed around throughout the week leading up to Kentucky’s conference-opening matchup against Mississippi State, specifically when it came to the playing time redshirt freshman Dontaie Allen was inevitably set to receive. For starters, freshman guard Terrence Clarke and sophomore forward Keion Brooks Jr. were both expected to miss the game due to injury, while freshman forward Cam’Ron Fletcher sits patiently in the program’s dog house until head coach John Calipari gives him the green light to practice and play again.
With the team down three scholarship players, along with the team’s rage-inducing shooting struggles – UK was No.