Daimion Collins surprised many of us with his stellar play in the Kentucky Wildcats’ 66-55 win over Alabama last Saturday night.
Sure, we all knew that he was capable of such a performance. I’m just not sure any of us saw it coming.
Collins’ 10 points and six boards in just nine minutes of play was as unexpected as it was impressive.
Seemingly, Coach Calipari had already settled on his personnel rotation, and it was one that didn’t really include much of Daimion Collins.
In fact, the Texas native hadn’t seen much of the court at all in conference play before being called upon to contribute in a tough environment down in Tuscaloosa.