One of the biggest factors to Kentucky’s comeback vs. West Virginia was defense, specifically, shutting down Jevon Carter, who scored 18 points in the first half. Today, John Calipari told reporters that at halftime, Hamidou Diallo asked to guard Carter and held him to only eight second half points, a “big step” in Hami’s development.
“Hamidou was great,” Calipari said. “The biggest thing he did. He went to guard the guard [Carter]. ‘I got him.’ And then he took pride in it. He’s never done that. I watched him in high school. If he gets screened and you score on him, ‘That’s okay.