With Wednesday’s announcement that Quade Green will transfer, Kentucky’s next-man-up philosophy seems to elevate Jemarl Baker.
“The guy I’m looking to see — and who the spotlight is on — is Jemarl,” former UK star Rex Chapman said on Wednesday.
Baker, a redshirt freshman who has played one whole minute in his two UK seasons, denied bring fazed by the sudden weight of presumed responsibility. That UK Coach John Calipari singled out better shooting as a team need more than once Friday figures to only make the spotlight brighter
“I don’t feel any pressure or anything like that,” Baker said Friday.