After yet another nail-biting finish in a road victory over Florida to close out the regular season, Kentucky head coach John Calipari came out firing in his postgame press conference.
Despite the 18-point comeback effort that concluded with a game-winning tip in from sophomore forward EJ Montgomery, Calipari joked that the victory did nothing to help the team’s seeding in next week’s SEC Tournament.
Even still, the Wildcats were celebrating in the locker room like they had just won the conference title all over again.
“This game gave us a higher seed in the conference tournament, right?