When Dontaie Allen lit-up Starkville with 23 points on 7/11 three-point shooting, he also set off an explosion in his home state of Kentucky.
During Kentucky’s six-game losing streak the Wildcats struggled to get anything going offensively. UK didn’t crack 65 points once during that stretch, and while B.J. Boston and Terrence Clarke shot–and bricked–at free will, the Falmouth, Kentucky native watched on.
His 40 ppg average and Mr. Kentucky Basketball accolades from his time at Pendleton County High School were meaningless, and no matter how poorly Kentucky shot the ball, or how well Allen looked in practice, there was no way he was going to see the floor.