After stumbling out of the SEC starting gate, Kentucky basketball has found its rhythm. Thank lead runner Ashton Hagans. Up went the freshman point guard and down went Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Georgia.
Now the real fun begins. A trio of tough tests awaits, each against a ranked team, that should tell us a lot about the condition of John Calipari’s club. After a road trip to 14th-ranked Auburn on Saturday, Kentucky returns to Rupp Arena to face No. 24 Mississippi State, followed by No. 7 Kansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
As for Auburn, UK has lost its last two visits to the crackerbox palace that is home to Bruce Pearl’s Tigers.