From the moment he arrived on campus, Kentucky freshman guard Brandon Boston Jr. has been seen as a guarantee to enter the NBA Draft, no matter how the season unfolded. Considered an elite three-level scorer with NBA size and oozing confidence out of high school, the 6-foot-7 guard was one of the can’t-miss prospects going into the 2020-21 college basketball season, expected to come in and thrive en route to a top-five draft selection.
With just one game remaining in the regular season and the team’s NCAA Tournament hopes hanging on by a conference-tournament-title-sized thread, Boston’s freshman campaign has instead been defined by inconsistent shooting – 11.