From the time the final second of Kentucky’s unexpected NCAA Tournament loss to Kansas State ticked off the Phillips Arena clocks last March, Quade Green says not one day has passed without his thinking about that 61-58 UK defeat.
“I use that as motivation. Every day,” the Kentucky sophomore guard says of the round-of-16 defeat. “Every day.”
When Nick Richards was making the decision about whether to turn pro or return to UK for his sophomore season, the 6-foot-11 center says a desire to write a better ending to a Kentucky season tugged at him.