Following Kentucky’s loss at Tennessee on Tuesday night, head coach John Calipari questioned the fact as to why he played star freshman Tyty Washington who was coming off an injury just three days ago. While it may have seemed short-sighted to play Washington, it was indeed the right call. Kentucky needed to win Tuesday night’s game to control their fate for seeding in the SEC Tournament — a tournament that’s now suddenly three weeks away.
With the loss to the Volunteers, Kentucky and Tennessee now hold identical 10-3 conference records. The Wildcats will finish the year hosting Alabama and LSU then at Arkansas before hosting Ole Miss and traveling to Florida for the season finale.