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What we learned in Kentucky Basketball's exhibition win over Bahamas National Team

Graduate transfer Reid Travis already sees improvement thanks to increased practice competition at UK. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Kentucky opened its four-game Bahamas exhibition series with an 85-61 win over the Bahamas national team.

The Wildcats looked dominate early with a 13-0 run to start the game but trailed early in the second half before rallying for the victory.

Here are three things we learned in the first Bahamas exhibition:

Don't count out Richards

When Mike Rice, the former Rutgers coach who coached Nick Richards in high school, told the Courier Journal earlier this summer Richards was poised for a "monster sophomore season," the comment could have been easily dismissed as biased optimism from someone close to the 7-footer.