Kentucky Basketball's Point Guard Crisis

0:00On March 24, Kentucky basketball has faced non-stop trouble at the point guard spot during Coach Mark Pope's first two years. In year one, injuries sideline Lamon Butler, Kirk Reesa, and Jackson Robinson, forcing their big center of Marri Williams to help out. Year two brought more chaos, with a key freshman decommitting, Travis Perry transferring to Ole Miss, and Jalen Low suffering a season ending. Shoulder injury after just nine games. Court left Denzel Aberdeen, an off-ball guard, as the main handler, with Jasper Johnson backing him up, neither built for that role. It hurt their scoring, since both guys shine as shooters off the ball, not creators under pressure. Coach Pope called it their biggest challenge, saying health issues hit them harder than most teams. Without true creators, players who make shots for themselves and teammates, they struggled all season, especially with turnovers. The low point came in the round of 32, where 20 turnovers fueled a 19 point loss to Iowa

1:02State after a strong start. Now, heading into year three, landing point guard creators tops their off-season list to steady the team and chase that number nine seed next year.