By ADAM ZAGORIA
With the big Kentucky-Louisville game more than a week away on Dec. 26, Wildcats freshman point guard Devin Askew was asked about it Thursday on a Zoom call with reporters.
He didn’t hesitate.
“I don’t really pay attention to that other school. I’m here now, I’m at Kentucky,” he said.
Askew is averaging 5.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.8 turnovers.
“I don’t really pay attention to that other school. I’m here now, I’m at Kentucky.”
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) December 17, 2020
Devin Askew on @LouisvilleMBB , the school he considered before picking @KentuckyMBB
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The 6-foot-3 Askew committed to Kentucky in October 2019 over Louisville, Arizona and Memphis, and then reclassified into 2020 from 2021.
Kentucky is 1-4 heading into Saturday’s game with North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic in Cleveland, while Louisville is 4-0 heading into Saturday’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at Wisconsin.
Kentucky, which has virtually an entirely new roster, has struggled in various aspects of the game so far this season, from point guard play to three-point shooting. They trailed Notre Dame by 22 points at home on Saturday before rallying in the second half, only to lose, 64-63.
John Calipari said he plans to use Terrence Clarke as his starting point guard, but wants to have multiple point guards on the floor together.
“We’re playing Terrence there but Devin is the backup that way but I like Devin and Davion [Mintz] and Terrence in there together,” he said. “I’ve done it before where you’re playing three point guards in at one time.
I like having the ball in Terrence’s hands and this is one of those games [UNC] where their hard-showing on pick-and-rolls, they’ll deny, they’ll make it hard to catch. Are you fighting to get open as hard as they’re fighting to keep you from catching it.”
As for three-point shooting, where Kentucky is making 24 percent of its shots, Calipari said the staff told some guys they’re not going to shoot threes at all.
“None,” he said. “….We had like eight guys who thought it was OK to shoot threes, and no, it isn’t OK.”
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