LEXINGTON — Lamont Butler, the place to begin guard for Kentucky basketball, has been faraway from the SEC’s availability report forward of Saturday’s recreation towards South Carolina at Rupp Arena.
However one other beginning guard may not play towards the Gamecocks: Jaxson Robinson was listed as a “game-time determination.”
Butler has missed the previous three video games as he offers with a shoulder harm. He leads the Wildcats in assists (4.8) and steals (1.76) per recreation.
Coach Mark Pope advised ESPN reporter Pete Thamel that Robinson injured his wrist in a “brutal collision” during Friday’s practice.
Robinson has appeared in, and began, all 22 video games for UK this season. His 13.6 factors per recreation is second on the workforce to fellow guard Otega Oweh‘s 16.
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UK and South Carolina are slated to tip off at midday right now at Rupp Arena.
The competition between the Wildcats and Gamecocks will air on ESPN2. John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) may have the decision.
Authenticated subscribers can entry ESPN2 by way of TV-connected units or by going to WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app or ESPN+.
You can also stream ESPN2 on Fubo, which affords a free trial.
Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) may have the UK radio community name on 840 AM in Louisville and each 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington.
You may as well pay attention on-line by way of UKAthletics.com.
Attain Kentucky males’s basketball and soccer reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and observe him on X at @RyanABlack.