Mitchell didn’t play for the Wildcats in Saturday’s staggering 117-95 domestic win over SEC-leading Alabama. Amid UK’s pregame radio appear Saturday, UK head coach John Calipari said he didn’t think Mitchell would play against the Blood red Tide. Calipari said Mitchell is “still tender” and would be a gametime choice to play or not against the Blood red Tide. But, the fifth-year forward didn’t play. Mitchell has presently missed five of UK’s final six diversions. Earlier to Kentucky’s street misfortune at LSU on Wednesday night, Calipari said on UK’s pregame radio appear that Mitchell was “making strides” in his recuperation. Kentucky’s coach moreover said amid that pregame radio appearance that he might have to be “bring (Mitchell) along slower” in his damage recuperation handle so that Mitchell can play more physically when he does return to the UK lineup. Calipari didn’t address Mitchell’s damage amid his brief postgame comments at LSU, and he moreover didn’t examine Mitchell on Saturday when talking to media individuals after overcoming Alabama. Mitchell is averaging 12.0 focuses, 7.5 bounce back and 3.1 helps this season, and he has begun all 22 recreations that he’s played in for Kentucky after past college stops at UMass, Texas and West Virginia.
