After 27 diversions of this up-and-down 2023-24 Kentucky ball season, the Wildcats have as it were been at full quality for 24 add up to minutes. Those all came in a domestic win over Ole Miss on Feb. 13, and came some time recently fifth-year forward Tre Mitchell endured a cleared out bear harm early within the moment half. Mitchell, who missed the two recreations some time recently that Ole Miss challenge with a back harm, has presently missed UK’s three most later diversions with that bear damage. Mitchell didn’t play for the Wildcats in Saturday’s shocking 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 Dark red Tide. Calipari said Mitchell is “still tender” and would be a gametime choice to play or not against the Dark 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 harm amid his brief postgame comments at LSU, and he too didn’t examine Mitchell on Saturday when talking to media individuals after overcoming Alabama. Mitchell is averaging 12.0 focuses, 7.5 rebounds 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.
