College basketball has officially tipped off on Monday as practice has begun. With a completely new roster, Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats have one assignment for this season: Go and win championship No. 9.
Well that is something that The Field of 68 believes can happen, especially with a backcourt as talented as Jaland Lowe and Otega Oweh.
“Yeah, they are,” The Field of 68’s Terrence Oglesby said when asked if a backcourt is good enough to lead the Wildcats to a title. “They’re good enough to win
a national title.”
John Fanta also agrees with Oglesby but, as many do, says the frontcourt remains a major question mark.
“They can. They’re good enough,” Fanta said. “The question for me isn’t Kentucky’s backcourt, it’s Kentucky’s frontcourt. It’s just a matter of can Kentucky’s frontcourt be able to do their job. They’re gonna be a backcourt-oriented team.”
Alongside Lowe and Oweh the Cats also have veteran players like Denzel Aberdeen and Collin Chandler that should be fantastic with the build of this roster. Add in a player with the ceiling of Jasper Johnson, and it should be a fun season in Lexington.
Now we just need those questions in the frontcourt answered.
