Mark Pope says there’s a chance Kam Williams returns before end of Kentucky’s season
By Andrew Olson
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Kam Williams’ injury was a rough blow to Kentucky during an up-and-down 2025-26 season. Wildcats coach Mark Pope had some good news, though, on Thursday when it came to Williams.
Pope said there’s a chance that Williams could return before UK’s season ends.
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“Kam will be a while,” Pope told reporters. “Kam is a less long intensive. With this particular medical treatment, it’s someplace pretty soon he gets to just a pain tolerance (standpoint).
“… We’ll see on Kam. Like there’s a chance, there’s maybe an outside, outside, outside chance that Kam could rejoin us at some point this season, we’ll see.”
Pope said there is an outside chance for Kam Williams to return this season and it all depends on things like pain tolerance @FOX56News #BBN pic.twitter.com/iT5dLPL1TQ
— Connor Sturgill (@SturgillSports) January 29, 2026
Williams broke his foot in Kentucky’s Jan. 21 win over Texas and recently had surgery. The guard has played in 19 games this season, averaging 6.9 points per game.
Up next, Kentucky, likely without Jayden Quaintance, is on the road to face John Calipari’s No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday.
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