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John Calipari discusses availability of injured F Jarred Vanderbilt for Sweet 16 game
By Adam Spencer
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The Kentucky Wildcats had to deal with an injury to talented freshman F Jarred Vanderbilt during the SEC Tournament, but still cruised to their fourth-straight tourney title.
Vanderbilt missed the first two games of the NCAA Tournament, too, but he’s hopeful that he can return to the court this weekend.
On Monday, coach John Calipari wouldn’t say one way or the other if Vanderbilt would play, but did say that he is going to start doing some work in practice:
On his weekly radio show, Calipari says Jarred Vanderbilt is still uncertain for Thursday's game against Kansas State, but Jarred is ready to start doing some stuff in practice and may be available.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) March 19, 2018
Vanderbilt appeared in 14 games this year, averaging 5.9 points and 7.9 boards per contest. Getting him back against Kansas State would be a big boost for Kentucky.
Thursday night’s game tips off at 9:37 p.m. Eastern time and can be seen on CBS.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
