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Jarrod Polson looked like he belonged out there

Jarrod Polson played three minutes in UK’s win against South Carolina. They weren’t scrub minutes at the end of the second half. They were first-half minutes. UK was leading by nine points when Polson entered with 9:44 to play. He stayed on the floor for 44 seconds. He checked in again at the 5:45 mark in the first half and played 2 minutes and 11 seconds. His playing time came after head coach John Calipari saw Polson playing harder, and better, than the rest of the reserves in 1-on-1 drills in practice.
Jarrod Polson

Jarrod Polson - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Jarrod Polson played three minutes in UK’s win against South Carolina.  They weren’t scrub minutes at the end of the second half. They were first-half minutes.  UK was leading by nine points when Polson entered with 9:44 to play. He stayed on the floor for 44 seconds. He checked in again at the 5:45 mark in the first half and played 2 minutes and 11 seconds.  His playing time came after head coach John Calipari saw Polson playing harder, and better, than the rest of the reserves in 1-on-1 drills in practice.

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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