The absence of Enes Kanter was supposed to be the downfall of the Kentucky men’s basketball team this season. It turns out it may be the inspiration of UK‘s second consecutive run to the Elite Eight and the seeds of turning a young man’s mediocre college basketball career into the stuff of Kentucky lore. Surely, you know the whole story by now. Senior forward Josh Harrellson enters the year as a seldom-used afterthought. Kanter is ruled ineligible by the NCAA and all hopes of a Final Four run appear dashed.
