Following Kentucky's exhibition win over Northwood last week, Willie Cauley-Stein made the comment that the Wildcats were still trying to find a vocal leader. Players would speak up in spurts, but he believed the team was still in the process of uncovering a constant presence in that area.
Julius Mays might just be that guy.
“He's not afraid to be vocal,” head coach John Calipari said. “He'll talk to the guys defensively on the court, where they should be, what they should have done.”
Mays was a key cog in the Wildcats' 74-28 victory over Transylvania in their final exhibition. He scored 14 points and hit four 3-pointers, three of which came in a two-minute, 26-second stretch that saw UK extend its lead from a relatively tenuous 12 points to an unquestionably comfortable 25 points.
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.