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Dakari Johnson embodies Kentucky’s competitive spirit

Dakari Johnson spent the summer improving his conditioning and basketball skill set in order to help the Wildcats reach the pinnacle this year.

Dakari Johnson - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

For most teams, competitive is the last word one might use to describe a preseason intrasquad scrimmage.

But, as the record nine McDonald's All-Americans and 10 projected NBA Draft picks indicate, most teams aren't .

“You know we have a lot of competitive guys on this team,” said sophomore Dakari Johnson. “When you put us out on the court, we are going to compete against each other.”

Instead of first- and second-string rotations, Kentucky features two “platoons” of talented lineups. Instead of six or seven players earning the lion's share of playing time, the Wildcats boast 12 athletes with a chance to see the floor this season. For reasons like these, the annual Blue-White Scrimmage was no different than the countless high-intensity practices that took place prior: competitive.

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