The last 30 days haven’t been Dakari Johnson’s best.
The Kentucky sophomore’s slump started in Columbia, S.C., in the Wildcats’ first meeting this season with South Carolina, but it came to a close in Lexington for the rematch.
“Today he gets 13 rebounds, I believe,” John Calipari said. “I mean, he went after every ball and he did it in 10 points, 13 rebounds, a double-double in 21 minutes.”
It was a nice change of pace for Johnson, who’s had to watch his teammates shine.
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.