Cats Illustrated Basketball Stock Report

The Cats Illustrated Basketball Stock Report is updated once again, this time to reflect the latest trends in UK basketball including what transpired in Rupp Arena on Saturday when the Wildcats downed the Crimson Tide.

CI Basketball Stock Report

📈	Three point shooting. Kentucky couldn't have picked a better game for a three-point barrage. UK was 9/15 from long-range against Alabama. It was the first time all season the Wildcats have been above 50-percent from outside. But there's a trend, and that's more important. UK was 6/12 from long range against Georgia, so that makes UK 15/27 from outside the last two games. Kentucky is 26/58 on triples the last four games.

📉	Free throw shooting. There appears to be some regression to the mean not only from the three-point line, but also from the charity stripe. UK had been absolutely lights out all season on freebies. But even as the 'Cats have been scorching hot from outside, over the last two games in wins against UGA and Alabama, UK has been 21/37 on free throws.
📉	Rebounding. No secret here, but this is just not one of John Calipari's better rebounding teams. Not even close. Dating back to Kentucky's loss to Utah, the 'Cats have a total of four more rebounds than the opposition. That's over six games against all Power Five opponents. Alabama played the 'Cats even on the glass 44-44 and the Tide had far too many offensive boards. The silver lining is that Kentucky's backcourt is stuffing the rebounding column on the stat sheet so they're doing their part.
📈	Officiating. That was how a college basketball game should be called. If a player with the ball initiated contact with his body around the rim, there wasn't an anticipated foul call or a quick whistle. UK and Alabama were both called for 13 fouls and the game had a flow because of it.
📉	Turnovers. Kentucky only had 14 against Alabama so it's not a crisis number but anyone who watched the game could have told you that there were too many unforced errors and mistakes that went the other way for points. The decision-making has to be better.
📈	Immanuel Quickley. He's playing at a very high level right now and his confidence is obviously through the roof with his shot. Quickley was 5/6 from three-point range and had 19 points.