Jasper Johnson has shown flashes of his talent throughout his freshman campaign, it just hasn’t always been consistent.
The 6-foot-5 Kentucky guard is averaging 6.2 points per outing this season, a number that has dipped to just 4.6 points since the start of SEC play. Essentially serving as the Wildcats’ backup point guard, you never quite know what you’re going to get out of him on a game-by-game basis. On some nights, he can look like the star recruit he was in high school. 12 points in 19 minutes on the road against Tennessee and 11 points in 17 minutes at home against Ole Miss — both UK wins — back that up.