The eight teams playing on Wednesday at the SEC Tournament were invited to practice at Bridgestone Arena today. Seven of those squads are taking the SEC up on the offer. One is not: Kentucky.
That feels like a bold strategy given how Kentucky’s last game in Bridgestone Arena went, a 95-59 drubbing by Gonzaga in which the Cats shot just 16-60 from the field. This morning, Mark Pope said Kentucky is passing on the chance to practice at Bridgestone to hold its own practice in Lexington at the same time that tomorrow’s game will tip off as part of its efforts to replicate the gameday schedule.