Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – With so many freshman on the roster, maybe it wasn’t surprising Kentucky got off to such a slow start in its first game.
Once the top-ranked Wildcats found their rhythm, however, it wasn’t much of a test.
Julius Randle had 23 points and 15 rebounds in his college debut and Kentucky rolled in the second half Friday night on the way to an 89-57 victory over UNC-Asheville.
Randle is one of six freshman on the Kentucky roster who were high school All- Americans and all six contributed, though Wildcats coach John Calipari griped about some things.
Randle had 15 rebounds when he could have had at least 20, Calipari said. He said Randle “stopped playing” when shots went up and wasn’t happy with how he distributed the ball.
“How about the back doors? Throw to the elbow, the guy on the wing,” said Calipari. “How about three seconds on the clock, they take it out, throw it to the post, the guy spins and throws it to his man and he fouls. That was Julius.”
“Now, let me say this: Their first college game. Their first college game,” the coach said.
Indeed.
Among the other All-Americans, Marcus Lee had 17 points, James Young scored
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