This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/kentucky as Mark Pope was proud of Brandon Garrison's response to his recent struggles.

Mark Pope smashed his clipboard and benched Brandon Garrison over a lack of effort during Tuesday’s 36-point win over NC Central. By Saturday night, he was providing crucial minutes in Kentucky‘s 72-60 win over Indiana.

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope accepts the boo birds that came with the Wildcats' 94-59 loss at home on Friday night.

Jayden Quaintance is been "a ways away," as Mark Pope put it earlier this week, for what feels like a couple months now. "JQ is continue to make progress, but h

The current plan is for Kentucky to have 12 playable Wildcats out of 14 scholarship pieces on the roster the rest of the way. Those remaining two have a path to redshirt — one confirmed, one still up in the air.