It has been seven years since the Kentucky Wildcats reached the Final Four in men’s basketball, an eternity for a program with the legacy of the one located in Lexington. The 2021-22 version of the Wildcats has a fighting chance to end the drought and might not be stopping at an 18th trip to the national semifinals — the program’s ninth national championship is beginning to look like an increasing reality.
John Calipari’s talented team has a long way to go, of course. Tuesday night’s trip to Knoxville to face a high-quality Tennessee Volunteers team (9 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN App) could have much to say about whether Big Blue Nation should hold off on making those reservations for New Orleans in April. A worrying injury to star guard TyTy Washington Jr. is among the elements that could affect UK’s efforts on Tuesday night and beyond.
With that in mind, ESPN’s college basketball team of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and Joe Lunardi made their predictions for Tuesday’s…
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