As the Kentucky Wildcats get set to host the Ole Miss Rebels, the SEC injury report is out for Saturday’s matchup at Rupp Arena.
Kentucky
Mark Pope updates injury status of Jayden Quaintance
The Kentucky Wildcats had to return to the court Saturday night without their star center in Jayden Quaintance.
Coming back to the court from an ACL tear last season, Quaintance shined in his opening game against St. John’s and has eased himself back into game-play after nine months off the court. That is why it came as a surprise on Friday night when he was listed as out on the injury report.
Well, we got some more insight into why he was held out against Mississippi State in the pregame radio show. When asked about the injury, here is what Mark Pope had to say.
“He’s (Quaintance) just had a little bit of swelling, so we’re just kind of monitoring it,” Pope said. “And the most important thing is just his health. So, it’s going to be a little start and stop as we go. That’s just the process.”
So, for now, it doesn’t sound like anything that will keep JQ out for too long, though it’s unknown if he’ll return for either of next week’s games at LSU and at Tennessee.
The Cats have started to piece it together in the front court, but there is no denying the potential Quaintance has. When healthy, he is an NBA lottery pick. Now let’s hope he can get back onto the court soon to help the Cats make a run.
The Cats take on the Rebels bright and early at 11 AM ET at Rupp Arena. You can watch the game on ESPN.
Kentucky is riding a four-game winning streak after losing its first two SEC games. The last time we saw them on Wednesday, surprisingly, they held the lead for much of the game.
It’s not something this team or these fans are used to, so it felt strange.
Let’s see if they can do it against a struggling but scrappy Ole Miss team.
Sadly, it’s not all good, as Kam Williams broke his foot against Texas. He probably won’t be back for the rest of the year, so that means no Kam, no Jaland Lowe, and probably no Jayden Quaintance for the rest of the year.
A fun note: this will be Travis Perry’s first game back in Rupp. Sadly, it’s for the Rebels. He’s having a pretty solid Sophomore campaign, averaging 15.5 MPG, scoring 5.7 PPG on 36.4 FG% and 36.1 3P%.
It’ll be great to see him back home.
Sheesh, the editors snapped with this one.
The women are in action right after the men!
Could Giannis really be on the move?
Give me Mendoza, Brady, and $100M in cap space.
It sounds like a lockout is imminent.
I like Allen being involved, but he shouldn’t be the final decision maker by any means.
Good, this is the game everyone will want to watch.
Wow, this was surprising. Glad to hear he’ll be ready for Spring.
College Sports are hilarious.
For Kentucky, Jayden Quaintance, Kam Williams, and Jaland Lowe have been ruled out as expected. Lowe remains out for the season, while Williams is on the mend after his foot injury vs. Texas, which could sideline him for over a month, if not the rest of the season.
As for Quaintance, he continues to experience swelling in his surgically repaired knee after tearing his ACL last February. It remains to be seen when/if we’ll see the sophomore big man suit up for Kentucky again.
As for Ole Miss, everyone is good to go for Saturday’s showdown.
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GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A convicted sex offender was returned to Grayson County for sentencing after fleeing the United States.
William Lee “Scott” Carter was arrested June 11, 2023, and later pled guilty to one count of rape in the second degree, four counts of rape in the third degree and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, according to Kentucky State Police Trooper Bryan Washer.
In September 2025, before his sentencing date, Carter fled the United States, Washer said, and was later located and temporarily lodged in Chicago.
Kentucky State Police traveled to Chicago on Wednesday, Jan. 21 to transport Carter back to Grayson County, where he is now lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center awaiting sentencing.
Washer said no further details would be released at this time due to the nature of the crimes and to protect the identity of the victim.
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