It’s fair to say Kenny Brooks made a major splash in his first season as the Kentucky Wildcats women’s head basketball coach.
From the beginning, it was clear that Brooks had a plan to get talented players to join him in Lexington.
Centered around superstar Georgia Amoore, Kentucky’s roster is littered with talent at each position in Year 1 of the Brooks era.
Sure, it’s Georgia Amoore who leads the team in scoring at nearly 20 ppg, but sophomore Clara Strack is a powerful force in the middle, averaging just under a double-double with 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
Sitting at 20-4 on the season, Brooks has already proven that he’s the right man for the job, but in college basketball, nothing is more important than the results you put up in March.
The Cats have four games remaining this season and can count on being underdogs in three of those.
We’ve heard all season long about how good the SEC is in men’s basketball, but the remaining schedule illustrates that the league is extremely difficult for them as well.
Currently, Kentucky is 9-3 in conference play, landing them in fourth place, trailing the Texas Longhorns by 2.5 games.
There is still a lot of basketball to be played, and UK could see their SEC tournament seed rise or fall depending on league results these last two weeks.
Regardless of where they’re seeded, I don’t believe any team in America wants to see Kentucky in their path to a Final Four.
Georgia Amoore appears poised to make a statement in what will be her final season as a collegiate athlete.
With her ability to score 30+ on any night, you can never count these Cats out.