Kentucky is hopeful Lamont Butler will be good to go for Saturday’s pivotal game against No. 7 Gonzaga, despite an ankle injury that is “a little bit of an issu
, despite an ankle injury that is “a little bit of an issue” for the fifth-year guard, according to his head coach Mark Pope.
If Butler can’t go or is limited, freshman guard Travis Perry could be asked to step up in a bigger role against the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1 Eddyville, Kentucky, native hasn’t received many opportunities with so many upperclassmen ahead of him in the rotation, though Perry was a four-star recruit and the No. 1 high school player in the state according to ESPN.
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