Lamont Butler is going to have a special season for Kentucky.
Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler had a special night as the Wildcats took on Kentucky Wesleyan, scoring 11 points while going 5-8 shooting. He had six steals, six rebounds, six assists, and two blocks. The most impressive part of Butler's performance was that as the primary ball handler, he didn't have a single turnover.
After the game, Coach Mark Pope had a lot of great things to say about Butler's performance against Kentucky Wesleyan and his expectations for the rest of the season. Here is what Coach Pope had to say about Butler after his performance against Kentucky Wesleyan, "I expect him to have six steals every single night. But I've never seen this number. Lamont Butler had more steals than our whole team had turnovers tonight. I've never seen that, actually. That's really incredible. He is a special player. I've never coached a guy like him on the defensive at the point of attack.
Butler is a great leader for this team, and his defense will be hard for the opposing guards to handle all season long. He is going to be a Wildcat remembered for a very long time for his play on the court and character off of it.
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