Davion Mintz delivers heartfelt response when asked to describe Kentucky locker room

Kentucky may have fallen at Arkansas on the road, losing by a 75-73 final, but the Wildcats know that they are building something special, a brotherhood that will last long into the postseason, according to guard Davion Mintz.

Mintz, who logged 19 minutes in the loss at Bud Walton Arena, went 0-for-2 from the field, corraling one rebound, while amassing two assists and a steal. Mintz is seldom in the starting lineup due to Kentucky’s talented backcourt, but with Sahvir Wheeler and TyTy Washington coming back from injuries, John Calipari opted to give Mintz the start. However, Mintz fell short of his season averages, as he’s currently tallying 8.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest.

A fifth-year senior that transferred from Creighton after the 2018-19 season, Mintz has been apart of several locker rooms — five different rosters, to be exact. And yet, despite starting just five games in 2021-22, he believes this Kentucky team is special, thanks in part to its camaraderie.

“This is the best brotherhood I’ve ever been around my entire life,” Mintz said of the Kentucky team on Monday morning. “It’s the best team I’ve ever been on in my life.”

Kentucky has just two regular-season games left on schedule, starting with a Tuesday night matchup at home against Ole Miss. Then, the Wildcats will take to Florida on March 5 for their last game before postseason play begins.

Rescheduled date announced for Kentucky-Michigan game in London

Although it’s now happening two years after the originally scheduled date, Kentucky and Michigan will face off on the basketball court in London after all.

Originally scheduled for take place in Dec. 2020, the Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase featuring the Wildcats and Wolverines is now scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 at The O2 Arena in southeast London.

“When we announced this game a few years ago, we were excited to be able to do something different – to be first, which our fans know we loved to do – and play this game in London,” Kentucky head coach John Calipari said in a press release. “Our world has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years, and I’m hopeful we are finally able to do this.”

While Kentucky and Michigan will highlight the event with a 1 p.m. ET tipoff, the Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase will also feature a game between Marist and Maine at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Kentucky leads the all-time series 5-2 over Michigan. The London matchup will mark the first meeting between the two sides since their contest in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight – a 75-72 win for the Wildcats.