WATCH: Justin Edwards, Jordan Burks, Ugonna Kingsley preview Kentucky's Canada trip
After introductory press conferences with DJ Wagner and Reed Sheppard, two more Wildcat freshmen were introduced to the media and, in turn, Big Blue Nation before Kentucky heads to Canada next week. On Thursday, we met newcomers Justin Edwards and Jordan Burks in their first official appearances as Kentucky Wildcats, and both opened up about their early experiences on campus.
A couple of forwards, both Edwards and Burks have taken on bigger roles while John Calipari patches together a roster without all of his pieces available. Burks happily said, “I play any position that Coach Cal tells me to play, just to get on the floor. So it don’t matter.”
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Edwards has the same positionless mentality. “Whatever gets me on the court, I’m fine with it,” he said, noting he has split time at the 3 and 4 so far. Wherever he is, he is dunking:
Also from the morning with Edwards and Burks, our first conversation with Ugonna Onyenso, one of the lone veterans on the team, since he returned to the University of Kentucky for a sophomore season. Onyenso has big shoes to fill and he is the only true big man on the roster, but he doesn’t feel any added pressure, only focused on getting himself ready for a major role in his second year.
Hear from all three below.
Watch the latest John Calipari press conference on the KSR YouTube Channel.
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