Coming into the season, one of the biggest question marks surrounding this Kentucky team was how the front court would hold up until Jayden Quaintance returned. The options were clear: Malachi Moreno, Mouhamed Dioubate, Brandon Garrison, and Andrija Jelavic. With JQ only managing four games before being shut down again, that question mark has loomed over the entire season.
We know what happened with the others. Moreno seized the starting job. Dioubate became the high-motor energy guy off the bench. Garrison, as we saw against Oklahoma, is the volatile X-factor.
But what about Jelavic?
Andrija Jelavic had a disappearing act
For a stretch in December and January, the 6-foot-10 forward was the odd man out. After playing regular minutes early, Jelavic completely fell out of the rotation during the meat of the schedule. He logged DNPs (Did Not Play) in massive games against Indiana, St. John’s, Alabama, and Missouri…