Kentucky vs Mega Bemax Game Thread

After a night off, the Kentucky Wildcats are back in action again tonight at 7 p.m. taking on Mega Bemax, who is coming off of an 85-82 loss to San Lorenzo, the team that Kentucky defeated Thursday night.

The Cats will once again be without EJ Montgomery and Jemarl Baker, who are out for the rest of the trip. Tony Barbee will also coach the team tonight:

Mega Bemax is led by 6’5 shooting guard Kostja Mushidi and 6’11 forward/center Goga Bitadze, both of whom are NBA prospects.

Unlike San Lorenzo, Mega Bemax has a lot of younger players on their team, many of whom will be close to the age of several of the Wildcats players. However, Bitazde and Mushidi will both present unique challenges to the young Wildcats, unlike anything they’ve seen yet in the Bahamas.

This team should pose a threat to the Wildcats, who will be playing their third game in four days but had a day off from playing yesterday. Nonetheless, it should be an exciting game to watch on a Saturday night in August.

Pregame Reading

• Get to know more about Mega Bemax, need to know information, and three things to watch for
• UK assistant coach Tony Barbee loves this team’s competitiveness.
• Kentucky is looking like they may offer rising big man Oscar Tshiebwe. Rivals’ Corey Evans said he thinks Kentucky could be the favorite if they offer.
• Also on a recruiting note, take a look at each of the players Kentucky has offered in the 2019 and 2020 classes.
• Which players have seen their stock rise and which have seen it fall during the Bahamas Trip? We take a look.
• Our own John Morgan Francis breaks down what he wants to see tonight and tomorrow from the Wildcats.

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