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The Field of 68 listed some concerns for the Kentucky basketball team

Originally posted on Kentucky Wildcats on SI
By Andrew Stefaniak | Last updated Aug 19, 2025 3:15 PM ET

Many are hyping up the 2025-26 Kentucky basketball team, and for good reason. Mark Pope's team looks like one of the best teams in all of college basketball, and the Wildcats should have a team good enough to win a national title if all the pieces fit together.

As is the case with every team that has high expectations, there are always some concerns, and The Field of 68 shared theirs with Kentucky. This article by Mike Miller from The Field of 68 was quite positive about the Wildcats.

This media outlet believes the Wildcats have the deepest roster in college basketball, but there are some questions about this team. The good news about these questions is that both of these things could work out for Kentucky, and the Wildcats could be the best team in college hoops.

Let's take a look at the two questions about this Kentucky team from The Field of 68.

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Jayden Quaintance's Injury

One of the main concerns with Kentucky this off-season is the health of star center Jayden Quaintance. He tore his ACL last season and is working to get back to 100% this offseason. Coach Pope went on a podcast with Matt Norlander last week and didn't sound confident in a return date.

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Jaland Lowe's Efficiency

The other question listed about this team from Miller of The Field of 68 had to do with the issues Jaland Lowe had last season at Pitt with his efficiency. This has been one of the big offseason topics surrounding this team, but Lowe has been playing really well this offseason, and it sounds like he has been one of the best players during summer practice for Kentucky. In this Field of 68 article, Miller went on to discuss how Coach Pope feels confident in Lowe as a shooter.

This article that Miller wrote had a lot of positive things to say about this Kentucky team, and The Field of 68 as a whole is quite confident in how good this team is going to be.

The Kentucky Wildcats have one of the deepest teams in college basketball, and this will help the team be able to have legs at the end of games and the end of the season.

As is the case with any team, there are always going to be concerns, but for this Kentucky team, there aren't a ton, which is why the expectations are so high for Pope's Wildcats.

This article first appeared on Kentucky Wildcats on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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