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Kenny Payne is Important to Kentucky’s Success

by
Shawn Smith
January 31, 2019

Photo | UK Athletics

The Kentucky Wildcats were on fire in their 87-52 victory vs. Vanderbilt Tuesday night and the latest episode of The Journey takes you behind the scenes in Nashville.

Kentucky assistant coach Kenny Payne is an important piece to the success of the basketball program. John Calipari values his opinion and usually takes his advice. When you watch the video below, notice the interaction between Cal and Payne when discussing Keldon Johnson starting the second half.

“On the road. Conference play. Defense, defense, defense.”

Yep, and we brought that to Vanderbilt. The next chapter in #TheJourney is now live ⤵ pic.twitter.com/wveaNVGGTs

— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) January 31, 2019

Related TopicsJohn Calipari Keldon Johnson Kenny Payne Men's Basketball

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