Is Kentucky Basketball’s Reign Over as Top Prospects Look Elsewhere?
INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky basketball is falling farther away from being the kind of program that could pull a Zvonimir Ivisic.
The 7-foot-2 Croatian, who played his freshman season at UK, will take the floor for Illinois on Saturday against Connecticut in the Final Four. If the Illini are to reach Monday’s national championship game, chances are he’ll play a role in slowing UConn’s leading scorer and rebounder, Tarris Reed.
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The junior center has been a critical defensive presence. Ivisic, who averages just 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds, ranks fourth nationally in block percentage (12.9%) according to KenPom.com. (The nation’s leader was another former UK big, Ugonna Onyenso, who transferred to Virginia.)



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