Throughout Kentucky's national championship season, John Calipari had a player he could point to as a paragon of hustle and effort.
Whenever Darius Miller's motor ran low, Terrence Jones wasn't going one hundred percent or Doron Lamb took a few plays off, a mention of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's name was sure to follow. The freshman swingman known by his initials was unwavering in his intensity, always pushing himself to the limit, and by extension, his teammates.
Nerlens Noel has long been talked about as the heir to Anthony Davis' shot-blocking throne, but it appears the void he's actually filling is MKG's.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.