Kentucky head basketball coach Mark Pope praises Jaxson Robinson after 20-point outing against Lipscomb
Jaxson Robinson has played for four different schools in five years, but his latest stop brings him to the most talented team of his college basketball career. Four games into his Kentucky tenure, Robinson had his best game as a Wildcat.
Robinson scored 20 points in just 22 minutes of play as the Big Blue Nation stayed undefeated, moving to 4-0 with a 97-68 win over Lipscomb. In their previous win over Duke, Robinson had gone scoreless with an 0/4 shooting night. The 21-year-old transfer had the get-right game he needed against Lipscomb, shooting 6/10 from the floor and 3/6 from three.
In his postgame press conference, Robinson talked about Kentucky’s unselfishness and how that selfless identity makes the Wildcats so special.
“So it doesn’t always have to be (that) you’re the leading scorer of the team,” Robinson said (h/t Lexington Herald-Leader). “You don’t get all the publicity. You’re not plastered all over social media. But that’s what makes this team different. That’s what makes us Kentucky. We feel like as long as we’re all together, it doesn’t matter who shines. We just want to go out and win a championship.”
Kentucky head basketball coach Mark Pope knows Jaxson Robinson better than anyone
First-year head coach Mark Pope may be new to the Blue Big Nation, but he has coached Robinson for three straight seasons. Pope coached Robinson at BYU for the last two years before both of them ended up in Kentucky.
After Robinson’s explosion against Lipscomb, Pope praised the fifth-year senior for his leadership and growth as a player.
“It’s been really inspiring to be able to witness his growth,” Pope said. “I don’t know how many times we’re going to get to coach players for three years anymore, but it’s been unbelievable to be able to coach him for two years and four games. And I love it. I’m really proud of him.”
Competing in a loaded SEC, Robinson and the Wildcats sit at No. 10 in the most recent AP Top 25 poll. Kentucky is one of four SEC programs currently ranked inside the nation’s top 10.
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