On matching up with – or at least containing – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, getting him to foul out with only 16 minutes of play and four shot attempts (five points) in the SEC final. Kidd-Gilchrist also fouled out and scored eight points in UK’s 83-74 win on Feb. 25 win in Lexington. He was held to four points on 1-of-4 shooting with three fouls in UK’s 69-63 win on Feb. 11 in Nashville …

"Well, Jeff Taylor is pretty dang good. He was having to work on both ends because Jeff Taylor is a great player, too. Jeff is probably one of the few guys in college basketball that can athletically match up with that kid. (Gilchrist) is an unbelievable athlete, an unbelievable player and an unbelievable competitor. But Jeff Taylor is one of the few guys that can physically and athletically match up with him and not be inferior. And so that was probably why we had a little bit more success at that position than maybe some other people did."