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Mark Pope wants Andrija Jelavić to continue to step up

Andrija Jelaviu0107 didn’t stuff the stat sheet in Kentucky’s 24-point win over Mississippi State on Saturday, but he made a real impact on the game, so much so that his head coach wants to see more of it moving forward.

Jelaviu0107 has seen his playing time diminish over the last several weeks, even registering four DNP-CDs in the Wildcats’ five previous games going into Saturday. Through Kentucky’s first 10 contests of the season, he averaged 15.5 minutes per outing, logging double-digit minutes in all of them. But then the 6-foot-11 sophomore rode the bench all game long against Indiana and St.