Wildcats center Anthony Davis calls his knack for knocking away shots "100 percent" instinct.

"It just grew on me," Davis said. "I really didn't work at it."

That mirrors the shot-blocking path of Marcus Camby, who played for Kentucky coach John Calipari at Massachusetts and also grew up a guard before his height skyrocketed.

"A lot of times those bigger guys that have always been bigger don't have that (instinct)," Calipari said. "But those guys that grew from 6-3 to 6-10 have guard instincts and guard reaction to things, a quicker reaction, a quicker twitch.

"He goes after balls. The best shot blockers I've seen are the ones that let people release the ball and then go get it, and that's what he does."