Auburn could have its leading scorer back on the floor against Kentucky.

Bryce Brown, who injured his right shoulder during the first half of last Wednesday's loss to Texas A&M and missed Saturday's game at Georgia, is practicing without contact on Monday. If Brown can practice with contact on Tuesday he'll play Wednesday against he Wildcats, according to Auburn coach Bruce Pearl

"I think Bryce is going to try to go today, but no contact," Pearl said. "So he's shooting a little bit, he's moving a little bit and he's got a better chance to play on Wednesday than he did obviously Saturday."

Brown, who traveled to Athens but has not practiced since the injury, leads the Tigers with 16.6 points per game this season.

Though Brown hurt his shoulder on a dunk, Pearl said that won't be a requisite to the junior guard getting back on the court.

"The dunking wouldn't be the issue, it would be defensively or things like that if he gets it thrown back again, how does he feel about that?" Pearl said. "He's got to be able to hit and he'll be able to go."

Pearl said Brown "really wasn't close" to playing on Saturday, though Auburn beat Georgia 78-61 without him.

"It was really pretty swollen and really, really sore," Pearl said. "He wasn't able to function as far as his mobility. He has the mobility now, but then the question is going to be does he have the stability?"

No. 10 Auburn (22-3, 10-2 SEC) hosts Kentucky (17-8, 6-6 SEC) on Wednesday (8 p.m. CT, ESPN2.

James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.