As much fun as he is to watch, keeping up with John Wall is going to be a chore.

He’ll likely be one of the most exciting players in all of college basketball this year. Heck, he could probably make a night of churning butter into an event.

But after watching him against another team for the first time, I’ll have to adapt to the John Wall Effect.

Friday, I was constantly scanning between the court, the stats monitor and my notebook.  I was afraid I’d miss Wall stealing the ball or picking up his dribble from just inside the 3-point line and laying it in easily.

If I’m trying to keep up with Wall, even if I’m just writing down stats, I’m going to lose the race every time. Not to mention the whiplash that comes with it all.

I wonder what it’s like for someone trying to defend him.

Is it too late for teams to recruit for this season? Maybe Bruce Pearl or Billy Donovan could sway Usain Bolt to campus.

Assuming that’s not going to happen, I fear opposing defenses (and media members) may have to settle for playing catch-up with Wall until he’s swept away by the NBA in less than a year.

Even teammates, if they aren’t at full attention, might get behind a bit.

“It’s definitely exciting to play but you can’t watch him too much, especially if you’re on the court with him,” said teammate Ramon Harris. “If you’re not paying attention, he’ll hit you in the face with it before you even realize what’s up. He’s supersonic fast.”

Wall had the luxury — or the disadvantage, depending who you ask — of running the point by himself, because Eric Bledsoe was sidelined with an ankle issue.

Bledsoe made his debut Monday without Wall, because of Wall’s suspension.

Bledsoe’s first showing was pretty remarkable. Wall’s was unbelievable.

Twenty-seven points and nine assists later, UK head coach John Calipari sang Wall’s praises because of his willingness to hand others the spotlight.

Wait, what? Is there any spotlight left to be had?

“Here is what I appreciated: He’s saying to me that we have to get Patrick (Patterson) some shots here,” Calipari said. “At the end, let’s get DeMarcus (Cousins) the ball. That’s a leader. He has a feel for his team, wants to keep everybody happy and wants to keep them involved.”

While I was trying to get my eyes to properly focus on Wall as he single-handedly broke Clarion’s press with his foot-speed, he was essentially complaining that his big men weren’t getting enough shots.

And Wall saw to it that his big men were taken care of.

Patterson finished with 14 points, shooting eight of his 12 shots in the second half after Wall’s halftime complaint. Two of Patterson’s second-half shots were 3-pointers, and both went in.

Cousins scored 20 points, missing just one shot, a 3-pointer, in the second half.

All the while, Wall kept up his breakneck pace all 28 minutes he played.

When he left the game for the final time, to perhaps the biggest ovation of the night, he looked ready to play 28 more.

But I was exhausted.

Suddenly, Wall has turned reporting into a sport of its own. If he does this every game — and even though this was against Division II Clarion, what reason do we have to believe other games will be different? — it’s going to be a long season on press row.

By season’s end, I might be wearing a neck brace to fight the whiplash, wrist supporters to combat the inevitable bout of carpal tunnel, even trifocals so I can see his entire 94-foot drives to the basket without any trouble.

“It’s not just a one-man show here, I have Kentucky basketball on my chest,” Wall said in reference to being the subject of double teams. “I’m trying to support my team and do my best to help win games.”

Keep it up, John, and I’ll have to do my best just to keep up with my pad and paper. I suspect others will, too.