ESPN handed out some college basketball awards on Thursday.
The site named Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard national Freshman of the Year. Rob Dillingham was named runner up for the honor.
UK senior Antonio Reeves was named Third Team All-America.
Here are some excerpts:
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Freshman of the Year: Reed Sheppard, Kentucky Wildcats
In a battle of Kentucky reserves, Sheppard might have just edged out Rob Dillingham with his 32-point, 7-assist outing last week in the win at Mississippi State, a performance that included the game-winning floater in the final seconds. Sheppard has started only five games for the Wildcats, but he has been incredibly efficient. He leads the nation in 3-point shooting at an otherworldly 51.7% and was averaging 12.4 points, 4.3 assists and 2.6 steals entering the week.
Runner-up: Rob Dillingham, Kentucky Wildcats
There might not be a more fun player in men’s college basketball than Dillingham, who has started only one game in Lexington this season but is averaging 14.8 points and 3.8 assists, and he is shooting 43.4% from 3. He had 35 against Tennessee in early February.
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky Wildcats: Even with Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham garnering more attention as the season progresses, Reeves might be playing his best basketball right now. He has scored at least 20 points in five straight games, averaging 22.8 points and shooting 47.8% from 3 over that span. He’s averaging 20.0 points for the season.
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