CJ Fredrick scored just two points during Kentucky’s win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon, both of them coming from the free-throw line. He missed his only two shots from the field — a pair of three-pointers, one in the first half and the other in the second. The redshirt senior saw the floor for just 15 minutes in a game where he was hardly the highlight of the Wildcats’ 88-79 victory against the Razorbacks.
But during the locker room celebration, he was singled out by the coaching staff. Assistant coach Chin Coleman announced Fredrick as the team’s “Most Impactful Player” while Oscar Tshiebwe handed him a silver-plated belt with “MIP” etched on the giant buckle.