Washington has averaged 20.7 points and 8.1 rebounds over his last nine games, scoring at least 15 points in each of those contests. He has also finished in double figures in each of Kentucky’s last 11 games.
Following a combined 43 points and 14 rebounds against No. 19 LSU and No. 1 Tennessee last week, Washington also took home USBWA National Player of the Week honors.
With impressive numbers against stellar competition time and time again, it’s no surprise that Washington is considered one of the top five players in all of college basketball.
ESPN ranked their top 25 players in the nation, and the Kentucky sophomore came in at No.