Nick Richards isn’t the only Kentucky player to receive national honors from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association this week.
Tyrese Maxey was named USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week on Tuesday.
Here are more details from UK:
ST. LOUIS – Big-time performances typically garner big-time awards. Kentucky men’s basketball players Nick Richards and Tyrese Maxey picked up two more honors Tuesday following their difference-making efforts in UK’s win over No. 3/4 Louisville, earning national awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Richards was named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week and Maxey was tabbed the Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Week.