Even the most staunch Reed Sheppard supporters didn’t foresee this start from the homegrown star.
The first-year guard out of London, KY has burst himself onto the scene just four games into his college career. He was the fourth-highest-rated freshman out of high school from John Calipari’s loaded 2023 recruiting class, but you wouldn’t know that if you walked into Rupp Arena for the first time on Friday night. Sheppard put on a masterclass in how to shoot the ball — 25 points on 9-10 overall shooting, including a deadly 7-8 clip from beyond the arc.