He grew up just an hour down the road from where his famous basketball father had played on two National-Championship-winning teams.
Now, Reed Sheppard is following in his father’s footsteps to Lexington, Kentucky.
The freshman stepped on the court of Rupp Arena on Monday, Nov. 6, in his first season opener as a Kentucky Wildcat, just as Jeff Sheppard did thirty years ago.
“It was awesome,” Sheppard said. “Putting on the jersey for the first time and running out with my teammates, running out to the best fans in the nation hollering. It was really, really cool and something that I have dreamed of my whole life.