Kentucky’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named SEC Freshman of the Week.
Here’s a release from UK:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky freshman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week after leading Kentucky with 19.0 points per game in wins over Texas A&M and Vanderbilt last week.
With starting point guard Quade Green injured and missing both games this week, Gilgeous-Alexander stepped into the starting point guard role and played 39 minutes in both victories. Gilgeous-Alexander performed at a high level for the Cats leading them to a one-point win over one of the preseason favorites to win the league in Texas A&M and then followed that up with a gritty road win at Vanderbilt.