The UK sophomore finished with 23 points on 9/11 shooting while also pulling down 5 rebounds. Washington paced the Cats in the first few minutes of the game by scoring their first 7 points. Much of this team’s success over the past month and a half has been due to the emergence of the player that we all thought Washington could be.
If he keeps this up, and helps lead Kentucky to a deep run in March, he very easily could be looking at getting himself in to being a lottery pick; something that he desperately wants and it shows.