SYDNEY – Former Kentucky men’s basketball forward Isaac Humphries was tabbed the National Basketball League’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday following a solid first season with the Sydney Kings.
Humphries, who played two seasons at Kentucky (2016-17), averaged 6.9 and 3.6 rebounds in 26 games for the Kings in Australia’s premier professional league. The 7-footer from Sydney shot 58 percent from the floor in his first season before an eye injury sidelined him in early February.
Humphries played a key role off the bench in each of Kentucky’s last two Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament championships.