EJ Montgomery is a big supporter of the #PickNick and now the #PickQuick award campaigns. Montgomery is in his second season playing alongside Nick Richards and Immanuel Quickley, so he knows as much as anyone how much those two have grown and improved since last season.
Prior to Monday’s practice in Lexington, moments after Richards announced and endorsed the #PickQuick campaign, Montgomery was asked about UK’s two candidates for SEC Player of the Year. A man of few words, the sophomore said, “Pick both of them. They’re my teammates, they’re playing well and I’m just here for them.