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Born in Marietta, Georgia, Sheppard was Player of the Year in Georgia in 1993 at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City.. The 6' 3" (1.90 m) University of Kentucky guard (1993–1998), was named Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA tournament in San Antonio in 1998.
Sheppard's father, Jeff Sheppard, played college basketball at Kentucky and was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1998 NCAA tournament and later played in 18 games during the 1998–99 NBA season for the Atlanta Hawks. [24] [25] His mother, the former Stacey Reed, also played basketball at Kentucky and scored over 1,400 career points.
Years before, Herald-Leader columnist Mark Story wrote about how his parents, former UK basketball legends Jeff Sheppard and Stacey Reed, met. From the Herald-Leader archives, here is the story he ...
At the start of the 2023-24 college season, Sheppard was a celebrated addition to the UK roster, but the expectations were that the in-state star would be a long-term member of the Wildcats ...
Also a three-sport athlete at Kentucky playing football and track with basketball. Bob Burrow: Forward Wells, Texas: 1955 1956 Was a consensus second team All-American in 1956. His #50 jersey hangs in the rafters of Rupp Arena. Dwane Casey: Guard Morganfield, Kentucky: 1976 1979 Member of the 1978 National Championship team.
A look at UK basketball’s history with that award. Reed Sheppard could end up as the favorite to win NBA Rookie of the Year honors. A look at UK basketball’s history with that award.
Kentucky has 42 men's basketball players, coaches, and contributors honored in Rupp Arena with banners representing their numbers hung from the rafters. Due to the number of players honored, the fact that several of them have shared numbers, the numbers are not officially retired .
Former Kentucky star John Wall, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA draft, was honored during a timeout at the 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge game against Miami in Rupp Arena on Nov. 28, 2023.