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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.
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. He played on two national championship teams at the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino in 1996 and under Tubby Smith in 1998.
North Laurel High School basketball star Reed Sheppard poses for a photo with his family after announcing his decision to play for Kentucky basketball this morning at North Laurel High School in ...
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.
Reed Sheppard is known for his 3-point shooting and basketball smarts, but something else has impressed his Kentucky teammates and coaches.
Jamal Mashburn, Christian Laettner and the UK-U of L rivalry highlight Jerry Tipton’s 41 seasons as a UK basketball beat reporter.
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 .
His mother, Stacey Reed Sheppard, is one of the most celebrated players in program history, still ranking in the top 10 in several stats in UK’s all-time record books.