The SEC named Kentucky guard John Wall its Freshman of the Week for last week.
During the week, Wall led Kentucky to the championship of the Cancun Challenge. He scored a career-high 23 points in UK’s victory over Stanford in the finals. His two free throws with 2.4 seconds left sent the game into overtime.
For the week, Wall averaged 19.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds. He was named the Cancun Challenge Most Valuable Player.
The SEC named Florida guard Erving Walker its Player of the Week. Walker averaged 12 points and five assists in helping Florida win the Legends Classic championship. He was named the event’s Most Valuable Player.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
