Courtside with the Kentucky Wildcats
February 28th, 2011 | Uncategorized |
For the fifth time, the SEC named Kentucky guard Brandon Knight as its Freshman of the Week. Knight matched teammate Terrence Jones as a five-team winner of the award.
The record for any SEC player to be named Freshman of the Week is six.
Knight averaged 21 points, 5.5 rebounds and four assists in games against Arkansas and Florida last week.
The SEC named Arkansas guard Rotnei Clarke as Player of the Week. His 26 points helped the Hogs beat Kentucky on Wednesday.
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.
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