BROOKLYN (WKYT) – Reed Sheppard is taking his star enchantment to the Lone Star State! The previous North Laurel and UK guard was taken by the Houston Rockets with the No. 3 decide in Wednesday’s NBA Draft.
Sheppard shot his method, actually, onto the school basketball scene throughout his solely season at UK. The London native was a 3-point machine for Kentucky in 2023-2024, hitting 52.1 % of his 3-point makes an attempt as a freshman. Sheppard averaged 12.5ppg to associate with 2.5 steals per recreation. Sheppard was named the SEC Freshman of the 12 months.
One of many eye-opening Draft Mix stats was Sheppard’s 42-inch vertical leap, which tied three others for the highest spot again in Could. Sheppard’s athleticism and basketball IQ are two of his high qualities.
Sheppard is the primary former Wildcat to hail from Kentucky’s mountain area (areas 13-15) to be chosen within the NBA Draft since Todd Could (Virgie HS, 1982 Mr. Basketball) was taken within the 4th spherical of the 1987 Draft additionally by the San Antonio Spurs.
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