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Antonio Reeves named Third Team All-American by Sporting News

Zack Geogheganby:Zack Geoghegan03/12/24

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One down, three more to go for #AllAmericanAntonio.

On Tuesday morning, The Sporting News released its All-American teams for the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season. Kentucky’s fifth-year senior guard Antonio Reeves was tabbed to the publication’s Third Team. The former Illinois State transfer becomes the 13th All-American under head coach John Calipari during his tenure in Lexington.

The Sporting News is one of the four “major” NCAA-recognized All-America teams that the NCAA uses for its consensus All-America teams. The other three are the Associated Press, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Through 31 regular-season games (all starts), Reeves averaged 20.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game on shooting splits of 50.7 percent overall, 44 percent from deep, and 88 percent from the line — all career highs. He’s on pace to become just the second-ever player under Calipari to average at least 20 points per game in a single season (Jamal Murray; 2015-16).

Reeves currently has 1,115 career points across his two seasons after Kentucky. He’s only two points away from surpassing Oscar Tshiebwe for second all-time in terms of points scored during a two-season span at UK. Depending on how far Kentucky goes in the postseason, it’s possible that Reeves moves into first place and breaks Bill Spivey’s two-season record of 1,213 points.

Below is Reeves’ list of accomplishments (so far) this season.

  • Sporting News Third-Team All-America
  • Jerry West Award Top 5
  • All-SEC First Team (coaches)
  • John R. Wooden Award finalist
  • Naismith Player of the Year midseason watch list
  • Oscar Robertson Trophy late season watch list
  • College Hoops Today All-America Third Team
  • ESPN All-America Third Team
  • Dick Vitale National Player of the Week (Jan. 22 and March 11)
  • Bluegrass Sports Commission MVP of Kentucky-Louisville Game (Dec. 21)

The Sporting News 2023-24 All-Americans

First Team

  • Sr. G Dalton Knecht (Tennessee)
  • Sr. G RJ Davis (North Carolina)
  • Sr. C Zach Edey (Purdue)
  • Sr. G Triston Newton (UConn)
  • Sr. G Jamal Shead (Houston)

Second Team

  • Sr. C Hunter Dickinson (Kansas)
  • Jr. F DaRon Holmes (Dayton)
  • Sr. G Tyler Kolek (Marquette)
  • Sr. F Jaedon Lee (San Diego State)
  • Sr. G Mark Sears (Alabama)

Third Team

  • Sr. G Antonio Reeves (Kentucky)
  • Sr. F Baylor Scheierman (Creighton)
  • So. F Kyle Filipowski (Duke)
  • Sr. F Johni Broome (Auburn)
  • Sr. G Kaleb Love (Arizona)

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