Tyrese Maxey named SEC Freshman of the Week
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Congratulations to Tyrese Maxey, who has been named SEC Freshman of the Week following his huge performance vs. Michigan State. Arkansas’ Mason Jones took home SEC Player of the Week honors following his career-high 32 points vs. Rice.
Maxey came off the bench to score 26 points vs. the then-No. 1 Spartans, the most by a freshman in a debut in program history and the most points of any UK player against an Associated Press No. 1 ranked team since Jamal Mashburn scored 28 in an overtime loss to Duke in 1992. He was 7-12 from the field and had three ridiculously long threes, the final putting the Cats up by five with a minute left. On Friday vs. Eastern Kentucky, Maxey came off the bench again to score nine points and grab three rebounds.
This is the first SEC Freshman of the Week honor for Maxey, but I’m sure it won’t be the last.
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