Do you think anyone calls him a “Nerd” with those glasses on?
Cousins led the way in wins against Hartford and Louisville. Even after those dirty birds tried to bait him into an altercation, the Freshman managed to keep his composure and poured on 18 points and 18 rebounds. He’s had four consecutive double-double performances and leads the SEC with eight.
The Kentucky Freshman have accounted for SEC awards eight consecutive weeks. This ties two teams from LSU (1989, 2006) and one from TN (2007), for the most SEC awards in one season….GO CATS!!!
Here’s the recap from ukathletics.com
Cousins recorded his fourth straight double-double and his league-leading eighth this season with 18 points and 18 rebounds against Louisville. The 18 rebounds tied his career-high and were the second most by a Wildcat freshman in a game. It also tied a 49-year old record, set by Louisville’s Bob Lochmueller in 1951, for most rebounds in a UK-UofL game.
Cousins also tallied 19 points and 12 rebounds in just 19 minutes against Hartford earlier in the week.
Per 40 minutes, Cousins is averaging 32.1 points and 20 rebounds on the season, while averaging 32.9 ppg and 26.7 rpg in Kentucky’s two-game swing this past week.
The honor is the first Player of the Week award for Cousins and his second SEC weekly award. He was named SEC Freshman of the Week last week.
Here’s a Cousins interview after the Louisville Game…
