I remember how surprised everybody was to hear that Josh Harrellson was #1 in the SEC in rebounds, and I thought it would be an interesting exercise going into the first SEC game to see how other Cats are ranked (both Nationally and in the SEC).
[B][I]Cats top 50 Nationally[/I][/B]
3-Point Percent
[COLOR=”blue”]#11 – Doron Lamb (52.6%)[/COLOR]
Total Rebounds
[COLOR=”blue”]#37 – Josh Harrellson (132)
#47 – Terrence Jones (128)[/COLOR]
Rebounds Per Game
[COLOR=”blue”]#36 – Josh Harrellson (9.4)
#46 – Terrence Jones (9.1)[/COLOR]
[B][I]Cats top 10 in the SEC[/I][/B]
Points Per Game
[COLOR=”blue”]#3 – Brandon Knight (18.3)
#6 – Terrence Jones (17.1)[/COLOR]
Field Goal Percent
[COLOR=”blue”]#6 – Brandon Knight (46.8%)
#7 – Terrence Jones (46%)[/COLOR]
Free-Throws Made
[COLOR=”blue”]#4 – Terrence Jones (58)[/COLOR]
Free-Throw Percent
[COLOR=”blue”]#5 – Doron Lamb (81.8%)
#8 – Brandon Knight (78.3%)[/COLOR]
3-Pointers Made
[COLOR=”blue”]#4 – Brandon Knight (35)
#10 – Doron Lamb (30)[/COLOR]
3-Point Percent
[COLOR=”blue”]#1 – Doron Lamb (52.6%)
#9 – Brandon Knight (39.8%)[/COLOR]
Total Rebounds
[COLOR=”blue”]#1 – Josh Harrellson (132)
#2 – Terrence Jones (128)[/COLOR]
Rebounds Per Game
[COLOR=”blue”]#1 – Josh Harrellson (9.4)
#2 – Terrence Jones (9.1)[/COLOR]
Assists
[COLOR=”blue”]#5 – Brandon Knight (55)
#9 – DeAndre Liggins (45)[/COLOR]
Turnovers
[COLOR=”blue”]#1 – Brandon Knight (49)[/COLOR] [COLOR=”red”][I]*OUCH*[/I][/COLOR]
Steals
[COLOR=”blue”]#7 – DeAndre Liggins (21)[/COLOR]
Blocks
[COLOR=”blue”]#6 – Terrence Jones (27)
#8 – Josh Harrellson (22)[/COLOR]
What does it all mean? I don’t know, I guess it could mean that Kentucky is stronger in the post than we thought (nobody in the SEC has had a tougher pre-conference schedule than UK, and we’ve got the #1 and #2 rebounders in the league?). It could mean that Brandon Knight is trying to be top-10 in the SEC in everything (Brandon, top-10 in turnovers is bad).
But let’s remember, this is a snapshot in time. This is how Kentucky has done so far. And unlike the senior-laden teams, Kentucky has plenty of ceiling to get better.
