Kentucky senior Antonio Reeves was named Most Valuable Player of tonight’s game between Kentucky and Louisville by the Bluegrass Sports Commission.
Reeves finished with 30 points, 2 assists and 2 steals in Kentucky’s 95-76 win.
Here is a short press release from the BSC:
LEXINGTON – The Bluegrass Sports Commission (BSC) have named Kentucky Senior Antonio Reeves the Most Valuable Player of today’s men’s basketball game between the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky at the KFC Yum! Center.
Reeves scored a season high and led the team in scoring with 30 points, including 22 points in the first half. The Chicago, IL native also added 2 assists and two steals in the 95-76 Wildcats win.
Kentucky improves to 9-2 on the year, while Louisville falls to 5-7.
Reeves’ recognition adds him to the list of previous award winners that includes Josh Harrellson (UK-2010), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (UK-2011), Russ Smith (UofL-2012), James Young (UK-2013), Tyler Ulis (UK-2014/2015), Quentin Snider (UofL-2016), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (UK-2017), Tyler Herro (2018), Tyrese Maxey (2019), Carlik Jones and David Johnson (UofL-2020), and Jacob Toppin (UK-2022).
This award, which is presented annually, was selected by a committee of the BSC Board of Directors.
