ESPN has updated its preseason college basketball top 25 and included awards candidates from each team.
Kentucky is No. 9 in the preseason rankings and Otega Oweh is the pick for an award winner.
Here is an excerpt:
9. Kentucky Wildcats
Previous ranking: 9
Otega Oweh: The Oklahoma transfer broke out last season at Kentucky, emerging as the Wildcats’ go-to scorer — and a clutch player with multiple game-winning baskets against his former team. He earned second-team All-SEC honors, and is one of two players on the first two all-conference teams returning to college. He’ll receive preseason All-America votes, too.
Projected starting lineup
Jaland Lowe (16.8 PPG at Pitt)
Denzel Aberdeen (7.7 PPG at Florida)
Otega Oweh (16.2 PPG)
Mouhamed Dioubate (7.2 PPG at Alabama)
Jayden Quaintance (9.4 PPG at Arizona State)
