Kentucky freshman Rob Dillingham was named AP national player of the week this afternoon.
Dillingham put in big numbers for the Wildcats in losses to Florida and Tennessee. He dropped 35 points on the Volunteers.
Here is an excerpt about Dillingham:
The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s basketball for Week 13 of the season:
ROB DILLINGHAM, KENTUCKY
The 6-foot-3 freshman guard from Hickory, North Carolina, had two strong performances last week even as the 17th-ranked Wildcats lost twice. The Southeastern Conference’s freshman of the week first had 20 points, four rebounds and four assists in an overtime loss to Florida. Then came a season-high 35 points on 14-for-20 shooting, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, in a loss to No. 6 Tennessee. The 35 points were the fourth-highest output by a Kentucky freshman in the John Calipari era as well as making Dillingham only the third player to hit 35 points against Tennessee under ninth-year Vols coach Rick Barnes.
