Sports Illustrated has named Kentucky’s Otega Oweh the top shooting guard in college basketball.
Oweh averaged 16.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game last season.
Second on the list is former Mark Pope player Richie Saunders of BYU.
Here is an excerpt:
1. Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Oweh was perhaps the biggest beneficiary among Mark Pope’s first class of transfers from playing in Pope’s well-spaced offense, using his athleticism to constantly pressure the rim against defenses worried about the Wildcats’ three-point shooting. In the process, he became one of the most productive wings in the country, and he’s back for his senior year with sights set on going further than last season’s Sweet 16 run.
