December 7, 2020
Congratulations to Phil Hoskins on being named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week! Big Snacc drew kudos from the league for his performance Saturday night against South Carolina, in which he made four tackles, including one for loss, plus a quarterback hurry. On the first possession of the game, on third-and-5, Hoskins’ two-yard tackle for…
November 16, 2020
With only three SEC games taking place on Saturday, Kentucky dominated the league’s weekly awards. FOUR Wildcats were earned SEC Player of the Week honors for their performances vs. Vanderbilt: Defensive Player of the Week: Linebacker Jamin Davis Special Teams Player of the Week: Kicker Chance Poore Freshman of the Week: Linebacker J.J. Weaver Co-Offensive…
October 19, 2020
Congratulations to Landon Young, who has been named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against Tennessee. In Kentucky’s 34-7 win over the No. 18 Vols, the senior offensive tackle graded at 90%, totaling 10 knockdown blocks. He didn’t allow any sacks or quarterback pressures, had no missed assignments or penalties, and had…
October 12, 2020
Two Kentucky Wildcats have been honored by the Southeastern Conference for their exceptional performances against Mississippi State. Outside linebacker Jordan Wright was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and punter Max Duffy earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Wright made plays all night long for a Kentucky defense that held Mike…
March 2, 2020
Immanuel Quickley just accomplished a Kentucky Basketball first. The sophomore guard just won his second straight SEC Player of the Week award, becoming the only Wildcat to receive the honor in consecutive weeks since it was created in the 1984-85 season. He’s the first player from any SEC team to win it back-to-back since Tennessee’s…
February 24, 2020
As expected, Immanuel Quickley has been named SEC Player of the Week for his performances vs. LSU and Florida. The sophomore guard scored 21 points vs. LSU and followed it up with a career-high 26 points in Saturday’s win vs. Florida, including 22 in the second half. In fact, during the second halves of last…
January 27, 2020
Nick Richards has earned another honor for his performances last week. Kentucky’s junior big man was just named SEC Co-Player of the Week along with Alabama guard Kira Lewis Jr. Richards averaged 22.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks in Kentucky’s wins over Georgia and Texas Tech. On Saturday in Lubbock, Richards played a career-high 39…
January 13, 2020
The Southeastern Conference is honoring a pair of Kentucky Wildcats after a pair of wins in the first full week of SEC play. Immanuel Quickley was named SEC Player of the Week for the first time in his career after the sharpshooting sophomore made of 8-of-9 threes to average 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and…
December 30, 2019
Two of the stars of Saturday’s win over Louisville just received some much-deserved recognition. Nick Richards was named SEC Co-Player of the Week and Tyrese Maxey SEC Freshman of the Week for their performances vs. the Cards. Richards shares the award with Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe, who had 24 points and 5 rebounds in the…
December 2, 2019
As expected, Lynn Bowden pulled in an honor from the SEC for his incredible performance vs. Louisville. Bowden was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, the third time he’s won the award this season (he was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week following wins over Arkansas and Missouri). A rundown of Bowden’s record-setting…