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HIGH SCHOOL Rated as high as No . 22 overall by ESPN ... McDonald ' s All- American ... Mr . Kentucky Basketball in 2023 ... Helped Team Ohio to win Junior International Championship in Italy and earned MVP honors after scoring 26 points in the title game ... Averaged 22.5 points , 8.5 assists and 8.4 rebounds per game ... Finished high school career with 3,727 career points ... Led North Laurel to the state Sweet 16 , averaging 25.2 points , 7.6 assists , 6.8 rebounds and 4.4 steals per game as a junior ... 2022 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year .
REED SHEPPARD
Freshman | Guard | 6-3 | 180 | London , Ky . | North Laurel High School
college basketball at Kentucky ... His father was the MVP of the 1998 Final Four and won two national championships ... Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as winning a high school regional ... Honor Roll student ... His post prized possession is his dog ... Chose No . 15 because it ' s the number his father wore at Kentucky ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite movie is Hoosiers ... Pregame superstition is taking a nap ... Dunked for the first time in eighth grade ... Lists Chris Paul as his favorite player and Devin Booker as his favorite Wildcat ... Chose Kentucky over Indiana and Louisville .
PERSONAL Born June 24 in London , Kentucky ... Parents are Jeff and Stacey Sheppard ... Has a sister , Madison ... Parents both played
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1971 - 2023
Cumberland Gap PKWY , Corbin , KY 606-528-1200 to help SEKRI succeed for the past 52 years . 1971 - 2023
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