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Antonio Reeves led Kentucky basketball in scoring in 2023-24. Will he go in NBA draft?
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LEXINGTON — Antonio Reeves ended his college career with one of the best seasons an individual had at Kentucky during John Calipari‘s 15 seasons guiding the program. And it was a campaign good enough it might have helped Reeves earn a spot in this year’s NBA draft, which begins Wednesday night.
Reeves averaged a team-best 20.2 points per game for the Wildcats during the 2023-24 campaign. It was the best average by any UK player during Calipari’s tenure. And it was the best per-game figure for a Wildcat since Jodie Meeks averaged 23.7 in 2008-09.
Reeves was one of just two Kentucky players to appear in all 33 games last season. (Reed Sheppard was the other.) And he didn’t miss a game in 2022-23, either, playing in every contest (34 games) that season after joining UK as a transfer from Illinois State.
Reeves was ultra-efficient offensively in 2023-24, making 55.7% of his 2-point attempts, 44.7% of his 3s and 86.3% of his opportunities at the free-throw line.
He left Lexington as the top scorer of the Calipari era in terms of total points, finishing with 1,155 — 38 ahead of former teammate Oscar Tshiebwe (1,117).
NBA draft projections for former Kentucky basketball player Antonio Reeves
Here’s where Reeves might be selected, based on the latest mock draft projections.
- The Athletic: 53rd, Detroit Pistons (Updated June 20)
- Bleacher Report: 53rd, Detroit Pistons (Updated June 19)
- CBS Sports: N/A (Updated June 21)
- ESPN: 54th, Boston Celtics (Updated June 20)
- The Ringer: N/A (Updated June 17)
- SB Nation: N/A (Updated June 18; mock draft only included 30 picks in first round)
- USA TODAY: N/A (Updated June 20; mock draft only included 30 picks in first round)
- Yahoo! Sports: N/A (Updated June 17)
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