In the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team defeat of the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, guard Antonio Reeves scored 22 points. It led the team, but that’s not why it’s significant.
The 22 points Reeves scored on Saturday brought his scoring average up to exactly 20 points per game. Since John Calipari has been the head coach at Kentucky, only one other player has averaged 20 points per game. Jamal Murray averages exactly 20 per-game in his lone season with the Wildcats.
Calipari’s teams at Kentucky are almost always loaded with talent. Therefore they haven’t needed one player to dominate the scoring in that manner. Murray’s team had lots of talent, but not many scorers, so he was asked to do more.
Reeves is in a bit of a different situation. The current Wildcats are loaded with guys who can score. So Reeves potentially being the highest per-game scorer in Cal’s time in Lexington is impressive.
Outside of Reeves and Murray, Kentucky has had plenty of great players who were capable of scoring when needed. Here’s a look at the top per-game scorers in a season at Kentucky under Coach Cal, not counting Reeves until his season is complete.