Freshman Tyler Herro’s seven assists in Kentucky’s 87-74 victory over Winthrop on Wednesday amazed Coach John Calipari. This was not necessarily a good thing.
“For the worst passer I’ve ever coached in my history to have seven assists, that’s an amazing accomplishment,” the UK coach said.
Incidentally, Herro’s career-high seven assists against Winthrop made him UK’s leader. He increased his assist total to 17. The players trying to establish themselves as point guards — freshmen Ashton Hagans and Immanuel Quickly — have 13 and 10 assists, respectively. Quade Green also has 13 through the season’s first five games.