According to Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN, Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard has been the most surprising freshman in college basketball so far this season.
Givony even labels Sheppard as a potential one-and-done player.
Here is an excerpt:
The most surprising freshman has been …
Reed Sheppard | Guard | Kentucky
Catchall stats have limitations, especially early in the season, with a limited sample size against varying levels of competition as most college basketball teams elect to schedule as many November home wins as possible. Regardless, they can provide some value in identifying early standouts and players to hone in on once teams play real competition.