The NCAA Tournament hero for the K-State Wildcats even played his seventh grade season at Cordia High School in Eastern Kentucky.
Former Louisville player Edgar Sosa posted a picture of a young Nowell wearing a Kentucky t-shirt:
I’m so proud of this young man.. Mr. NYC.. rep where you from!! The whole city is behind you and the whole country is as well. I’m tuned in from the Middle East. Best player in college basketball right now.. pic.twitter.com/dWtiPHAl2T
— Edgar Sosa (@Edgarsosa10) March 24, 2023