Kentucky Wildcats forward Keion Brooks Jr. has been named SEC Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It’s the first time Brooks has ever won this award.
In wins over Mississippi State and at No. 5 Kansas, Brooks led the Wildcats in scoring at 19.5 points per game. That included a career-high 27 points and to go with eight rebounds in the Wildcats’ 80-62 over the Jayhawks to help the SEC earn a 6-4 win in this year’s Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Brooks scored 15 straight points for the Cats at one point in the second half as Kansas had no answer for the Indiana native, who now has Kentucky looking like a strong national title contender.