Nick Richards made Kentucky basketball history on Saturday evening.
Putting up 25 points, 14 rebounds, and four blocks in the team’s overtime victory over Texas Tech, Richards became the first Kentucky player since Anthony Davis to put up 20-plus points, 13-plus rebounds, and four-plus blocks in a game.
Nick Richards vs. Texas Tech:
25 Pts
14 Reb
4 Blk@iamnickrichards is the first @KentuckyMBB player since @AntDavis23 to put up 20 Pts, 13 Reb and 4 Blk in a game ? pic.twitter.com/h65Jw8jJwT— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 26, 2020
According to Corey Price of UK Athletics, Davis is the only other player of the John Calipari era in Lexington to put up 25 points, 14 rebounds, and four blocks in a single game, with “The Brow” putting up a similar stat-line against Arkansas back on Jan.