Reed Sheppard didn’t grow up hoping to wear Kentucky blue. He grew up believing it was his turn.
“I wanted to stay at Kentucky as long as I could. Dream school. Be like my Dad, (he) played there four years and won 2 championships. That was my goal.”
It’s a quote that still lands like a heavy exhale, because it tells you two things at once. One, he meant it. Two, Kentucky doesn’t usually lose guys who talk like that unless the basketball gods start throwing extra zeroes on the decision.
“I wanted to stay at Kentucky as long as I could.