Reed Sheppard was like all of us as a kid: a diehard Kentucky basketball fan with some personal favorites among Wildcats. He loved Devin Booker, who earned SEC Sixth Man of the Year, All-SEC Second Team and All-SEC Freshman Team honors in his lone season in Lexington.
“He’s just a great player, a great scorer,” Sheppard said of the former No. 13 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, who would go on to become a three-time NBA All-Star in Phoenix. “I got to meet him once before and he was a great dude.