What would Kentucky be without Otega Oweh?

The 2025-26 Kentucky basketball season has been nothing like we expected. Mark Pope has even admitted that on a few different occasions. One thing has gone according to plan. Otega Oweh is outstanding.

The Preseason SEC Player of the Year got off to a slow start by his standards, thanks to a preseason foot injury, but he’s looked the part throughout conference play. In SEC 14 games, he’s averaging 21.2 points per game while shooting better than 50% and 36.4% from behind the three-point line.

As things get harder for the Wildcats, Oweh’s getting better and better. He’s scored 20+ points in seven of his last eight games. He tied his career-high with 28 points against Georgia, then broke it last…