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John Wall named National Freshman of the Year by USBWA

John Wall

guard John Wall has been selected National Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the 2009-10 season.  The 6-4, 195-pound Wall, from Raleigh, N.C., has averaged 16.8 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Wildcats. He is a first-team USBWA All-American as well as the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and the USBWA District IV Player of the Year. He has led Kentucky into the East Regional with a 34-2 record that includes both the SEC Eastern Division championship and the SEC Tournament championship.  Of lesser note, John Wall was named Player of the Year in District IV which includes KY, TN MS, AL, GA, FL.  was named Coach of the Year in District IV.  Ohio State’s Evan Turner won USBWA’s National Player of the Year honor.

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On January 13, 2009, Jodie Meeks scored 54 points at Tennessee in a 90-72 victory for the most points in a single game by a Kentucky player. Meeks played 39 minutes and went 15-of-22 from the field, including 10-of-15 from behind the arc. He also didn't miss from the free-throw line, where he went 14-of-14.  He also hauled in eight rebounds and kicked out four assists.  The 54 points by Meeks was also the most points scored in an SEC game since Chris Jackson from LSU tallied 55 against Ole Miss in 1989.

 

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