Starting 5: Kentucky basketball's Reed Sheppard, Lyon County's Travis Perry honored, more
Reed Sheppard became the third freshman in Kentucky basketball history to win the USBWA Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year award.
Sheppard joined John Wall (2010) and Anthony Davis (2012) as UK winners. This season, Sheppard averaged 12.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.
Sheppard also earned SEC Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-SEC honors.
Around the city: Sacred Heart basketball standout ZaKiyah Johnson to play at inaugural Stewie 30 Elite camp
Sacred Heart junior standout ZaKiyah Johnson and Bethlehem junior Leah Macy are scheduled to attend the inaugural Stewie 30 Elite Basketball camp, hosted by UConn legend and two-time WNBA champ Breanna Stewart in Brooklyn, New York. Johnson also is set to attend a basketball camp in Atlanta for the newly created Overtime Select league.
So excited for the first-ever Stewie 30 Elite Basketball Camp in partnership with @PUMAHoops! Bringing 30 of the best high school players to Brooklyn for a few days of high-performance training + workshops. Can't wait to meet you all this weekend! pic.twitter.com/DsxXQdwTw7
— Breanna Stewart (@breannastewart) March 18, 2024
Around the state: Kentucky Mr. Basketball Travis Perry earns second consecutive state Gatorade Player of Year honor
Lyon County senior Travis Perry, a Kentucky signee, not only recently won Mr. Basketball but he also was selected as Kentucky's Gatorade Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Perry helped lead the fourth-ranked Lyons to the UK Healthcare Sweet 16.
High school recruiting: Lyon County basketball senior Brady Shoulders decommits from Tennessee-Martin
Lyon County senior Brady Shoulders, who sank the game-clinching free throws in the Lyons' first-round Sweet 16 victory against Ashland Blazer, decommitted from Tennessee-Martin.
After much thought and many conversations with my family, I have decided to decommit from The University Of Tennessee-Martin.
— Brady Shoulders (@BradyShoulders) March 18, 2024
Mark your calendars
Bellarmine baseball is scheduled to visit Morehead State at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Knights are set to host North Florida in an ASUN series beginning at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Bellarmine softball is scheduled to visit Austin Peay for an ASUN series beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Louisville softball is set to host Indiana at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Cardinals are scheduled to visit Pittsburgh in an ACC series beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.
Louisville women’s lacrosse is set to host Xavier at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Cards are scheduled to visit Syracuse at noon Saturday.
Louisville track and field is set to begin its outdoor season Wednesday through Saturday at the Texas Relays, Wednesday through Saturday at the Bobcat Invitational, Friday and Saturday at the Stanford Invitational and Friday and Saturday at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.
Louisville women's rowing is scheduled to race at the Sunshine State Invitational beginning Friday in Sarasota, Florida.
Louisville women’s tennis is visiting Clemson at 5 p.m. Thursday and Georgia Tech at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Louisville men’s tennis is visiting Duke at 5 p.m. Friday and North Carolina at noon March 31.
Bellarmine men’s tennis is visiting Austin Peay on Tuesday.
Bellarmine women’s tennis is visiting Austin Peay at 11 a.m. Tuesday and hosting Central Arkansas at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Bellarmine women’s golf is competing at the Ozarks National Invitational beginning Monday in Branson, Missouri.
Reach sports reporter Brooks Warren at bwarren@gannett.com and follow him on X at @Broookksss.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky basketball: Reed Sheppard, Lyon County's Travis Perry honored
