Men's Basketball

AntonioReeves

  • position Guard
  • height 6-6
  • Weight 195
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Chicago

2023-24 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR)
The Sporting News: All-America Third Team … USBWA All-America Third Team … All-SEC First Team by the coaches and media … Jerry West Award Top 5 … Wooden Award Finalist … College Hoops Today (Rothstein) All-America Third Team … ESPN All-America Third Team …  USBWA All-District 20 Team … Averaged 20.2 points per game, the most ever by a UK player under John Calipari … Started all 33 games for the Wildcats, averaging a team-high 31.4 minutes per game … Finished the year shooting 51.2% from the field, 44.7% from 3-point range and 86.3% from the foul line, all career-best marks … Only Power 5 player and one of just three in Division I shooting at least 50% from the field, 44% from 3 and 86% from the charity stripe … Scored in double figures in 32 of 33 games this season, including 20 games with at least 20 points scored … Just the second UK player under Calipari to have 20-plus career 20-or-more scoring efforts in his career, joining Oscar Tshiebwe … Scored 1,155 points in two seasons at Kentucky, the second most in a two-year span at UK behind Bill Spivey with 1,213 … Made 84 threes on the season, becoming just the second player in program history to have two seasons with 80 or more 3-pointers made … Led the team in scoring 15 times this season, while also notching 15 games with three of more 3s made … Tallied a team high 27-points in NCAA Tournament vs. Oakland … Dropped 27 points in road win at No. 4 Tennessee, his seventh-straight game scoring 20 or more points … It was the longest streak of 20-point efforts by a UK player since Jamal Murray had 12-straight in 2016 … Was named AP Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week following his performance at Tennessee … Scored 22 points vs. Arkansas while going 8 for 10 from the field, his most efficient shooting performance of the season … Became the 62nd player in program history to score 1,000 points at Kentucky, crossing the mark with his 25-point showing at LSU … Team-high 22 points in road win at No. 13 Auburn, including 13 in the second half …  Tied career-high with six made 3s at Vanderbilt, scoring 24 points and grabbing six rebounds in the win …  Crossed the 2,000-point milestone for his collegiate career with 21 points against Georgia … Paced the team with 27 points and a season-high nine made free throws at home against Mississippi State … Scored a season-high 30 points at Louisville, the most by a UK player vs. UofL in the Calipari era, earning MVP by the Bluegrass Sports Commission … He was just the fourth UK player ever to score 30 or more against Louisville and the fourth Kentucky player under Calipari to have multiple games of 30 or more points … Led the team with 24 points and a career-high eight rebounds vs. Kansas … May 2024 graduate.

2022-23 (SENIOR)
Named Southeastern Conference Sixth Man of the Year … Saw action in all 34 games, making 14 starts …. Ranked second on the team with 14.4 points per game, while making a team-high 80 3-pointers … The 80 makes are the 12th most in a single season in UK history … Shot 39.8% from deep … Had four 20-plus-point performances off of the bench, the most in John Calipari’s tenure … Scored in double figures in 26 contests, including 10 20-point games … Poured in a game-high 22 points in the NCAA Tournament win over Providence … Scored a career-high 37 points on 12 of 17 from the field and a perfect 11 for 11 from the free-throw line in win at Arkansas … Posted a team-high 22 points and added a pair of steals in the SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt … Poured in 21 points, connecting on 4 of 7 from deep, in win over Auburn … Scored 16 points and added a season-high four assists in the win at Florida … Went for 20 points and a season-high-tying six boards while playing all 40 minutes at Georgia … Had 27 points, six 3-pointers and a season-high two steals in the win at Ole Miss … Scored 10 points and dished out a season-high-tying three assists against No. 9 Kansas … Poured in a game-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, in win against Texas A&M … Scored a team-high 18 points, connecting on all eight free throws in win at No. 5 Tennessee … Scored a game-high 20 points while pulling down four boards at Alabama … Had 11 points, including three first-half 3-pointers in the win over Michigan … Led the team with 18 points in the win against Bellarmine … Scored a team-high-tying 20 points and added a season-best six boards in the win over North Florida … Charted a team-high 18 points with four 3s against Duquesne … Led the Cats with 22 points in season-opener against Howard, including going 6 of 12 from deep, the most made threes for a UK player in their debut.

2021-22 (at Illinois State)
Started all 33 games … Averaged 20.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … Had 662 points in 33 games which was the fourth-most in Redbirds’ history … He was the first Illinois State player to average at least 20 points per game in a season since 2001 … Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Second Team and was a team captain on the ALL-MVC Most Improved Team … Also a member of the All-District 16 team from the National Association of Basketball Coaches … Scored in double figures in 31 of 33 games … Had 18 games with 20 or more points, which was tied for the sixth-most in program history … Finished the season ranking 19th among all Division I scorers with 20.1 points per game … Had a career-high 34 points with five 3-pointers against Valparaiso … Was an efficient scorer, making 47% of his shots from the field, 39% from 3-point range and 82% from the free-throw line.

2020-21 (at Illinois State)
Played in 25 games during the season with 24 starts … Averaged 12.4 points per game, second-most on the team and 13th-most in the Missouri Valley Conference, and ninth-most among returnees for the 2021-22 season … Scored in double-figures 19 times during the year, including each of the last five games … Scored a career-high 27 points at Drake, making 8-of-16 shots from the field, 3 of 5 from long range, and 8 of 9 from the charity stripe … For the year he made 110-of-259 shots (42.5%) from the field and 33 of 108 (30.6%) from beyond the arc … Pulled down 82 rebounds (3.3 per game) with 36 assists (1.4 per game) and also had nine steals … His season-high of seven rebounds came in the season opener against Ohio State … Scored 20 or more points three times … Had 21 against Evansville, notched 27 points in the series opener against Drake, and also 20 points in the series finale against Drake.

2019-20 (at Illinois State) 
Was named to the MVC All-Bench Team … Averaged 7.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game during the season … Played in 31 games with a trio of starts … Scored in double-figures 10 times during the season, including a season-high 17 points against Missouri State … Had 16 points against Missouri State and against Drake … Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Drake … Had two assists in seven games … Made 81-of-211 shots from the field during the season, and 33 of 105 from beyond the arc.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-star prospect out of Simeon High School in Chicago … Averaged 21.7 points, six boards and three assists per game … Was an All-City Second-Team selection … Began his high school career at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix … Played for Mike Bibby at Shadow Mountain and the squad went 25-2 overall and captured a state title … Averaged 14.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game during the state title season … Had a 3.0 grade-point average.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 20 in Chicago … Parents are Dawn Coulter and Anthony Reeves … Has four siblings, Anthony Marshall, Alexis, Malik and Angelic … Major is communication … He chose No. 12 because he’s been wearing it since his freshman season … Father is his life’s greatest influence … Lists Bad Boys as his favorite movie … Pregame playlist consists of hip hop music … Favorite former UK player is Tyler Herro … Off the court talent is drawing.

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