Today one of the very best basketball players ever to play at Kentucky will play her final regular-season game for the Wildcats. Rhyne Howard has already scored 2,153 points — more than any player at Kentucky except for Valerie Still who scored 2,763 points between1979 and 1983 at Kentucky and averaged 23.2 points per game for 119 games.
On the men’s side, Dan Issel finished his career with 2,138 points in 83 games. Kenny Walker had 2,080 points in 132 games and Jack Givens had 2,038 in 123 games.
Howard will play her final regular-season home game today against Auburn at 4 and will be honored in a pregame ceremony. Every fan who attends the game will get a free Rhyne Howard commemorative poster.
Howard will finish her career in the top 10 of nearly every statistical category at UK, including second in scoring and 3-point shooting. Howard is a two-time consensus first-team All-American, two-time SEC Player of the Year, has been a finalist for every major national player of the year award each of the last two seasons, and was the unanimous national freshman of the year in 2019.
Remarkable Rhyne Howard will play her final home game today | Your Sports Edge 2021
On the men’s side, Dan Issel finished his career with 2,138 points in 83 games. Kenny Walker had 2,080 points in 132 games and Jack Givens had 2,038 in 123 games.
Howard will play her final regular-season home game today against Auburn at 4 and will be honored in a pregame ceremony. Every fan who attends the game will get a free Rhyne Howard commemorative poster.
Howard will finish her career in the top 10 of nearly every statistical category at UK, including second in scoring and 3-point shooting. Howard is a two-time consensus first-team All-American, two-time SEC Player of the Year, has been a finalist for every major national player of the year award each of the last two seasons, and was the unanimous national freshman of the year in 2019.
Remarkable Rhyne Howard will play her final home game today | Your Sports Edge 2021
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