Reed Sheppard--Commits to Kentucky

[Spiritof96]

Hard to imagine him committing this early if not Kentucky. He will probably get a lot of grief in every away game he plays in if he doesn’t pick Kentucky🙁

I heard it was Bellarmine...

[JFCats22]

I still think Reed picks UK but I was told tonight that Cal and UK do not know his decision yet and there is a chance (albeit quite small) that he pulls the stunner and goes to UVA.

[George]

I still think Reed picks UK but I was told tonight that Cal and UK do not know his decision yet and there is a chance (albeit quite small) that he pulls the stunner and goes to UVA.

He’s not extending an open invitation to all of EKY to pull a fast one in front of them.

[DA#23]

He’s not extending an open invitation to all of EKY to pull a fast one in front of them.

I literally spit coffee just now.

[JFCats22]

He’s not extending an open invitation to all of EKY to pull a fast one in front of them.

Totally agree. I'm just sharing that if he is picking UK, he has not told them yet.

[Joneslab]

He’s not extending an open invitation to all of EKY to pull a fast one in front of them.

Would be really weird...but then I think about Malik Monk.

Met a guy from Arkansas this past summer while vacationing in Mexico. He knew a surprising amount about Arkansas basketball--and in fact Kentucky basketball. He said the Monk thing was totally crazy and that Arkansas fans really felt like he trolled them.

It would be weird for Sheppard to do that given that his dad seems like a stand-up guy, but when you're dealing with young athletes sometimes things get goofy.

[Catsrock]

Would be really weird...but then I think about Malik Monk.

Met a guy from Arkansas this past summer while vacationing in Mexico. He knew a surprising amount about Arkansas basketball--and in fact Kentucky basketball. He said the Monk thing was totally crazy and that Arkansas fans really felt like he trolled them.

It would be weird for Sheppard to do that given that his dad seems like a stand-up guy, but when you're dealing with young athletes sometimes things get goofy.

As if I were not already a big enough Monk fan you gotta go and make me like him more! May have to root for the Lakers this year 🤷‍♂️

[George]

Would be really weird...but then I think about Malik Monk.

Met a guy from Arkansas this past summer while vacationing in Mexico. He knew a surprising amount about Arkansas basketball--and in fact Kentucky basketball. He said the Monk thing was totally crazy and that Arkansas fans really felt like he trolled them.

It would be weird for Sheppard to do that given that his dad seems like a stand-up guy, but when you're dealing with young athletes sometimes things get goofy.

I just don’t see any scenario where Reed Sheppard does that and survives the following night with his father.

Plus, choosing Kentucky is about as good a reason as there is to break your home state’s collective heart, so the Monk thing isn’t exactly apples to apples. If you’re Reed, you don’t destroy your reputation just to downgrade. Not to mention the NIL opportunities for him in KY vs. friggin’ UVA.

Come on. Kid will be a millionaire before he’s a sophomore if he goes to Kentucky.

[Dwight Schrute]

He’s not extending an open invitation to all of EKY to pull a fast one in front of them.

KSR has football commitments on the air all the time and they always joke how one day someone's gonna come on there and commit to U of L or something.

[Joneslab]

I took some pretty good thumpings back in high school in the gym where Reed Sheppard is announcing. (Actually at the time, North Laurel was just getting started. South Laurel was the powerhouse. They'd beat us by 50. Before the schools split they were just "Laurel County," which is where Paul Andrews played when he hit the famous shot in the Sweet Sixteen. Laurel County is also where Reed Sheppard's mom Stacy played.)

North Laurel had a pitcher who signed with UK one year. He struck me out four times in a game looking each time. I retaliated by hitting him with a pitch.

Before Sheppard, North Laurel's claim to fame in basketball is that they had a kid named Daniel Dillon one year. They got him from Australia. He went on to sign with Arizona.

[DA#23]

It's Kentucky for Reed Sheppard

[Joneslab]

Highest rated Kentucky-born player UK has signed since Rajon Rondo.

[DA#23]

Watching the ceremony right now and it's hard not to feel very proud. They're handling this just as maturely and professionally as you could expect, and it's a proud moment for EKY.

Congrats Reed. Keep up the hard work and keep that great attitude.

Name a championship team which didn't feature a KY Boy playing a key role. "I'll hang up and listen" ...

[George]

Per Kyle Tucker:

"Reed Sheppard to Kentucky.

Why? 'Well,' he says, 'I'm a little boy from Kentucky.'"

Instant legend.

[Dwight Schrute]

I’m not from EKY but I can’t help but feel immensely proud of kids from the region who get to go to UK on a football
or basketball scholarship. Super happy for this kid to get to
follow in his dads footsteps.