A couple of tidbits from today’s news.
First off, my post before must have been way too premature because the polls have been released and the Cats are nowhere to be found in either. In fact, the SEC’s sole representative is Florida at #24 in the AP Poll. The Cats received 105 votes in the AP Poll but only 12 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. I guess the only that the Cats can do is continue to win and see if Jodie can score 60+ in his next two games to get some more national spotlight and convince the voters this team is pretty good.
Jodie Meeks also got some more recognition based on his performances in last weeks games. He was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season and the sixth time in his career at UK. Meeks led the Cats in scoring at both Tennessee and Georgia. At Tennessee on Tuesday night, Meeks broke the Kentucky single game scoring record, netting 54 points, and broke the school record for most three pointers made in a game with 10. On Sunday, Meeks scored 22 points, going 8-16 from the field and 3-8 from behind the arc. Jodie is 1st in the SEC and 4th nationally in scoring, 25.7 ppg, and 5th in the nation with 70 threes made. From the line, Meeks is nearly automatic, shooting a league best 90.8 % from the charity stripe. He snapped his consecutive free throws made streak on Sunday, ending it at 36.