Kentucky is in midst of opening the doors to the hallway of their postseason run. The regular season is over, they landed in Nashville this morning, and have already went through their first shoot-around as they are approaching the 24 hour mark from their first game of the conference tournament. While we have to count the clock down every single hour while waiting for the game to arrive, about the only thing we can do to stay sane is watch the second round games of the SEC Tournament and fill our minds with as much UK content as possible. So I figured, why not observe the numbers regarding what we just spent the entire season watching? I've wrote below the full season statistics from each category, including its leaders, the top-five standouts, and a hype message to absolutely ruin your chances of getting any sleep this evening.
Most Points Scored
Oscar Tshiebwe: 475 points (29 games)
Antonio Reeves: 439 points (31 games)
Jacob Toppin: 368 points (30 games)
Cason Wallace: 340 points (29 games)
Sahvir Wheeler: 161 points (21 games)
Points Per Game
Oscar Tshiebwe: 16.4
Antonio Reeves: 14.2
Jacob Toppin: 12.3
Cason Wallace: 11.7
Sahvir Wheeler: 7.7
Field Goals Made
Oscar Tshiebwe: 176 made
Antonio Reeves: 151 made
Jacob Toppin: 143 made
Cason Wallace: 125 made
Sahvir Wheeler: 65 made
Field Goals Attempted
Antonio Reeves: 351 attempted
Oscar Tshiebwe: 312 attempted
Jacob Toppin: 305 attempted
Cason Wallace: 280 attempted
Sahvir Wheeler: 156 attempted
Field Goal Percentage
Oscar Tshiebwe: 56.4%
Jacob Toppin: 46.9%
Cason Wallace: 44.6%
Antonio Reeves: 43.0%
Sahvir Wheeler: 41.7%
Three-Point Field Goals Made
Antonio Reeves: 71
Cason Wallace: 42
CJ Fredrick: 33
Chris Livingston: 17
Jacob Toppin: 16
Three-Point Percentage
Antonio Reeves: 41.0% (173 attempted)
Sahvir Wheeler: 36.6% (41 attempted)
Cason Wallace: 35.6% (118 attempted)
Jacob Toppin: 33.3% (48 attempted)
Chris Livingston: 33.3% (51 attempted)
Free-Throw Percentage
CJ Fredrick: 91.7% (22/24)
Antonio Reeves: 80.5% (66/82)
Cason Wallace: 76.2% (48/63)
Chris Livingston: 75.0% (39/52)
Oscar Tshiebwe: 72.8% (123/169)
Most Minutes Played
Oscar Tshiebwe: 966 minutes, 06 seconds
Jacob Toppin: 932 minutes, 19 seconds
Cason Wallace: 919 minutes, 55 seconds
Antonio Reeves: 843 minutes, 27 seconds
Chris Livingston: 658 minutes, 07 seconds
Most Games Played
Chris Livingston: 31 games
Antonio Reeves: 31 games
Jacob Toppin: 30 games
Cason Wallace: 29 games
Oscar Tshiebwe: 29 games
Total Rebounds
Oscar Tshiebwe: 379 (153 off., 226 def.)
Jacob Toppin: 203 (56 off., 147 def.)
Chris Livingston: 122 (30 off., 92 def.)
Cason Wallace: 102 (27 off., 75 def.)
Antonio Reeves: 63 (12 off., 51 def.)
Total Assists
Cason Wallace: 122
Sahvir Wheeler: 117
Jacob Toppin: 68
Oscar Tshiebwe: 46
CJ Fredrick: 39
Total Steals
Cason Wallace: 56
Oscar Tshiebwe: 45
Sahvir Wheeler: 19
Jacob Toppin: 15
Chris Livingston: 14
Total Blocks
Oscar Tshiebwe: 29
Ugonna Onyenso: 16
Cason Wallace: 15
Jacob Toppin: 14
Collins, Ware, Livingston: 10
Total Turnovers
Cason Wallace: 60
Oscar Tshiebwe: 54
Antonio Reeves: 43
Jacob Toppin: 43
Sahvir Wheeler: 39
After reviewing these all afternoon, it's clear who were the most dominant of the team as they managed to surface the top three spots in each category. The team as a whole went 21-10 throughout the regular season and finished in third place in the Southeastern Conference at 12-6. Some other notes surrounding the 2022-23 team is that they had six true road game wins (on 10 attempts) from the schedule, while going 6-7 in Quad 1 opportunities.
After reading this, you might be catching some of the remaining games left in the SEC Tourney. When you see Vanderbilt and LSU come on, just remember that Kentucky plays the winner of it. Do your scouting, prep for your bets, and get rowdy online once the clock his midnight because it will then be GAMEDAY.
I'm so ready for this postseason run we're about to go on. If you're in Nashville, give the bartenders a run for their money. If you are in Bridgestone Arena, you better not leave the arena with your voice. If you're at home, scream at that television and sit on your lucky pillow (whatever your superstition is) like my great-grandmother does and root on your Kentucky Wildcats. It's freaking March.