The article is about Jeff Sheppard, a basketball player for the University of Kentucky Wildcats who won the Most Outstanding Player award of the Final Four championship series of the 1998 NCAA basketball tournament. He played professiona...
“Sheppard has shown to me that he wants to be extraordinary,” Pitino said, “That is a choice every player makes. He is a very active and live body.” In his junior year, Sheppard found himself on one of the most talented teams in Kentucky basketball history. His minutes decreased ...
Sheppard has no regrets on redshirt year; A year ago, Kentucky coach Rick Pitino asked returning starter Jeff Sheppard to redshirt. He did, and that decision is paying dividends this season.(SPORTS)Reusse, Patrick