{"id":171451,"date":"2025-08-24T10:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/171451\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:22:16","slug":"cbs-sports-tabs-kentucky-duo-among-nations-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/171451\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Sports tabs Kentucky duo among nation\u2019s best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukathletics.com\/sports\/mbball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kentucky basketball<\/a> has a pair of names earning national recognition before the season even tips off. CBS Sports analyst Isaac Trotter highlighted Otega Oweh and Jaland Lowe on his list of \u201ccollege basketball\u2019s best players,\u201d which includes top stars, breakout candidates, and transfers ready to shine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When looking by positions, Trotter placed Oweh as the No. 2 \u201ctrue wing\u201d in the country, behind only 5-star freshman AJ Dybantsa at BYU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cOweh is just a dawg,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/ranking-college-basketballs-best-players-by-position-top-stars-breakout-picks-transfers-primed-to-erupt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trotter wrote.<\/a> \u201cOweh takes tough defensive assignments every night, and has turned himself into one of the premier transition scorers in college basketball. Oweh is a freight train going downhill, and he hammered 47 dunks. Not many wings can match that number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Lowe, meanwhile, cracked the top five at \u201cinitiator point guard,\u201d coming in behind Purdue\u2019s Braden Smith, Iowa\u2019s Bennett Stirtz, UCLA\u2019s Donovan Dent, and Houston\u2019s Milos Uzan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cOther initiator point guards had better seasons than Lowe last year, but this is a bet on Mark Pope doing what Mark Pope does with lead guards,\u201d Trotter said. \u201cOtega Oweh and Lamont Butler posted the best offensive seasons of their careers under Pope\u2019s watchful eye, and Lowe should be up next to hit the jetpack joy ride. Lowe\u2019s talent is undeniable, both as a scorer and a playmaker. The lefty, dynamic floor general can crease defenses with slashing drives in a flash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWith a much-improved shot diet at Kentucky, Lowe should go vroom-vroom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kentucky basketball has a pair of names earning national recognition before the season even tips off. 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