Top 50 Kentucky Wildcats Prior to John Calipari Era

Jan 28, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Jodie Meeks (20) dribbles as Philadelphia 76ers guard K.J. McDaniels (14) defends during the second quarter of the game at the Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports

28. Jodie Meeks

Jodie Meeks is a common name when you think about the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a vital member of the Kentucky Wildcats during his time, and as I had mentioned before, was one apart of one of the best backcourt duos with Patrick Patterson in the history of Kentucky Basketball.

Meeks left the Wildcats after one of the most impressive junior seasons in history. His freshman season with the Wildcats was extremely mediocre, while his sophomore season was cut short due to a sports hernia. Prior to his sports hernia, the Big Blue Nation had high hopes for Meeks.

It was during his junior season that Meeks really started to shine.

If you’re a true Kentucky fan, you know of two moments, within one game that Jodie Meeks was a complete all-star and shattered records.

On January 13, 2009, Meeks broke Kentucky’s single-game scoring record  by scoring 54 points in a 90–72 win against the University of Tennessee. During his independent obliteration of Tennessee, Meeks also broke Tony Delk’s single-game record, for three pointers by making 10 of 15 attempts and was 14 of 14 from the free throw line. If that’s not impressive, I don’t know what is.

Meeks has seen playing time for an abundance of NBA teams. He’s been with the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons, and he makes a name for himself with each franchise.

Up until his college graduation in 2014, you would often see Meeks back at the University of Kentucky taking classes during the NBA off-season.

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