Who leads Kentucky basketball is the major statistical categories this season?

Do any of these stat leaders for this Kentucky basketball team surprise you?

We have officially reached SEC play, which means it's an excellent time to take a look at the stat leaders in some of the major categories for this Kentucky basketball team. 

It will be interesting to look back at the numbers in a few weeks to see who is playing well in SEC play and who is improving their numbers. 

As a team, this Kentucky basketball team is putting up incredible numbers on the offensive side of the floor and is shooting 41.6% from three. 

KenPom loves the Cats offense, but the defense is going to need some work as the team gets ready for the gauntlet that is SEC basketball. 

Let's take a look at which Wildcats lead some of the important stats as we are finally getting ready for SEC play. 

Points Per Game

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1. Antonio Reeves- 19.0 

2. Rob Dillingham- 14.3

3. Tre Mitchell- 12.8

Rebounds Per Game

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1. Tre Mitchell- 7.1

2. Adou Thiero- 5.6

3. Reed Sheppard 4.7

Assists Per Game

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1. Rob Dillingham- 4.5

2. Reed Sheppard- 4.3

3. DJ Wagner- 3.5

Steals Per Game

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1. Reed Sheppard- 2.8

2. Rob Dillingham- 1.6

T3. DJ Wagner- 1.1

T3. Tre Mitchell- 1.1

Blocks Per Game

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1. Ugonna Onyenso- 2.7

2. Tre Mitchell- 1.3

3. Aaron Bradshaw- 1.2

Field Goal Percentage

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1. Ugonna Onyenso- 66.7%

2. Jordan Burks- 60.0%

3. Reed Sheppard- 57.8%

Free Throw Percentage

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1. Reed Sheppard- 90.0%

2. Antonio Reeves- 84.2%

3. Adou Thiero- 76.0%

Three Point Percentage

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1. Aaron Bradshaw- 66.7%

2. Reed Sheppard- 56.0%

3. Antonio Reeves- 45.9%

4. Rob Dillingham- 44.7%

Minutes Per Game

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1. Tre Mitchell- 33.7

2. Antonio Reeves- 30.6

3. DJ Wagner- 26.7

Kentucky needs to keep the Florida Gators off the free throw line

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