There were several impressive performances put on by the Wildcats on Sunday, but four stood out.
Daimion Collins: Not only did Collins excel in vertical jumps, but he was dominant on the ground. Matched with Jacob Toppin in the scrum he scored 15 points.
He had a block of one Lance Ware lay-up, knocked down two 18-footers and missed a lay-up attempt, but continued to follow the backboard miss and dive it home.
His play led Calipari to stop the game twice to say, “If you throw the ball to him, good things happen” and “If you can’t throw the ball to him, it’s hard for me to put you there. -inside.”
Ugonna Onyenso: When Onyenso made the decision this summer to upgrade to the Class of 2022 and sign with the Wildcats, many expected the 6-foot-11 center to be a developmental piece. His performance on Sunday suggests he could be a major contributor right now for the Wildcats.
After his vertical jump, Calipari looked impressed shouting “wow why not jump like that in practice”. In the fray, Onyenso battled with the national consensus player of the last year Oscar Tshiebwe.
He scored 10 points from the scrimmage, teamed up with Tshiebwe, blocked one of his shot attempts, and drew two fouls on college basketball’s leading returner, converting one into a three-point play.
Oscar Tshiebwe: The reigning National Consensus Player of the Year put on a show for the scouts. He achieved some impressive exercise results, including a 3.2-second sprint time over 3/4 court and a wingspan of 7-foot-4.
During the scrimmage, the 6-foot-8 forward continued to be a rebounding machine and dropped 21 points, knocked down three 18-footers, made all of his free throw attempts and scored multiple offensive rebounds.
After the pro day, Tshiebwe spent several minutes meeting with Toronto Raptors general manager G Leauge Chad Sanders.
Antonio Reeves: Reeves picked up where he left off in the Bahamas, where he was named the event’s MVP. In the scrimmage, he knocked down threes, threes and scored 13 points while shooting 5-for-11 from the field.